Connect USB audio interface to Android smartphone (mobile phone)

A demonstration how to connect USB interface with professional microphone and guitar/bass to record high-quality video&audio to Android smartphones using OpenCamera app (freeware).

Connect smartphone to audio interface, using compatible cable - in this example, I used its standard audio interfaces USB cable and a converter, USB A - USB C adapter.
To directly connect USB interface to Android mobile phone, use USB B (male) to USB C (male) cable or any cable compatible both with your interface and smartphone.
If your smartphone have input connector different than USB C, find a cable accordingly - same as with audio interface (some uses USB mini or USB micro connector, or USB C).

When connected, audio interface will power on.
As some interfaces are USB-powered only, it will drain your smartphone - your mileage may vary from as low as 15 minutes to hour or more.

Check Video Settings in OpenCamera app, set Audio source to DEFAULT and Audio Channels to MONO or STEREO (see the "Note" below)

Connect dynamic microphone, instrument or external audio device to audio interface and check input levels.
Using a condenser microphone without using external phantom power (48V) source may not work or will drain the cell phone battery very quickly.

And finally - press RECORD and... play!

Note: as USB interfaces record separate L/R channels - as can be seen in this example, vocal is in left and bass in right channel - so Open Camera can optionally record mono audio, making such two-separated-channel audio more listening-friendly.
Choose recording mode in OpenCamera settings (Video settings - Audio Channels - Mono/Stereo)

Process:
- install OpenCamera app
- open app:
* set Video Settings - Audio Source - DEFAULT.
* set Audio Channels to MONO or STEREO (see the "Note" above)
- connect USB audio interface to a phone (via adapter or directly via compatible cable)
- connect audio sources to audio inteface - microphones, guitars, instruments, processors, mixer, etc...
- press Record

Equipment used:
* Sony Xperia XZ Premium (Android 9.0)
* Behringer U-Phoria UMC204HD
* USB-A to USB-C adapter

mic: Sennheiser e845s
bass: Aria Pro II SB-1000 (MIJ 1983)

[MuhammadHadiansyah]

Even though this video was uploaded 2yrs ago, I just want to drop a big THANK YOU to the owner of this video and for all helpful people with their questions and answers in the comments... This video and the comments are truly helping me figure out how and what I need to record guitar cover directly from my android smartphone. Cheers to you all!

[Crazy-Roland-vDrums]

THANKS sir for the video as well as extensive documentation!!

[CrescentLight]

Thanks! Very helpful and short, yet it's useful.

[lazy_dad]

nice bass! nice demo song! nice tutorial! thanks!!!

[armedgunman]

Works for me. I used U-phoria UMC22. But, I only use 1 mic.

[stanleyc.]

Behringer umc204hd works with samsung s21. It even pans the inputs left and right. It took a couple minutes to get the vu meter to react correctly

[BrokenStringBohol]

I want bass and vocals in the center imaging. How can i do that

[bujargashi]

Bravo maestro 👏👏👏 greetings from Prishtina

[Diego_Occhipinti]

Good! The best of all: New Religion bassline✌️

[victorgichohiguitar]

hi ive tried this method and it worked fine with my scarlett 2i2 powered by the phone via the adapter. the videos are great.
i would to integrate a backing track from my DAW into this set up as im recording good audio from my interface;
so how do i go about it?

[Madhukirtan]

Can I use a condenser mic that uses the phantom power on the Uphoria too?? I am afraid to overload my android Galaxy S8 phone and "kill it". Thanks for the video!

[phyobemotungoe]

Can I use behringer umc22 for bass guitar cover with android phone.?

[ramilalcantara]

hi, how to connect the backing track ? Thanks

[ramilalcantara]

hi, how about your backing track if you want to make a bass cover... thanks

[stadiumghost]

When I try to do the video in Open Camera with external condenser mic, the audio part of my recording is distorted. I wonder if it is a compatibility issue with my usb b to usb c adapter? This adapter does however work for recording Audio alone with the interface in audio apps. Any thoughts?

[rohitvarun]

The video is great.
The live monitoring is crisp but when I playback, I'm not getting an equally distributed sound from my headphones. It's like 70:30 ratio of sound distribution between my earphones.

I'm using -
Behringer UMC22
Shure SV200 Dynamic mic on input 1
Electric Guitar on input 2
Audio Techninica over the ear headphones.

[worthlest]

do you think is it work to my
Itrak solo focus rite?

[antoniofilippi]

I tryed to connect UMC 202 with Oppo mobile in phone with the adapter you indicate but the UMC did not turn on. Why don't use the jack outputs?

[valeriolaneveguitar]

Thank you for your video, is this the right procedure if I want to use the videocamera of my smartphone but the audio of my external microphone (that Is connetted to my audio interface)? Do they syncronize rightly? Thank you very much

[png-startwitharightunderst]

hi, I tried this using behringer umc202hd and Camera FV-5 Lite app, but the resulting audio seems too low. Are you experiencing this too?