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[โ€“] -2 points 1 year ago* (6 children)
  • Audio quality is worse (mathematical fact)

I cannot tell the difference

  • Latency is high

I cannot tell, even when gaming

Packets drop due to external interference

Only had an issue once in a busy airport, otherwise not an issue for me.

I'm not saying my case is universal and there's no reason anyone would ever want a 3.5mm jack, but there's plenty of people like me who would really never use it.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

    Yeah like I said in my original comment, if you don't do anything serious with audio then it doesn't matter. However if you do, then it matters and BT just simply isn't good enough.

    Apple themselves even admit this. If you open up Logic on iPad (a digital audio workstation made by apple) it warns you that using Bluetooth is going to suck.

    Edit: Also worth pointing out my original comment isn't about analog headphones jacks Vs Bluetooth it's about wired vs Bluetooth. USB C is fine in terms of the complaints I'm making about BT.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    My main question is why you think you'll need low latency for audio production on a phone.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    This is a confusing question.

    You need low latency to produce music on any device.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    My comment was about producing it on a phone, if you're trying to produce music why are you using a phone? Why is it a concern?

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don't think many people are making the next top 40 single with nothing but a phone.

    That being said there are plenty of high quality music making apps on phones and tablets. Apple's Logic Pro and Koala Sampler come to mind. Even if it won't handle the full production, is a great way to get started when inspiration hits.

    There is also an entire class of synthesizer / modeller that can ONLY really be played on a touchscreen (see GeoShred).

    It's also (IMO) a bit gatekeepy to suggest that good music can't be made on the simplest of equipment. There are so many absolutely fire tracks that have been made on nothing but a pirated copy of FL studio and a school laptop. Before that it was a tape recorder in the bathroom.

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