Stereo mics on IPhone twelve?

Hi,
To get the most out of stereo recording, you have to use the built-in Camera app and take a video. When you are in the video mode, hold your iPhone in landscape mode so that the volume buttons are in the upper right corner. Now the microphone on the camera lens is the right channel and the microphone above the Lightning port is the left channel. Now press one of the volume buttons to start recording. To stop recording, simply press one of the volume buttons again. You can then simply extract the audio from the video file and save it somewhere on your phone. Unfortunately, I have not found any recording apps yet which can record audio in stereo by using the stereo microphone in iPhone Xs, xR, or later (including the SE 2020 model).

Hi there, just press record Will allow recording stereo as I have an iPhone 12 mini.

Use alon dictaphone.I really love that app. I think I misspelled that app and I don[t have my phone near me. The charge port will be left andthe ear piece will be right. you don't need headphones as you will just be able to hear it.

The App you wish to use for this is Just Press Record.
Voice Memos from what I hear also works, but I love Just Press Record.
It record's in Wav and saves in iCloud Drive so you can access the files on the Mac for further editing.
I did not use them for this recording, but I did use my Sennheiser AMBEO head set to record rain outside.
Put a nice set of headphones on, make sure your sitting in a great chair, or lying down... and enjoy this 78minute recording of rain!
Note, if you wish to use this recording be my guest., just referred to it as credit if possible is all I ask... If not, so be it.
Here are two examples.
One with music, and another with the full rain clip.
I'm using it on an album I'm working on right now.
Sound's amazing.
Rain with Music sample
https://www.dropbox.com/s/38z1d2oxzm6znl2/RainWithMusicSample.mp3

Full 78 Minute audio file of Rain,
Great for Meditation or relaxation.
Your standing with me outside my front door.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ykaj15sttxglyz/TheSoundOfRain78minutes.wav

Enjoy!!!
*grin*

I know it's not ideal, but you could take the long way around and record a video and convert it to an audio file. I made a Siri shortcut to do this. It shows up as an option when you share the video. It takes the audio from the video, converts it to an AAC file and saves it to iCloud drive.

voice memos will not work for stereo recordings. It is only third party apps, apple decided not to let voice memos work with its own internal stereo mics for what ever reason. Only if you have an external stereo mic plugged in will it work but not with internal.

Also just press record is good, but it sucks in that you can't hear voiceover during the recording which means if you minimize the app you can't really stop the app from recording, or navigate your phone etc.

The iPhone 12 has three microphones. The one on the bottom near the lightning port is the left channel. The right channel mic is the mic next to the earpiece or front camera on the phone.
There is also a mic on the back near the camera used for camera apps, though I don't think this is used often.
A recording app such as Ferrite Recording Studio supports stereo recording just fine. Just be sure that you are holding the phone with the charging port on your left side if you want to record from your perspective, and the charging port to your right if you want to record from an outer perspective.
Hope this helps.

The iPhone 12 has three microphones. The one on the bottom near the lightning port is the left channel. The right channel mic is the mic next to the earpiece or front camera on the phone.
There is also a mic on the back near the camera used for camera apps, though I don't think this is used often.
A recording app such as Ferrite Recording Studio supports stereo recording just fine. Just be sure that you are holding the phone with the charging port on your left side if you want to record from your perspective, and the charging port to your right if you want to record from an outer perspective.
Hope this helps.

This may or may not have been mentioned earlier, version 2 of Backpack Studio has supported Stereo recording for awhile now. Not free no, but it's a fantastic option.

Dolby On:

https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/music/dolby-record-audio-video

is a totally free option for recording things in stereo, though it uses their own version which may or may not sound good to your ears.