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I use my AirPods for streaming on YouTube. I don’t own a computer only an iPad and iphone. A friend bought me a usb mic not thinking that I don’t own a computer. So I bought a usb to lightning adapter. The mic has power but the sound comes from my AirPods not the mic.

I only have wired and wireless AirPods and both have built in mics.

I want sound in from the wired mic and sound out to the AirPods over Bluetooth.

Can I split the audio and use the better mic for recording?

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  • Is the microphone working on your iPhone when your AirPods aren't connected ?
    – Lulucmy
    Feb 15, 2020 at 18:12
  • Yes. Everything works fine. I bought a lightning to usb and lightning adapter that way I could countinue charging the phone while using the mic. The mic lights up but doesn’t make sound that I can hear whether the AirPods are connected or not. I even tried putting the mic settings to the right side AirPod and putting that one in the charging case and just using the left side. That didn’t work either.
    – Sandy DiVa
    Feb 15, 2020 at 18:19
  • The microphone WORKS. It just doesn’t work when I’m using the AirPods. I need them to work together in order to stream with the new mic. If it can’t work, ok, but if it can, I’d much rather use the microphone.
    – Sandy DiVa
    Feb 15, 2020 at 18:44

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Only in Live Listen mode (an Accessibility feature under Settings : Control Center).

But in general, no. iOS devices switch both audio routes (in and out) to the last connected audio output device. AirPods in your case.

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