external microphone on iPad pro

The short answer is no.

I have searched for one long and far for days on every respectable website. There is not a single microphone manufacturer that makes a microphone that will work with the ipad pro. So, while Apple says it supports USB audio interfaces, there is not a single interface that will work - or - make compatible a USB microphone. There MAY BE a USB-C analog to digital converter that will allow an analog microphone to attach to the ipad pro, but I have not found one, and frankly, am not interested in buying adapters for an ipad model that purports to be "pro."

The long answer is out there. Why won't they just say it. The problem is that the ipad USB-C is not backwards compatible with USB 1 and 2. There are connectors that will allow you to connect it, and everyone assumes that because it "can" connect, that it will work, but it doesn't. Have to wait for someone to manufacture a USB-C microphone specifically for iPad Pro. This is like having a Tesla before the invention of electricity, it's designed to be rechargeable, sorry there's no electricity!...back to the horse and buggy!

Heard that you can get Sennheiser ClipMic Digital, has a lightning connector, plugs into iPhone/older iPad. Have also seen Shure MV88 Plus used. There are supposed to be some models with USB-C connections but not sure which ones. Would think a lightning to USB-C adapter might work. Good luck! I’m trying to connect an external camera to my iPad Pro 2020, but believe there are no iPad OS drivers in place for it.

I have an issue with recording sound for live streaming church services on Facebook. The iPad internal microphone doesn't seem sufficient in a large room setting with about 10 feet between speakers and iPad. I have a sound mixer, Peavey, and adapters for RCA to USB lines, but the sound still doesn't seem to go to the iPad. Any suggestions? The iPad is a new 11" pro, 256 mb memory.

There are a number of Samson condenser mics that work fine with iPads and iPhones. I have used both my Meteor and Go Mic with my iPad Pro 10.5” with the appropriate mini-USB to lightening cable

https://samsontech.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/218311697-USB-Mic-iPhone-iPad-Compatibility

Although since lockdown and working from home I use my Sennheiser SDW5066 headset instead with my iPad Pro or iPhone these days since it is easier to use that and switch between mobile device or computer with a touch.

Hello,

iPad supports USB audio interfaces.

How do I attach an external microphone to my new iPad Pro?

You didn't read my response above to the OP. I haven't found a way to do this yet. There may be an interface that can take an analogue input from a mic, but I'm not aware of it.