What if you can make a video that sounds like this that you're listening to right now
instead of this which is my camera's built-in microphone all for under a couple hundred dollars
u.s. Today we're gonna check out the Synco g2 a2 which is a 2.4 Ghz wireless microphone system
with two transmitters and a single receiver for full disclosure Synco actually sent me this unit
to do a review free of charge but they're not paying me at all so my thoughts here on my own
also the entire video is recorded with the Synco g2 a2 plugged directly into the sony fx3
so let's start with some unprocessed audio samples going over what the microphone is all about first
you're going to hear the internal microphone then i'll read again using the included lavalier mic
the synco g2 a2 is a 2.4 gigahertz wireless microphone kit that has a dual channel receiver
that clips to the hot shoe of your camera and it's basically plug and play this saves space
from needing two different receivers and also means that two different microphone signals can
plug directly into any standard 3.5 millimeter microphone input which most cameras have these
days in davinci resolve or your favorite editing software having two channels lets you edit them
independently to get a very clean mix check out my tutorial in the description on how to do this
or you can mix them in camera your choice the transmitters can work with just the built-in
microphone which sounds like the sample you're hearing right now or you can plug in one of the
included lavalier wires to be more discreet okay now i've got the included lavalier wired
straight up here to the top of my t-shirt it's not the best spot but hey it's what you got to
do a lot of times when you get a t-shirt here's the sample the syncho g2 a2 is a 2.4 gigahertz
wireless microphone kit that has a dual channel receiver that clips to the hot shoe of your
camera and it's basically plug and play this saves from needing two different receivers and
also means two different microphone signals can plug directly into any standard 3.5 millimeter
microphone input which most cameras have these days in davinci resolve or your favorite editing
software of choice having two channels lets you edit them independently to get a very clean mix
or you can mix them in camera it's your choice the transmitters can work with just the built-in
microphone which sounds like the sample that you just heard maybe that's even a little bit better
or you can plug in one of the included lavalier wires to be more discreet and that's what you're
hearing right now now just so you also know you can plug in any 3.5 millimeter lav so i've
got an example here coming up with a COS-11 you could also use a you know like a lot of
people have the sennheiser me2 that would work as well but this is how the included one works
with it clipped to the top of my shirt hey now just for funsies this is a sanken COS 11 that
you're listening to right now plugged in so this is about as good of a sound as you can
probably get when you're placing the microphone on someone's neck using the Synco g2 system so
this is the Sanken COS-11 this is what it sounds like and you know what while we're
at it why don't we also test out this is the sennheiser me2 version 2 lavalier mic
so this is more of a consumer grade mic you might already have one of these if you've ever bought a
sennheiser wireless system before so this is the sennheiser me2 mic it's about probably
150 130 microphone it's not amazing but that's what this would sound like using the synco g2
now the price is a huge strength of the synco g2 obviously this of course is going to fluctuate
but currently this microphone kit is about 200 in the us and it comes with a one-year warranty which
there's really no competition at this price i've even seen it on sale for less than that now one
unique thing that the synco system does that i have not seen on any other microphones in this
sort of 2.4 gigahertz frequency in form factor do is the option to output independent gain level
settings per microphone this system can do that and there's even six different level options so
what this means is if you've got a loud talker you can lower their volume going into camera
and balance it with someone who's you know maybe not quite so enthusiastic maybe they're a little
bit quieter anyways there's also a headphone jack on the receiver so in case your camera doesn't
have a way to listen with headphones you're going to be good there and a quick side note here you're
going to want to make sure you're monitoring your audio with headphones all the time while
you're filming all wireless systems i don't care what you're talking about from these affordable
synco systems to the high-end lectrosonics all of them get rf interference and dropouts so
if you're listening at least you know what you're going to get recorded the transmitters also have
a mute button on the side which is really handy for those moments when nature calls or
you're just you don't want to be recorded or you know monitored anymore what's in the box
you get two lavalier mics also called lapels or wires with foam covers and alligator tie clips
a trs cable to use with your camera a trrs cable tip ring ring sleeve to use with your phone
two furry wind covers for the built-in mic capsules this is going to help when it's windy
outside a three in one usb-c charging cable which is going to quick charge in one and a half hours
of course you get the two transmitters and one receiver with built-in batteries that
last up to eight hours and a nice hard case that everything can actually fit in which is
usually it's hard to pack everything in now one small thing that i've added is
this small rig interview microphone handle which is basically a cold shoe handle
and i dig it for man on the street sound bytes link for this is in the description
so we know the synco g2 is cheap or inexpensive but does it feel cheap well kind of but not any
cheaper feeling than the more expensive systems like from rode or saramonic it's good quality
plastic and the great thing about plastic is that it's lightweight they weigh in at just 1.38 ounces
so you hardly even know they're there if they're clipped onto your belt they're a little bit bulky
to hang on a t-shirt let's try this right here but it can be done again usually it's much more
important that it sounds good then it looks good they've added a screen since the first
generation so you can see level meters battery status gain staging and if it's mixed to mono
or stereo for editing later in post-production it's a dim screen but still hey it's a screen
now what wireless microphone review would not be complete without the outdoor distance test
so i'm going to use this time right now to go over opportunities to explore unmet potential the cons
so right now i'm wearing the synco g2 a2 it's on my front belt clip right here so it's line of
sight should sound good and i've got the wire plugged in it's running up through my shirt
and it's coming out my pocket so it's right here it's kind of hidden which is really helpful when
you're outside and there's a little bit of wind so right now i'm going to start backing up and
we'll see how far we get without dropouts so right now our line of sight but if i turn around
obviously i won't be in line of sight so as i turn around and start walking we're going to hear
is there any issues and while i'm turned around and i don't have a direct line of sight i'm
going to go through what i call opportunity to explore unmet potential number one and that's
that there's no on bar onboard recording so the Rode Wireless Go 2 has onboard recording
i love it obviously it doesn't and what onboard recording does is it gives you a localized backup
that's not transmitting so that if there is interference or dropouts
you can save your recording with that so i'd say right now i'm probably close to 50 meters which
you know turning around moving around we'll see if this has any dropouts the biggest key i would say
to making sure you can use this and you'll be happy with it is get that transmitter
the one i've got on my belt right here on the same side of the as the person's body
that you're recording so make sure it's direct to line of sight because if it's not
you might not be so happy we're happy with the results and if you do and you do have a direct
line of sight you can go a really really long ways so so just to break down the four opportunities to
explore unmet potential the four cons i've got for the system one there's no backup recording
not a huge deal just make sure you get right in camera and you can monitor two there's no
safety channel nothing that records at a lower decibel on another track in case you start to clip
three the screen is not super bright outside of course right now dusk it's not a big deal and then
number four it's well you know this going in it's a 2.4 gigahertz wireless system so what you get
is what you get you shouldn't throw a fit because you can't scan the uhf channels like you can in
some of the professional systems so that's the distance test would i buy it yes absolutely i'd
buy this today if you don't currently have a wireless microphone kit and you're on a budget
getting a microphone close to the subject like this is right here is so important for good audio
and this system lets you do that there's so much value here for talking head interviews
live streams youtube videos and just so you know there's current competitors out there there's a
saramonic blink 500 and the hollyland lark 150 but guess what they cost quite a bit more now
the only time i'd say maybe don't buy it is if you already have a 2.4 gigahertz system or
you really need the two killer rode wireless go 2 features which are onboard backup recordings and
lower volume safety channels i hope these thoughts have been helpful to your decision making thank
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