Film Jams!
Hey Film Jammers! It's Tuesdays with Ash and today we're checking out the RODE wireless Go mic system.
We're shooting this entire episode on one right now.
We're also going to compare it side-by-side with a traditional wireless lav mic. So let's hear what's cooking!
RODE claims this is the world's smallest wireless mic system, and it is pretty stinkin' small.
This is the receiver next to a quarter.
This really is a game-changer for smaller productions if you don't have budget for a dedicated sound tech or expensive wireless systems.
It's got an integrated mic built into the system, which has pretty decent sound quality.
And if that's not good enough for you, you can always attach an external law of mic as well.
You want to hear a little test comparing? Well cue it up maestro!
Now we're testing the RODE Wireless GO system using only the internal microphone.
Now, we're testing the RODE Wireless GO system using the RODE Smartlav+ microphone attached.
Now, we're testing a Sony UHF wireless system using a sony ECM 77 lav microphone.
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He said son when you grow up.
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The RODE Wireless Go only runs $199 which is a lot cheaper than most wireless systems.
The Sony we tested cost upwards of $500!
Here's what you get in the package.
2 USB C charging cables, 1 carrying pouch, 2 windscreens,
an extra if you lose one, 2 cable organizers, an 1/8 inch to 1/8 inch audio cable, the transmitter, and the receiver.
You don't get an 1/8 inch to XLR adapter. So keep that in mind.
You will need to buy one if you're going to use a standard video camera. Not a DSLR! Something like this.
You can clip the RODE receiver right onto the hot shoe of your camera.
Which is a really nice feature and it's a very portable system.
My favorite part about the RODE Wireless GO is that you can clip it on a shirt.
This makes it great for quick interviews,
if you don't want to mess with a wire.
We do a lot of interviews where there's not enough time to hook up a full-on audio setup
And this is a great way to capture better audio and not spend more than a few seconds clipping it on.
The RODE Wireless mic is a one-to-one system. So you need one transmitter for one receiver.
You can't run two transmitters to one receiver. Windscreen.
It seemed like it had great potential and its really cute like a little mohawk.
But whenever we tried to clip it on it fell off. So it didn't really work great for us.
Anyhow, so we were a bit worried since the wind muff wasn't working.
But it actually ended up sounding surprisingly good!
We put a small shotgun with a win muff on the camera and record it to both the Wireless GO and the shotgun. Here's a little side-by-side comparison.
We got the RODE mic out here today. We're testing it. We got the RODE mic out here today. We're testing it.
From what I heard it sounds pretty good in the wind even and we don't have the windscreen on right now.
So as you heard, when we place the RODE Wireless Go inside the shirt, we really didn't get much wind noise out on the beach, on location.
Which was pretty darn windy. The look.
I love how its small but when you clip it on a regular t-shirt,
it is a little funky looking and the RODE logo does show. Which isn't optimal if you're shooting videos for a client.
Internal battery. The RODE Wireless GO has an internal battery that's good up to 7 hours. It lasted all day on our shoot.
I like that you don't have to worry about carrying around a bunch of double-a batteries like on our other mic system.
But if you're planning to shoot longer than 7 hours, you're going to need a recharge. So keep that in mind.
Alan: Hey Christian! Tell me about the audio quality on the RODE.
Christian: We're about 20 feet in the water here. We're using the RODE Wireless GO.
It's our first time using it. How does it sound over there Alan?
So I was really surprised at how much this little microphone could achieve.
It sounded amazing outdoors with all of the wind without the wind muff on. So that was really really surprising to me
and I do love how small It is and how easy it is to clip on.
Sure, there are a couple other, you know, little things that maybe could have been fixed. But, overall, for the price point
this is a microphone that I think everybody should have in their kit.
If you want to pick up a RODE Wireless GO microphone or any of the accessories we use, be sure to check out the links in the description.
This has been Tuesdays with Ash and i'll see you next week!
Ash: Cue it up mistro!
Christian: Maestro.
Ash: Maestro!