Love the RODE Wireless GO II. I was filming an interview and noticed after a couple of minutes that the mic was muted on my receiver, so there was no audio baked on the videofile, but thanks to the fantastic automatic record function I was able to recover the audio recorded on the transmitters internal storage... That's truly a fantastic feature
Hey how was the audio? I am thinking about getting a few of these for a film set. Who you recommend these for actors? More so in case Boom mic doesn't capture everything.
The reason it says 43+ hours remaining is because they actually released a firmware update before release that increased the compression capability. "Each transmitter can store over 40 hours of compressed audio. Note this is higher than the 24+ hours stated when the Wireless GO II was launched - our engineers have been able to optimise the storage capability in the latest firmware release compared to the firmware that shipped at launch."
@@faisalvck9979 I'll bet you it's something like this (at least this is how I do it): Sennheiser MKE600 (or small diaphragm condenser) -> Universal (or Apogee interface equivalent) -> Logic/Protools/etc -> slap some compression, EQ, limiter -> bounce out .wav and sync with PluralEyes (or equivalent).
Yeah at 8:41 he compares the Rode with a Sennheiser MKH-416 plugged into a Mixpre-3, which I guess is what he's using in the rest of the video. Even with that mic there's a lot of room treatment going on. Sounds really great though.
Is this what you use for your duels? We have been using lav mics and audio is a bit tough. We use the same Glidegear setup you do with two S21 Ultra phones for our cameras, but not sure what the best setup for two person audio is
I had a lot of issues using TWO sets of originals at the same time. So much interference with video livestreaming. Once I figured out the issue was using two sets at once (I had a black set and a white set), it was fine again using one set. Which is why I upgraded to II as soon as it came out in Canada.
I'll watch Caleb's review even if Curtis beat him to it. Overall, though, these really good reviews always take longer to come out than the fluff that pops up in the first day or two after a product drops.
Hey! We are from Russia today - we were the first in our country to unpack and review this microphone RODE Wireless GO II. Support our video like, please))) Thank you very much
only problem is that is the B3 uses a locking connector whereas the Rode doesn't so an adapter is needed (hard to come across) or the connection might be unstable.
@@RoamingParadise You are misinformed. It comes with everything from locking to non-locking to microdot to TA5F to Sony to even unterminated so that you can adapt it yourself.
@@robertfeliciano5723 I stand corrected. For some reason the first B&H product listing that shows up when googling B3 does not offer these variant options which is why I didn’t realize this. Thanks for pointing that out!
Dang it! I bought the first one with your recommendation and have been loving them for the past almost 2years. This is a dang good upgrade but I need to spend my money on other stuff. Thanks for making want to upgrade something I had no intention of upgrading!!
I love this for recording acoustic sessions (guitar + vocals). I can have one mic clipped inside my shirt for the voice and one in my pocket with a lav sticking to the guitar, then I'm able to mix guitar and vocals almost separately in post production.
Excellent and also very enlightening presentation!!! Eveyrthing a beginner needs to know. Especially the part between 3:02 - 3:42 that's referring to the mono and stereo modes!!! EVERYTHING you describe stands absolutely perfect on my new Rode Wireless GO II pack!!! Thank you very much!!!!! Your information was just perfect 🎊💯
Just added this to our to buy list perhaps once we reach out 1k sub goal as it would be a nice upgrade. Thanks for the review, amazing little portable things will go great with our ZV-1
I own both the PicoMic and the Wireless Go II and yesterday I used the Go II for the first time filming three interviews. I have to say that I really was impressed with the quality of the audio from the Go II. While I LOVE the small form factor of the PicoMic and the fact that it's not very noticeable when attached to the speaker, I always notice a slight digital tinge to the audio. I'm not sure how to describe what I mean, but it always bothered me a little bit. I did have some hardware issues, but PicoGear's customer service was superb and they resolved my problems by sending me replacement hardware! I ended up buying the Go II mainly for the on board recording capability. The Go II's audio was, to my ears, much better than the PicoMic, but this may be due to the fact that I was using the Rode Lavalier Go with it. Either way, I was pleasantly surprised by how good it sounded. However, it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. I should first mention that I have the latest firmware on the transmitters and receiver. I also have the latest version of RODE Central. I have the transmitters set to record to internal memory and the first issue occurred with the audio quality set to Uncompressed and the second issue was with the audio quality set to Compressed. The first issue occurred two days ago when I recorded some tests and connected both transmitters to my computer and RODE Central. For one of them, I got an error message that read "Error mounting mass storage." After disconnecting and reconnecting the transmitter a few times, I was still getting the same message. I then disconnected and tried powering up the transmitter and it wouldn't power on no matter how long I held the power button. I reconnected the transmitter to the computer (still getting error message), changed the audio quality setting from Uncompressed to Compressed, disconnected it from the computer, and was finally able to power it on. I don't know if it was that change that helped or if it just decided to power on. I recorded a few more tests, reconnected, and was finally able to access the recordings. The second issue wasn't noticed until I got home after my shoot yesterday and connected the transmitter to my computer. I had filmed three separate interviews. The audio recording for the first two interviews were there, but the third one wasn't. It never recorded even though the receiver showed that it was recording. Fortunately, the receiver was connected to my camera and I got the audio, but this is really worrisome because the whole purpose of being able to record to the transmitter is in case you have some glitch in your camera audio. And my experience right out of the gate is I can't rely on the transmitter's ability to record the audio to its internal memory every time which, like I said earlier, is the reason I bought this mic. Anyone else experience any of these two issues?
I have no idea how or why yt decided to add this to my Home Screen, but it was an interesting video to watch. Your audio is what drew me in and kept me interested, I thought it was the go 2 but not sure after you did the tests later.
Your videos certainly helped me decide on the original go, it’s been awesome. Thanks for the great content, I’ll definitely keep this in mind if I need multiple audio sources in the future
Thanks for this video, very helpful. Sounds pretty good with the Rode lav. With the Countryman B3 (a pretty good lav) I hear a lot of hiss/self-noise - strange. As a result don’t know if when using other lavs (Sennheiser, etc) we would expect hissing like the B3, or nice quiet like the Rode lav.
Sorry Caleb but on 3:42 it is exactly the other way around. "Split" is (St)ereo aka 2 Channels with different Tracks and "Merged/Mixed" is (M)ono aka 1 Single Channel. I know merged will put out a Stereo Signal as well but since both Stereo Channels are the same it is basically Mono.
This is a killer device, but... The "always recording" feature is almost a deal breaker for me, as we don't want to rec the audio during mid take. Hope rode fixes the problem by adding some sort of start/stop button on the Rx via firmware update.
It is only supposed to be a backup feature. Not as your main recording method. It can store between 7 and 43 hours of backup audio, that should be plenty for most shoots, even if it records mid takes.
I was hoping you do the test where you turn your back to the transmitter to see if the audio cuts out. The original had that problem. So wasn't great for walking and talking videos
Rode products are generally rubbish, software/drivers never work and there is always some irritating "total fail" bug that makes you want to throw it on the ground and jump up and down on it. It's all just marketing, a $50 Chinese 3rd party item assembled in Australia and sold for $300.
The Countryman B3 Lavalier microphone sounds absolutely amazing, but there is a distinct background hiss, which is really unfortunate. Perhaps a battery powered Lavalier microphone is necessary to remove the noise floor. The most important part of using cheap audio equipment is the background noise, the harmonic distortion or noise floor. Cheap products cause a lot of background hiss, and noise. The Countryman seemed to have a major problem with noise.
Caleb: excellent review, and whatever EQ/compression you are using on your voice rocks: your voice sounds lush and real. I have the original GO (we record second system sound on all our videos) and it is truly excellent. The new GO II is only better, it seems. Thanks for this.
Thanks for this video! I just broke one of my camera lenses, using a microphone with a cable. I didn’t pay attention for a second, cable pulled the camera... and it fell. This sounds like a great solution.
I have to say with the B3 it sounds fantastic huge dif in sound quality, but also huge dif in price at $189. Making it less budget friendly but such a huge improvement might be worth it if you want much better sound. I wonder if any less costly options would work that will get one closer to the sound of the B3 on the Rode but for slightly less. None of the others you tested even came close.
I would love to hear the difference between the wireless audio going straight to the camera vs the audio being recorded into the rode system. It seems to me that the audio recorded internally to the rode system sounds noticeably better. It does make sense seeing it is a direct connection
Hi there! This was a top notch review. My only question in regards to the functionality of this microphone (coming from a noobie in audio) is whether having to transmitters means I can now have one attached to somebody else and one attached to myself for a two person segment? If not, how good is the internal microphone at picking up voices from people nearby? I'd like to use this as a solution for vlogging. Thanks a bunch for your time!
Hi Lalo, I can chime in and confirm this would allow you to put one transmitter on each interview participant seperately for a two-person interview. In post-production you will want to take the audio channel and split it into two seperate mono tracks to mix them seperately
Woah, your basement looks like it has windows! Fancy fancy. Questions: I am unclear when the tx’s decide to start recording? Do they just record constantly when turned on? Do they only record when the rx is turned on? My use case would be to use them for recording foley audio from talent when I am droning and don’t have my A-cam powered up. Seems like we need a go-ii pro version. Larger battery and record size, locking mic input, 32bit float local recordings, time code jaming. I’d pay 1k for those for sure no question
Gobos and a new studio! The TX's start recording once they are connected to the RX and will continue to record until they or the RX are turned off. All of this is done automatically. Rode definitely needs to make a Rodelink II/Rodelink Pro with 32-bit float, recording and locking inputs!
Received my Rode Wireless Go 2 and found that the microphone on one of the transmitters only produced a scratchy sound. I have found no support from Rode. A lost 300 dollars. BUYERS BEWARE!!!!!!!!!
@@marcosrodriguez2709 Just put a separate recorder between two Go II's and the camera - that's your best bet. Alternatively, mixdown in each Go II and then through something like a stereo to mono adapter should be possible.
That computer integration is fantastic. I use my Go when doing cooking live streams but this just makes it so much more stream lined. Might have to get this...
Caleb, please... Can you check out the Saramonic Blink 500 Pro B2 kit? I think that for the price that's a real competition for this Rode kit. I just ordered mine with the handheld extension but i would love to hear your toughts on that regardless... Thank you for your amazing, entertaining and informative content! c:
Thank you for the great review! I just purchased 2 Countryman B3 mics with the 3.5 jack and they don't seem to work with the Rode Go II, no audio. Am I missing a step?
I was just about to buy the Countryman B3 after this review but my local supplier just called me to say that Countryman has told him their mics will not be compatible with Rode wireless systems!
you would not man, those cables are out of USB specs. when charging 3 devices depending on their battery levels they require different amperages and when the cable is 3in1 it does not have control over these different requirements and it may cause problems.
@@aydngulgun8936 I agree, I felt like a missed opportunity since all other wireless mics at that price point include one. Even as a optional accessory it would still be welcome 😎👍
Sorry mate I have had these mics and they go wrong I have had the wireless go and the wireless go 2 and they have both gone off for repair, have now got the DJI and no problems at all and in my opinion better audio
20th of December 2021 Rode released updates to support batch exports. Maybe now is a good time to buy as the DJI Mic is 65€ more expensive and still not available. You can also find some good deals and even used Røde Wireless GO II for just under 200€.
This is a GREAT video...thank you! Could use some advice....I'm an artist and use my iPhone 12 pro max to record me drawing and painting. Sometimes I narrate while i'm working and others, I like to do a Voice Over. I'm using either a Lav mic direct into my Iphone OR the Voical Air Wireless but the audio just isnt that great (lots of background noise). I don't want to fiddle much with settings...I just want clean audio that is easy to edit using LumaFusion on my iPad Pro. Budget is unlimited, especially for ease of use. Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope.
I had the back up recording feature fail on a shoot a couple days ago. So I agree with him that the backup feature is not super trustworthy as a primary source of your audio.
Dang these looks really good. Seems you get a lot of value for the price even tough I kinda wish they would release a product with just one transmitter instead of two since not everybody is going to need two.
Hack: wg2 mics fed into transmitter in mono. Transmitter into Rode SC6L LEFT while a Lav mic feeds into RIGHT channel. Now you’ve got a 1+2. If you fed two sets of WG2 mics in you could have a 1+3 or 4 guest panel. Into iOS of course.
Once i hooked up one new transmitter and tried to update the firmware I now get that there is an error mounting mass storage. Won't record backup. Any way to solve this?
LET'S GOOO!!! I just wasted $100 on a cheap version SYNCO small mic things. And they SUCKED BALLLLLS!!! I'm buying this right now! Gonna help with my work so much
After some testing I found 1) If only one transmitter is on and NOT receiver it records STEREO 2) If only one transmitter is on and receiver is ON it records STEREO 3) If have both transmitters on (HIDE ONE in the next room) and the receiver ON (separate) it records STEREO 4) If have both transmitters on (HIDE ONE in the next room) and the receiver ON (merged) it records STEREO It seemed to record STEREO (meaning I could hear in both headphones) no matter what I did. Hmmm I guess that's a good thing as when I first started I could only hear in ONE side of headphones.
Wait, so the only way to record within the transmitter is to connect them to the receiver? I was REALLY hoping to just slap a transmitter on and use it as a lav with built-in recorder. Can you not record manually without the receiver connected?
Great review and obviously nice audio but...I find the sound almost "too good". It almost doesn't sound natural, and I know as sound geeks this is a thing. Maybe it's the bass response.
I am planning on buying the countryman b3 lavalier with the dji wireless mic system. From other revies i have heard some interference problems with different kind of lavaliers plugged into the dji wireless mic. Has someone of you made experience with the dji wireless mic and the countryman b3 and can tell me about it? I would be very grateful!
Love the RODE Wireless GO II. I was filming an interview and noticed after a couple of minutes that the mic was muted on my receiver, so there was no audio baked on the videofile, but thanks to the fantastic automatic record function I was able to recover the audio recorded on the transmitters internal storage... That's truly a fantastic feature
Hey how was the audio? I am thinking about getting a few of these for a film set. Who you recommend these for actors? More so in case Boom mic doesn't capture everything.
i just bought one on sale :)
@@D-Harm i guess there are better options for audiophiles, but i’m also a pro musician and audio mixing engineer and to my ears they sound good.
So with the onboard recording, does it need the receiver to work, or can I just use the transmitter on its own?
@@wegotguns3325 i think u can use the transmitter on it's own and later merge it with the recording.
Man, the winner in this video is the sound from your boom mic.
Totally - it also cost $700 more for the microphone and then we need a preamp/recorder to go with it. He's using the Sennheiser shot gun mic MKH-416
Indeed!
Sound quality is not good..
So true I wanna buy his book mic perfect audio
Your boom mic is amazing
The reason it says 43+ hours remaining is because they actually released a firmware update before release that increased the compression capability. "Each transmitter can store over 40 hours of compressed audio. Note this is higher than the 24+ hours stated when the Wireless GO II was launched - our engineers have been able to optimise the storage capability in the latest firmware release compared to the firmware that shipped at launch."
Very comprehensive, looking forward to your comparison test when DJI mic is officially out.
Dang your audio is solid!
Please make a video your audio setup. And your post production workflow for audio
except the guy did not breath for 11 minutes straight. also I hear a bit of phase cancellation from early reflection.
@@faisalvck9979 I'll bet you it's something like this (at least this is how I do it): Sennheiser MKE600 (or small diaphragm condenser) -> Universal (or Apogee interface equivalent) -> Logic/Protools/etc -> slap some compression, EQ, limiter -> bounce out .wav and sync with PluralEyes (or equivalent).
Yeah at 8:41 he compares the Rode with a Sennheiser MKH-416 plugged into a Mixpre-3, which I guess is what he's using in the rest of the video. Even with that mic there's a lot of room treatment going on. Sounds really great though.
Hey there, he is using a professional shotgun microphone to record his audio - Sennheiser MKH-416 going to a MixPre-3
Saved my day, almost bought the previous version. Amazing review, cheers! 😄
I did this week 🤦♂️
@@RamblinggeekUk I run a pair of the first gen wireless go, and they are excellent, so don't be too upset!
@@ssneg I have been pretty impressed by them so far!
Same here!
Whts d difference
This video is really a subtle endorsement for the Sennheiser MKH 416 :)
Is that what he used the rest of the time? Because that sounded amazing!
@@stephanekiss I think it is.
Incredible review. I just purchased this for myself and can’t wait to get into it. The original has been nothing but solid.
Wow, I remember seeing these (the original ones) on your channel and was thinking about buying them, nice to know you like them as well.
Is this what you use for your duels? We have been using lav mics and audio is a bit tough. We use the same Glidegear setup you do with two S21 Ultra phones for our cameras, but not sure what the best setup for two person audio is
I had a lot of issues using TWO sets of originals at the same time. So much interference with video livestreaming. Once I figured out the issue was using two sets at once (I had a black set and a white set), it was fine again using one set. Which is why I upgraded to II as soon as it came out in Canada.
The only way to get good engagement on audio gear reviews is to beat Curtis to the upload. Jokes aside, great video Caleb!
Haha so true! Love Curtis!!!
😂
I'll watch Caleb's review even if Curtis beat him to it. Overall, though, these really good reviews always take longer to come out than the fluff that pops up in the first day or two after a product drops.
I mean, it's tough to beat sound daddy content for sure.
Hey! We are from Russia today - we were the first in our country to unpack and review this microphone RODE Wireless GO II. Support our video like, please))) Thank you very much
This is how a product should be reviewed, without begging for likes and subscriptions.
And you just got both! Well done, sir.
That B3 sounded great, I didn't even know that model existed.
Agreed. That mic sounded fanstastic
only problem is that is the B3 uses a locking connector whereas the Rode doesn't so an adapter is needed (hard to come across) or the connection might be unstable.
@@RoamingParadise You are misinformed. It comes with everything from locking to non-locking to microdot to TA5F to Sony to even unterminated so that you can adapt it yourself.
@@robertfeliciano5723 I stand corrected. For some reason the first B&H product listing that shows up when googling B3 does not offer these variant options which is why I didn’t realize this. Thanks for pointing that out!
B3 is my go to mic. Love the small size too, easy to hide.
Dang it! I bought the first one with your recommendation and have been loving them for the past almost 2years. This is a dang good upgrade but I need to spend my money on other stuff. Thanks for making want to upgrade something I had no intention of upgrading!!
I love this for recording acoustic sessions (guitar + vocals). I can have one mic clipped inside my shirt for the voice and one in my pocket with a lav sticking to the guitar, then I'm able to mix guitar and vocals almost separately in post production.
Can I ask how you stick a lav to your guitar? I’d like to know!
Excellent and also very enlightening presentation!!! Eveyrthing a beginner needs to know. Especially the part between 3:02 - 3:42 that's referring to the mono and stereo modes!!! EVERYTHING you describe stands absolutely perfect on my new Rode Wireless GO II pack!!!
Thank you very much!!!!! Your information was just perfect 🎊💯
We have a better option now thanks to DJI!
Thats if it ever gets released
Omg perfect timing. I saw they came out with II few days ago and was waiting for you to put this video up!!! Thank you!!
Great review, thank you!
Just added this to our to buy list perhaps once we reach out 1k sub goal as it would be a nice upgrade. Thanks for the review, amazing little portable things will go great with our ZV-1
I own both the PicoMic and the Wireless Go II and yesterday I used the Go II for the first time filming three interviews. I have to say that I really was impressed with the quality of the audio from the Go II. While I LOVE the small form factor of the PicoMic and the fact that it's not very noticeable when attached to the speaker, I always notice a slight digital tinge to the audio. I'm not sure how to describe what I mean, but it always bothered me a little bit. I did have some hardware issues, but PicoGear's customer service was superb and they resolved my problems by sending me replacement hardware! I ended up buying the Go II mainly for the on board recording capability. The Go II's audio was, to my ears, much better than the PicoMic, but this may be due to the fact that I was using the Rode Lavalier Go with it. Either way, I was pleasantly surprised by how good it sounded.
However, it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows.
I should first mention that I have the latest firmware on the transmitters and receiver. I also have the latest version of RODE Central. I have the transmitters set to record to internal memory and the first issue occurred with the audio quality set to Uncompressed and the second issue was with the audio quality set to Compressed.
The first issue occurred two days ago when I recorded some tests and connected both transmitters to my computer and RODE Central. For one of them, I got an error message that read "Error mounting mass storage." After disconnecting and reconnecting the transmitter a few times, I was still getting the same message. I then disconnected and tried powering up the transmitter and it wouldn't power on no matter how long I held the power button. I reconnected the transmitter to the computer (still getting error message), changed the audio quality setting from Uncompressed to Compressed, disconnected it from the computer, and was finally able to power it on. I don't know if it was that change that helped or if it just decided to power on. I recorded a few more tests, reconnected, and was finally able to access the recordings.
The second issue wasn't noticed until I got home after my shoot yesterday and connected the transmitter to my computer. I had filmed three separate interviews. The audio recording for the first two interviews were there, but the third one wasn't. It never recorded even though the receiver showed that it was recording. Fortunately, the receiver was connected to my camera and I got the audio, but this is really worrisome because the whole purpose of being able to record to the transmitter is in case you have some glitch in your camera audio. And my experience right out of the gate is I can't rely on the transmitter's ability to record the audio to its internal memory every time which, like I said earlier, is the reason I bought this mic.
Anyone else experience any of these two issues?
OMG my editor is going to love the fact that he won't have to sync up the audio from two cameras anymore haha
This addressed a lot of issues I had with the original model. Still love my Tascam DR-10Ls.
Whooo that A Roll is 👌
This is what I use in my videos! Best upgrade I made to my vids hands down ✌️
We need them anabars man.
This was one of the biggest upgrades to my video audio. So so awesome
man, looks like a solid upgrade. I was holding off on getting the original wireless gos, but now, its pretty much a no brainer.
I have no idea how or why yt decided to add this to my Home Screen, but it was an interesting video to watch. Your audio is what drew me in and kept me interested, I thought it was the go 2 but not sure after you did the tests later.
Now I feel stupid buying my Wireless Go 1 3 months ago and barely using it.
This one would have been so much better for my usecase
I have the exact same problem : ‘(
saaaame :'(
Same, I want to cry
Your studio is lookin so fresh. Love the lights
What mic are you using for this video? It sounds amazing!!
Yeah im surprised he didn't mention that
Your videos certainly helped me decide on the original go, it’s been awesome. Thanks for the great content, I’ll definitely keep this in mind if I need multiple audio sources in the future
Thanks for this video, very helpful. Sounds pretty good with the Rode lav. With the Countryman B3 (a pretty good lav) I hear a lot of hiss/self-noise - strange. As a result don’t know if when using other lavs (Sennheiser, etc) we would expect hissing like the B3, or nice quiet like the Rode lav.
Thank you my pal, Your videos are always clear, direct to the point and somehow relaxing ahah
Sorry Caleb but on 3:42 it is exactly the other way around. "Split" is (St)ereo aka 2 Channels with different Tracks and "Merged/Mixed" is (M)ono aka 1 Single Channel.
I know merged will put out a Stereo Signal as well but since both Stereo Channels are the same it is basically Mono.
Sometimes i just watch you because of the nice lit and arranged backgrounds :D
I swear I was watching your channel last night and thought “when is Caleb gonna review the rode mic 2” lol
Same here. Lol
Such a great in depth and easy to understand review/ walk though. Thanks for sharing - AWESOME!
This is a killer device, but...
The "always recording" feature is almost a deal breaker for me, as we don't want to rec the audio during mid take. Hope rode fixes the problem by adding some sort of start/stop button on the Rx via firmware update.
It is only supposed to be a backup feature. Not as your main recording method. It can store between 7 and 43 hours of backup audio, that should be plenty for most shoots, even if it records mid takes.
This is awesome I get mine delivered tomorrow, thanks for the thorough explanation!
I was hoping you do the test where you turn your back to the transmitter to see if the audio cuts out. The original had that problem. So wasn't great for walking and talking videos
Rode products are generally rubbish, software/drivers never work and there is always some irritating "total fail" bug that makes you want to throw it on the ground and jump up and down on it.
It's all just marketing, a $50 Chinese 3rd party item assembled in Australia and sold for $300.
great detailed&fair and honest review pal
This is exactly what I needed for wedding filming
The Countryman B3 Lavalier microphone sounds absolutely amazing, but there is a distinct background hiss, which is really unfortunate. Perhaps a battery powered Lavalier microphone is necessary to remove the noise floor. The most important part of using cheap audio equipment is the background noise, the harmonic distortion or noise floor. Cheap products cause a lot of background hiss, and noise. The Countryman seemed to have a major problem with noise.
Agreed-I’m shocked how few other comments mentioned this issue.
The Countryman B3 sounds amazing. Unbelievable sound quality for a tiny water resistant mic.... Good job!
I had been waiting to get the original Rode Wireless GO but boy am I glad I waited for the sequel
Sound quality isn’t that great tho :( wonder what it would sound like with the video mic NTG attached.
Caleb: excellent review, and whatever EQ/compression you are using on your voice rocks: your voice sounds lush and real. I have the original GO (we record second system sound on all our videos) and it is truly excellent. The new GO II is only better, it seems. Thanks for this.
great review, thank you! what microphone were you using to record most of this?
He shows it briefly at 8:41 it's the Sennheiser MKH 416
Yeah. His audio in his video sounds really great but those Rode wireless sound, “empty.”
@@jaxfilm No, that's the handheld adaptor for the Wireless Go 2. The mic you're hearing will be on a boom overhead out of sight of the camera.
Thanks for this video! I just broke one of my camera lenses, using a microphone with a cable. I didn’t pay attention for a second, cable pulled the camera... and it fell. This sounds like a great solution.
I have to say with the B3 it sounds fantastic huge dif in sound quality, but also huge dif in price at $189. Making it less budget friendly but such a huge improvement might be worth it if you want much better sound. I wonder if any less costly options would work that will get one closer to the sound of the B3 on the Rode but for slightly less. None of the others you tested even came close.
Fantastic video, thank you for the insights. Can’t wait to make some videos using this mic
The sound muff demo sold me right away.
Just here to see if they have fixed the design fault with the mini dead cat. Good to see they have!! 👍👍👍
Lol whenever I want to know what things mean I watch Caleb or Gerald 😄 thank you for this video I had question that have all been answered
exactly. I also have TLDR on my list.
They are the gear daddies. I don't buy anything until they review it.
Thanks for your awesome review!
I would love to hear the difference between the wireless audio going straight to the camera vs the audio being recorded into the rode system. It seems to me that the audio recorded internally to the rode system sounds noticeably better. It does make sense seeing it is a direct connection
Awesome job dude!
Definitely check out the magnet for these. Makes wearing them 10x better than having the forced v neck sag 👌
Hi there! This was a top notch review. My only question in regards to the functionality of this microphone (coming from a noobie in audio) is whether having to transmitters means I can now have one attached to somebody else and one attached to myself for a two person segment? If not, how good is the internal microphone at picking up voices from people nearby? I'd like to use this as a solution for vlogging. Thanks a bunch for your time!
Hi Lalo, I can chime in and confirm this would allow you to put one transmitter on each interview participant seperately for a two-person interview.
In post-production you will want to take the audio channel and split it into two seperate mono tracks to mix them seperately
@@jacobnussbaum2309 okay so wait if i put it on mono it mixed the 2 transmitters into 1 track right?
@@user-dh5fp4gw1b split mode will give u 2 separate channels (L&R), while merged will mix the 2 audios into 1 channel (L= L+R, R=L+R)
Hands down best review of this!
Woah, your basement looks like it has windows! Fancy fancy. Questions: I am unclear when the tx’s decide to start recording? Do they just record constantly when turned on? Do they only record when the rx is turned on? My use case would be to use them for recording foley audio from talent when I am droning and don’t have my A-cam powered up.
Seems like we need a go-ii pro version.
Larger battery and record size, locking mic input, 32bit float local recordings, time code jaming. I’d pay 1k for those for sure no question
Gobos and a new studio! The TX's start recording once they are connected to the RX and will continue to record until they or the RX are turned off. All of this is done automatically.
Rode definitely needs to make a Rodelink II/Rodelink Pro with 32-bit float, recording and locking inputs!
@@dslrvideoshooter - thanks Caleb! Miss you dude.
@@Levi_Allen How lovely to have my two favourite RUclips dudes interacting! Thanks as always Caleb for the great review :)
@@dslrvideoshooter yes locking inputs a must
Guys, other channels have reported that 32-bit float is live.
Received my Rode Wireless Go 2 and found that the microphone on one of the transmitters only produced a scratchy sound. I have found no support from Rode. A lost 300 dollars. BUYERS BEWARE!!!!!!!!!
We need 4 mics rode wireless go
Yes! Need help on how to set that up if it’s even possible on 1 camera.
@@marcosrodriguez2709 Just put a separate recorder between two Go II's and the camera - that's your best bet.
Alternatively, mixdown in each Go II and then through something like a stereo to mono adapter should be possible.
Wowsa. Nice mic kit. Looking forward to hearing more about it from you.
That computer integration is fantastic. I use my Go when doing cooking live streams but this just makes it so much more stream lined. Might have to get this...
Caleb, please... Can you check out the Saramonic Blink 500 Pro B2 kit? I think that for the price that's a real competition for this Rode kit. I just ordered mine with the handheld extension but i would love to hear your toughts on that regardless... Thank you for your amazing, entertaining and informative content! c:
Thank you for the great review! I just purchased 2 Countryman B3 mics with the 3.5 jack and they don't seem to work with the Rode Go II, no audio. Am I missing a step?
Theres a good to fair chance your lav is TRRS while the input of the wireless go 2 is TRS. Get an adapter
Did you figure this out? If adapter, which one works?
I'm also wondering if anyone found this out? Thanks
@@BRRRETO I ended up returning the Countryman B3 mics because I couldn't get them to work. I am now using the regular Rode mics.
I was just about to buy the Countryman B3 after this review but my local supplier just called me to say that Countryman has told him their mics will not be compatible with Rode wireless systems!
This is just so refreshing. An actual upgrade upgrade! and not just name change upgrade. Rode did well on this one.
I wish rode made a 3 in 1 USB C charging cable for this. quite a mess when charging multiple devices and a ton of cable clutter
you would not man, those cables are out of USB specs. when charging 3 devices depending on their battery levels they require different amperages and when the cable is 3in1 it does not have control over these different requirements and it may cause problems.
Or a charging case like the Hollyland Lark 150
@@williamaungleyraud that would be a dream come true
@@aydngulgun8936 I agree, I felt like a missed opportunity since all other wireless mics at that price point include one. Even as a optional accessory it would still be welcome 😎👍
@@williamaungleyraud so it is time to designe a 3d printable one
Where Can I find the pop filter shown in this video? The one that reads "rode"
I seem to remember when you were giving up on Rode.
Thats pretty cool, just got some pretty cool ideas for some videos , like engine bay and exhaust wireless setups
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Sorry mate I have had these mics and they go wrong I have had the wireless go and the wireless go 2 and they have both gone off for repair, have now got the DJI and no problems at all and in my opinion better audio
awesome ! only thing they need now is to make multiple 3+ mics per receiver for group scenes.
your issue is that it would have to be merges tracks in this case, but still a good idea.
Great clip! Thanks for the indepth review.
20th of December 2021 Rode released updates to support batch exports. Maybe now is a good time to buy as the DJI Mic is 65€ more expensive and still not available. You can also find some good deals and even used Røde Wireless GO II for just under 200€.
Thanks for that comprehensive review! 🤘
Wow a lot of DETAILS here. Your quality is coming out super sharp so Rhode 2 must be working like a charm for you! 😎🔥
This is a GREAT video...thank you! Could use some advice....I'm an artist and use my iPhone 12 pro max to record me drawing and painting. Sometimes I narrate while i'm working and others, I like to do a Voice Over. I'm using either a Lav mic direct into my Iphone OR the Voical Air Wireless but the audio just isnt that great (lots of background noise). I don't want to fiddle much with settings...I just want clean audio that is easy to edit using LumaFusion on my iPad Pro. Budget is unlimited, especially for ease of use. Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope.
Great review.Cant wait 2 get this.
Dude, how did you connect the Countryman B3? Which connector did you use? Does the locking 3.5 work seamlessly with the Rode?
I got a MixPre-3 and Senheisser Shotgun Mic setup like you too! Best audio combo by far!! Great review as always Caleb!
I had the back up recording feature fail on a shoot a couple days ago. So I agree with him that the backup feature is not super trustworthy as a primary source of your audio.
your audio quality in THIS video sounds amazing mate!
Dang these looks really good. Seems you get a lot of value for the price even tough I kinda wish they would release a product with just one transmitter instead of two since not everybody is going to need two.
The countryman B3 sounds superb.
Stellar review, thanks Sandy
Hack: wg2 mics fed into transmitter in mono. Transmitter into Rode SC6L LEFT while a Lav mic feeds into RIGHT channel. Now you’ve got a 1+2. If you fed two sets of WG2 mics in you could have a 1+3 or 4 guest panel. Into iOS of course.
Let me tell you something (brother...) yes, the more expensive microphone sounds better, but what you did in post with your audio is masterful
Once i hooked up one new transmitter and tried to update the firmware I now get that there is an error mounting mass storage. Won't record backup. Any way to solve this?
LET'S GOOO!!! I just wasted $100 on a cheap version SYNCO small mic things. And they SUCKED BALLLLLS!!! I'm buying this right now! Gonna help with my work so much
Really appreciate your videos. Do you have a Bitcoin Cash address for donations/tips?
Please. Please do a video on your audio workflow. It's so buttery!
After some testing I found
1) If only one transmitter is on and NOT receiver it records STEREO
2) If only one transmitter is on and receiver is ON it records STEREO
3) If have both transmitters on (HIDE ONE in the next room) and the receiver ON (separate) it records STEREO
4) If have both transmitters on (HIDE ONE in the next room) and the receiver ON (merged) it records STEREO
It seemed to record STEREO (meaning I could hear in both headphones) no matter what I did. Hmmm I guess that's a good thing as when I first started I could only hear in ONE side of headphones.
Wait, so the only way to record within the transmitter is to connect them to the receiver? I was REALLY hoping to just slap a transmitter on and use it as a lav with built-in recorder. Can you not record manually without the receiver connected?
Please Please make a tutorial on lav mics for interviews with the go 2 . Cheap to expensive but try alot more of the cheaper options .
Incredible review! Very informative! Thank you!
Great review and obviously nice audio but...I find the sound almost "too good". It almost doesn't sound natural, and I know as sound geeks this is a thing. Maybe it's the bass response.
Beautiful & Best video and perfect explanation :)
I am planning on buying the countryman b3 lavalier with the dji wireless mic system. From other revies i have heard some interference problems with different kind of lavaliers plugged into the dji wireless mic. Has someone of you made experience with the dji wireless mic and the countryman b3 and can tell me about it? I would be very grateful!
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