A Honest Review of The Hollyland Lark Max Vs Rode and DJI

In this video, I'll be taking a look at the Hollyland Lark Max and comparing it to the Rode Wireless Go II and the DJI Mic. I'll be doing an unboxing, outdoor and indoor sound test and a range test. Which wireless lav mic system is the best choice for you?
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00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Unboxing
00:47 - Features
01:50 - DJI Mic
02:22 - RODE Go II
02:34 - Side By Side Comparison
03:41 - Menu- Quick Look
04:28 - Outdoor Sound Test
05:35 - Lark Max Sound Cancelling
05:52 - Range Test
06:42 - Indoor Sound Test
08:12 - Blind Sound Test
09:17 - External Lav Mic Test
10:07 - Indoor Noise Cancelling Test
11:04 - Which One To Buy
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Пікірлер: 31

  • @coraleline
    @coraleline6 ай бұрын

    The DJI mic is like the neat freak of the wireless mic world - everything in its place💪

  • @tomwadek

    @tomwadek

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes it is, great job DJI

  • @liisaconway
    @liisaconway6 ай бұрын

    Mic character and personality - I love that! This comparison was so thorough, and I'm leaning towards the DJI mic.

  • @tomwadek

    @tomwadek

    6 ай бұрын

    Haha yeah. It’s very true though. They have character. I would wait a bit. Rumors are that dji may be release the mic 2 soon

  • @robinc3672
    @robinc36724 ай бұрын

    It will be lot helpful if you can share Post Production details in separate episode. Thank you. I got Hollyland recently, and the Internal Recording volume is so low, I am new to audio editing with FCPX and dont want to spend several minutes or hours with audio editing. My issue is background room noise which is still present after reducing mic gain to -3 or -4 and the internal recorded audio is so low. When I increase it in Post, that background noise follows. So if you have time, kindly share some Preset that is suitable for FCPX users to use with Hollyland Lark Max. It will be a great help. Thank you. 🙏🏻❤

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    4 ай бұрын

    My presets are set to my voice. Eq, compression, noise gate, and audio editing in general take a while to master. I’ll look into a video. You can use voice isolation for now in FCPX. Set the audio to dual mono before.

  • @DimitryChamy
    @DimitryChamy8 ай бұрын

    Super😊 thank you!

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you too!

  • @makatron
    @makatron7 ай бұрын

    I picked the Hollyland Lark Max a week ago without knowing it was a new device, but having used Hollyland video transmission systems I had no worries. Even could use it as a dual video conference mics plugging the USBC and then grabbed the audio output for the actual camera.

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    7 ай бұрын

    Great to hear!

  • @TC_Conner
    @TC_Conner8 ай бұрын

    Very good informative and in depth review. 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    8 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @jkhollywood
    @jkhollywood7 ай бұрын

    From what I heard the Hollyland seemed blown out and distorted, perhaps settings?

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    7 ай бұрын

    It’s a more “neutral” sound. I did notice that it adds some “boom” to my voice.

  • @lipardfilm
    @lipardfilm8 ай бұрын

    Important to know that Hollyland's noise cancelling works with external lav mices too!

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    7 ай бұрын

    Yes it does!

  • @TC_Conner
    @TC_Conner8 ай бұрын

    3:38 in, what do you mean by “worst free advertising for their logo?”

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    8 ай бұрын

    The logo is very large on the hollyland. So when you clip to to your shirt, it’s free advertising for the company. All 3 companies do it.

  • @themastersvoice8636
    @themastersvoice86365 ай бұрын

    Dear Sir, Greetings.Thank you for your video. Please guide me , regarding the use of Rode Wireless PRO, as wireless hands free mic for public address for mega church meetings etc. where preacher and interpreter stands together with their mobiles etc. 1) Rode Wireless PRO being GHz,will our mobiles,wi-fi interference with it's signals, so that the voice gets affected?( Not saying about feed back, but about interference from other signals ) 2) Can Rode Wireless PRO receiver be connected directly to the sound amplifier or is it possible only through a mixer ? PLEASE LET ME KNOW,IF IT IS FINE TO GO FOR IT FOR MY SPECIFIC USE ?

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    5 ай бұрын

    Hi, I don’t have the rode wireless pro so I’m not too familiar with it. The hollyland has great interference rejections. For your particular use, you may also want to consider a pro wireless setup by Sennheiser or Audio Technica. Hope this helps. Happy holidays.

  • @cherchang8481
    @cherchang84815 ай бұрын

    What about hollyland m1 vs max?

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    5 ай бұрын

    I don’t have the m1 sorry

  • @carlosl6949
    @carlosl69498 ай бұрын

    I saw in Amazon some users getting minimun 30ms of latency, not good at all

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    7 ай бұрын

    wow, i'll have to test that out. Thats a lot.

  • @ChrisRigbyFilm
    @ChrisRigbyFilm8 ай бұрын

    I just got a set of these, I was using the much older Rode Link system. The latency of the Hollyland Lark Max is not as good. When you monitor the delay is enough to sound like a very slight echo. Not enough to mean you can’t monitor, but if you’re in a room for example, it will sound more echoey then it is. Of course it’s fine on play back. But the much older Rode Link mics have NO latency, there is simply no delay, it sounds like it’s hard wired. Has anyone else noticed a delay in the audio from the Hollylands?

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    8 ай бұрын

    I haven’t monitored too much but thanks for providing that perspective. Wish I would have tested it

  • @MansaPlus
    @MansaPlus8 ай бұрын

    Very good review. I’m on my way to get the Hollyland after my DJI mic stopped working with phones

  • @tomwadek

    @tomwadek

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks. Glad you liked it. Enjoy the hollyland.

  • @user-uw1wq9rj8g
    @user-uw1wq9rj8g9 ай бұрын

    Very nice review dude, you did a fair comparison between those 3 mics in a non-biased review. In my opinion, Rode is my favorite because I like that the voice isn't too much bass and has a decent amount of high frequency and that gives more of bright vocal. The DJI has the right amount of balance between low and high frequency that gives richer and lively sound. Then for the Hollyland personally I'm not a fan for the voice which is kind of bassy and lack of high frequency which gives less of soul to the voice (I think it's a weird metaphor 😅), but man, the noise cancellation is very very good on this mic.

  • @TomWadeCine

    @TomWadeCine

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I’m glad you liked my review. I agree with you completely. The Rode has a great sound and is 85-90% ready without much processing. It’s all flavor. I love flat sounds that I can edit later so the Lark to me is 🔥. The dji does a good job of landing in the middle somewhere. I was surprised by the noise caNcelling and how great it was too. Love that we have 3 great options for wireless mics! It’s a good time to be a creator. Cheers!

  • @lipardfilm

    @lipardfilm

    8 ай бұрын

    As briefly mentioned in the video, Hollyland has 3 EQ settings for the microphones so you can select which one you prefere the most. It was not stated in the video which option was used during the tests.