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1:21 ehy i dont have this option? Even after updating my equipment
Thank you! I stumbled across this video as I was looking at small discrete microphones for impromptu interviews! This looks clean and professional without being weird or intrusive. I have added this tool my audio kit now!✊🏾👊🏾✊🏾
Awesome! I am just starting vlogging...how ever when I have my purple panda lav mic on my dji, I get some crazy weird distortion, even with the Dji at -12dB on the mic input. I am using a Google Usb C to headphone plug - after watching this video I am hoping using a USB C to TRS cable will resolve the issue!
Thank you for your clear explanation. I had bought a cheap headphone adapter for my action 4 not realizing that till I saw this video.
Do you get handling noise when doing this? Thanks!
That is amazing
There is a button if you don’t want to watch its the X button. Some ppl like in depth videos. Just saying
I am not able to get copy onto the root. I consistently get "You do not have permission", any suggestions?
Got a question can I have an external battery pack and mic plugged in at same time through the adapter?
with the mic adaptor is it stil waterproof?
No, there are rubber gaskets to make a seal to keep water out. It would probably be ok in light rain though.
is it still water proof?
How do you know it's working, though? I set it up this way but the audio still sucks. Is there a way in the camera to check?
I'm trying to get better audio for my KZread Channel. I record my race car in a VERY loud track environment, while I'm trying to record my commentary simultaneously. At first, I just used the iPhone mic, and you couldn't hear me talking. Then, I bought the Comica Vimo S, plug and play wireless lavaliere mics, which work great at normal dB ranges, but get clipped and distorted pretty quickly when the cars erupt engine noise at the Green Flag launches. I'm on a small budget, and trying to get the best of both worlds where the end-viewer can hear the car audio, but can also hear me commentating. I was told to look for a mic with a 32-bit float, but I really can't afford to get this wrong in both time and money. Please provide any suggestions as to what would be best, and what setup would help me accomplish my goals! Feel free to watch some of my videos to provide feedback in my comments as well. Thanks!
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Hi, I use Sony EZV10 as weil. But it seems like the Camera does not Connect with my RODE Video Micro 2 since there is NO Adio Sound at all when I set the Camera Audio to Level 4. maybe you can help me out ?
When you use a ADC such as the BOYA BY-K4, do you sill loose some audio details from the mic because of the analog to digital conversion? Hence best to get a smart mic sennheiser XS to avoid the conversion, as you've recommended beore?
The way the Action audio input works, any mic connected has to go through that analog to digital conversion before entering the camera. The Sennheiser XS lav does that internally. So it's really a question about which companies ADC is better. This is part of the reason why some USB-C lav mics sound better than others. Aside from different capsule components, there's also different circuitry. Would a Sennheiser product sound cleaner than a BOYA product? Maybe. Would the average person listening be able to hear an audible difference? Probably not. Additionally, the benefit of the XS lav is that there is one less point of failure or connection.
I have a samsung phone s24+, and looking for a USB-c to 3.5mm DAC, any you could recommend?
Wow thank you so much, you saved so much of my time
Thanks for the video. Do you know if I can connect directly a rode wireless me receiver to a dji action 4 using the usb-c to usb-c cable included in the rode kit? Thank you
While I dot own a Wireless ME, you should be able to use the USBC cable to connect the RX directly to the Action 4.
Thank you for making all confusion vaporized 👍🏻✔️🎉
Anyone here reading this can sponsor me one hard drive and one Zoom M3 to help me work on my first book and also level up my KZread video? I will craft a logo of your needs in return, I tried to seek for logo design work but can't land any, if you can help out, I will be really appreciated, please let me know if it's possible! :-)
Hi Wayne, Any recommendation for a mic, for creatiing e-biking videos with a OA4 with a chest mount and a lav mic? Be it in the city or nature. What lav mic would you recommend? I'm a beginner to audio, but looking for some street ambience and a clear voice recording.
I like using the Sennheiser XS lav (USB-C version) with my Action 4. Plugs directly into the camera, no adapters needed. It's less sensitive than some other lavs so less prone to clipping in you have it close to your mouth and I think it's only ~$60.
@WayneRECs thank you for recommendation. And if one would also want to record ambient noise, of traffic, nature etc. Would the XS mic pick that up when close to ones face. Or could one record a second channel ambient noise somehow with a second mic? Can action 4 record multiple audio channels? Maybe a sound recorder would be a good option for ambient sound?
Sorry I may have missed the information, but did you sometime ago, talk about a single cable going from the camera to an external microphone Thanks Much appreciated
@@slojam100 BOYA BY-K2 is a USB-C to 3.5mm male that works directly from the camera into a TRS jack on a microphone.
just wondering .. is it beneficial to supply power (just the power) from USB Charger or Power Bank to the USB-C port on the microphone while its working with the camera through 3.5mm jack? My concern is that I want to set the preamp on my camera to the lowest possible, but since this mic doesnt have a battery.. meaning that i cannot turn the settings down to the lowest. I know that I can plug it into a computer and use the software there while still outputting the signal through 3.5mm to the camera. but what if i just plug in the power from DC charger to the microphone, will it provides power for the mic so i can lower the gain from my camera preamps? Just trying to avoid using computer or smartphone here.
Hello, there. How about DJI Action 4 as a webcam?? It seems the desktop audio shuts off anything when I plug in into USB. HELP!
How about using DJI Lavalier mic with this adapter ?/???
Great video mate! I liked how you talked about some youtubers not having the sound experience as that described me perfectly! I can't hear the hiss so i'll probably give this mic a go unless something better has come out from the sony range since your video?
Newbie here. I bought a Zoom F3 not knowing what I was getting into. I sample tested with a cavalier mic and placed the file in Premiere pro. The sound is coming out of one speaker only. I switched the settings from stereo to mono and vice versa and still only have sound in one speaker. Is it possible to get sound from both speakers using one microphone with the F3? Thanks for the video. I like the table top set up.
The F3's Mono & Stereo recording modes cannot be configured to what you're looking for. If you've connected a single lav into CH1, in Mono mode, you will record a single mono track. If you turn on CH2 as well, you will record 2 separate mono tracks. In Stereo mode, whatever is plugged into CH1 will be recorded to the L track of a stereo file and CH2 will be the R track. Most likely what you'll need to do is to convert your Mono recording to Stereo in Premiere like in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZZWEush-n7bHgJs.htmlsi=c0AAHF3u4O7pKd4P&t=26
@@WayneRECs Thank you for the video link. So simple. But it's impossible to know what you don't know. I didn't know but I do now. Thanks again, brother. Greatly appreciate you taking the time to respond and sharing your knowledge.
I recently have been thinking of doing something like this as an alternative to the Antlion Modmic. Instead of getting a Modmic only for pc, you can use the wireless mics for other purposes haha
Im using Dji mic 2 with my action 4 to record some motovlogging, its sounds okay ish when things is not going to fast. I experience audio clipping all the time tho. (I have the mic in my backpack yo record the exhaust.)
neither a moto vlogger nor u tried this on road and telling here blaa blaa... totally shit man
In the specifications of the Rode VXLR Pro adapter, I read that the plug-in power supply is 4 Volts when the phantom power supply is 24 Volts and 48 Volts. It turns out that the Rode VXLR PRO adapter, connected to the Zoom F3 audio recorder, converts a phantom power supply of 12-48 Volts to a voltage of 4 Volts and transmits it to the Rode Lavalier Go lavalier microphone. Does this mean that in such cases it will not matter whether I set up a phantom power supply of 24 Volts or 48 Volts in the settings of the Zoom F3 audio recorder? After all, the adapter will still convert to 4 Volts, which is necessary for a lapel microphone? Most importantly, will the adapter prevent the Rode Lavalier Go Lavalier microphone from breaking (burning) due to high voltage? One point is unclear to me. They write that first you need to attach a lapel microphone to the Zoom F3 audio recorder, and then install 48 Volt phantom power in the Zoom F3 settings. Otherwise, the lavalier microphone will burn out. And doesn't the Rode VXLR Pro adapter convert 48 Volts to 4 Volts, despite the fact that before or after connecting the lapel microphone, I installed phantom power in the Zoom F3 audio recorder?
What about XLR mics on Sony handles? This method doesn't apply then, right?
I tried my drift mic and initially it was recognized the was dropped. The mic works fine with my drift cam. Great video BTW!
i really cannot coonect my mic into the rode connect it cannot record audio
I am team external and team that werewolf from "Twilight." I do not understand the whole -- golly post production is so much more complex. It takes a couple of extra seconds and for noisy/urban environments external is the only option.
I use a Sony a6400 and the Hollyland M1 Lark1 wireless microphones. Unfortunately, I can’t LISTEN to the recording while interviewing because the mic is occupying the only port available to the camera. How do I fix this? Because my professor demands that we listen as we are recording. Like…how?
I’m an absolute newbie to this but I bought myself a Rode NT-1 and was happy to discover it had 32-bit float, but was surprised to discover that whilst it uses a native USBC output to export that 32-bit signal, the “standard” audio interfaces don’t have USBC input. I bought a Motu M4, which is obviously not super modern, but does provide a high quality audio path. I can either use that and control the gain (which I do) or I can faff about with PC audio settings to use my mic via USB. What we are missing is really an audio interface that provides a combo jack and USB input on each channel.
I’m an absolute newbie to this but I bought myself a Rode NT-1 and was happy to discover it had 32-bit float, but was surprised to discover that whilst it uses a native USBC output to export that 32-bit signal, the “standard” audio interfaces don’t have USBC input. I bought a Motu M4, which is obviously not super modern, but does provide a high quality audio path. I can either use that and control the gain (which I do) or I can faff about with PC audio settings to use my mic via USB. What we are missing is really an audio interface that provides a combo jack and USB input on each channel.
How can u hook up a third transmitter?
Using the Pairing mode...or with Internal Recording
Thank you.
this guys channel is underrated...he has quite a few ideas
The hero 12 doesn’t do this and it’s one of the reasons I returned it and bought the action 4. the action 4 is hands-down without a doubt 1 million times better than the hero 12
I have the FX30 with the XLR mount and a Deity MIC....do you think if I added the M3 on top of the XLR I would get interference having two mics so close together....I want to use the Diety just for filming crowds....but on interviews I would like to hit the record button on the M3 for 32 bit backup....however I was not sure if having the mics so close on the same camera I would get interference...what are your thoughts...
the only problem I see with this....if I do 30 videos each ranging from 1 to 10 minutes in one morning sessions...I would have to sink each video with the audio...which would be a lot of work...I believe the GH7 has 32 bit float....but my fx30 only has 24 bit...the syncing in post would be like putting a puzzle together every time
4:48 it depends where sound source talking to. The man behind you may speak directly to your mic and it will be louder than man in the front of you who talks side way.
You're sort of contradicting yourself. How do the manufacturers do it? They take the 24-bit output of the ADC and write it into 32-bit float. For most microphone audio interfaces don't be surprised if the ADC is working at 12-bits! Or even 10! Speaking bluntly, 32-bit float is a marketing scam ;) It's beyond trivial to take a 16 or 24-bit recording and convert it to 32-bits. I feel you needed to take a harder stand on this issue.
I obviously can’t check, but my Rode NT-1 I’m told includes 4 ADC’s, each covering a different window into the 32-bit float space. No idea if that’s completely accurate, nor what the effective bit width of each ADC is, but it is difficult to deny that the results of 32-bit recording for a complete amateur like me is exactly what I’d expect, i.e. it’s more difficult for me to screw things up in a way where I can’t recover good audio.
@@StefanHolmes The 4 ADC's "theory" of how they do it is fake science if you think about it. Can you take a 4-way splitter and input your mic into four audio interfaces, each with a different gain, and then combine them? No. Conservation of energy. Each voltage would be 1/4 strength, or 1/4 weaker. Okay, so you say, you pre-amp it first and then send to 4 ADCs. Okay. But what proof to you have that 4 ADC will resolve the signal better than 1? I've not seen that. IF it were really true you'd see it in the specs, rigtht? When you shop audio interfaces do you see a section for number of ADCs? No. IF you notice a difference between 32-bit float and 24-bit fixed it's because they've added a limiter or automatic gain control in the signal path. A 100 year old technology. And it compresses the signal so degrades the fidelity. 32-bit float is a ploy to get amateurs to spend money on this new gear that has it. My latest video explains some of the business and consumer realities why this myth perpetuates. 32-bit float isn't worse. No harm if you use it. But I wouldn't because it's just a waste of compute because you're resolve to fixed at the end anyway. The "float" just means more scale, which is exponential. 32-bit float is the SAME as 24-bit fixed in precision. You can look that up on wiki.
@@maxcanthelpit Do I think it's electrically possible that there can be multiple ADC's separated with a crossover? Yes I do. We do the same in reverse for speakers. To be fair, I'll reserve judgement until someone does a teardown / reverse-engineer of such a mic. (maybe someone did, I haven't looked) I'm aware of the mechanics of how 32-bit float versus 24-bit fixed works. I've been poking around in and understanding file formats for 30-ish years, including the formal IEEE definitions of floating point formats. 32-bits is a ridiculous amount of headroom. Simply unnecessary. Still a great format for transporting audio data, because any format that can far exceed requirements whilst still being "cheap" to use is the perfect format. What someone might not like about it is the fact they can't hide behind it. If you screwed up your audio, you're going to have to own up to it and you can't blame your gain settings or your audio interface (especially in cases where your "interface" is simply USBC straight into a laptop). As to fidelity being degraded because of tricks that make 32-bit "work" in a mic... I'm sure that's true, but I'm not sure that's universally true. I'm not going to evangelise Rode as being perfect, I have literally no experience of their brand except for this recent (weeks, not months or years ago) purchase of an NT-1. I think it would be risky to their reputation to make completely BS claims about the tech in this mic. I'm not one to take marketing at face value, but if Rode say "hey, the noise floor is X, we have Y number of ADC's and you can't clip audio that sits within the rated max SPL (132dB!) of the mic itself", I'm going to give them some benefit of some doubt. Maybe the noise floor is really X+4dB and the max usable SPL is less than 130dB (I'd expect it to be, honestly), but that still leaves me with a mic that, to my ears, does a good job whatever mode I put it in. That being said, mine gets used mainly as a standard mic via XLR into an inexpensive MOTU M4 for realitime audio and I probably have the gain set a bit too high and I should definitely put a compressor into the path somewhere, but I'm not a pro and I'm just incrementally figuring out what's what.
Great, as a motovloger I’ll try this.
I would recommend Apple USB C to 3.5mm audio adaptor. It work great and with apple quality.
Advice caution the Zoom H6 essential ASIO driver is not compatible with the windows 11 arm64 and the error reported is it required x64 processor.I have been informed that there is no solution for this situation.it cannot be used as a audio interface on windows 11 arm 64.
My understanding is 32bit Float audio is somewhat like using Log profiles on a camera instead of standard colour where you can get closer to the highlights and shadows in recovery. Correct me if I am wrong but 32bit float will allow getting closer to the quieter and louder??