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@@christine8622 Amazon carries this. I should have a link in the description of this video to the one I used... Did you try google? Or going through XCEL online? XCEL general sells to businesses and restaurants directly and due to the higher than silicone type options many stores don't stock it.

@@kingpaco87 cables should be in my video description. Second I do not know your speaker connection options or even what speaker you are using. Use the vocaster line out 1/4" jacks and get the other end to speaker connection. Amazon sells almost every option possible.

@@sparkestudio Hello, I am looking for speakers that support the Focusrite Vocaster Two USB-C. I have a very important question: do I need the Focusrite Vocaster Two, or can I buy the first one? I wanted to share with you the equipment I am using for my CZcams channel and the items I'm planning to purchase. I started with an iPhone 11, then upgraded to the S24 and later to the Canon T100. However, the camera broke, so I switched to the Canon 50 Mark 2, which is what I'm currently using. My friend bought a cable, the XLR, and now I need to purchase the Focusrite Vocaster Two USB-C, followed by the Elgato Stream Deck Mini. The Stream Deck Mini helps me control Zoom, Teams, PowerPoint, MS Office, and more. It's compatible with both Mac and PC and makes setting up shortcuts easy. I would appreciate your thoughts on these items. Additionally, I just wanted to mention that I find your videos really entertaining, and even though I start coughing because I have asthma, I can't help but laugh out loud. I admire your work, and while I'm currently focused on gaming content, I aspire to create videos like yours in the future. Thank you for the advice, and have a great day. I'm a regular viewer of your videos and your live streams.

@@sparkestudio I had cheap speakers can you pick me some decent speakers that I could purchase

@@kingpaco87 kanto YU2. I really want to upgrade to the Kanto ORA speakers. You could also do 1/4" to RCA connection for other studio monitor speakers.

@@davidmasseyphoto i know nothing about this lavalier mic you speak of and I am stuck out of town working at this time. My first question is, do you have the 48 volts phantom power on like I mentioned in this video to do when using the VXLRPRO?

@@sparkestudio yes I have the F3 set to “mic 48v”

@@davidmasseyphoto have you tried a female TRRS to male TRS adapter?

@@ne0nlightz sadly can't just keep buying random expensive toys spent $100,000 out of pocket since mid 2019 between both channels and being laid off work in about 3 weeks and will be jobless however I have tons of items I already purchased for review and companies are sending me stuff so thank you fifine for the tank 3 mic, and the computer speakers and LTC for the 3 pack RGB fans, Emeet for the dual camera system to review, and ipazzport for the 3 computer and multiple device remotes... Other items I purchased I am trying to review Ascoon camera slider, Neewer LL35 tripod with fluid head, K&F concerts fluid head and a pile of new to me tech... New camera, new audio interface, new self designed camera setup and much much more but it is now time to stop driving myself into a hole of debt I need my channels to grow or give up.

@@ne0nlightz when I am back in the studio I will try and check out which tripods you are speaking of... I work at a construction work camp for 2 weeks and am home at the studio for 6 and a half days. The YC Onion i nearly purchased last year but I didn't consider it worth the cost they get you on the price of every single little item of their tripod. As for the smallrig freeblazer I reviewed I found out later I disliked the feet. They would flip back and forth 2 easily and it caused the tripod to fall with the camera on it twice and the actor I sometimes work with tried to help once and the tripod fell and broke my cameras hot shoe port and that was the end for me. My favorite all time tripod is a travel tripod the footage TC6S which I reviewed. I have not reviewed my cheaper TC5 version I purchased.

@@KiReaL1984 Definitely what I use.

@@arielespiro in 2 weeks I'll be reviewing the more affordable carbon fiber Neewer LL35 tripod. I recently reviewed the very high end Neewer TH45 fluid head that is normally included with the Neewer LL55 tripod

@@Viktoria-z5o this is the most entry level lowest quality sound of all of the Maono interfaces. I would recommend the Maono AM100 over this any day of the week and works better. The Maono Neo C2 is cheaper and better audio quality than the AM200 but has fewer features.

@@Viktoria-z5o Thank you, any questions about products feel free to ask. Also I have piles of videos on Audio hacking if you wanted to learn tricks of how to connect anything to anything.

@@Maskra_ thanks for sharing. Oddly I couldn't find that one. I can only fund the Ulanzi NP-F01 which I had not known about until I searched Ulanzi NPF plate.

@@elisameazzi4058 with iPhone lightning type you always have to use the Apple certified connector first. Purposely imposed by Apple. if you buy the cable from Apple that adapts to the end connector you need it should work.

@@kosmicjedi that is the audio technica AT4040. I have a 3 video series called Hot Tips on the zoom F3 with a pile of hacks and tricks and tips... Like how to record guitar, or use it with a wired lavalier, battery life hacks and more. If you click on my channel name and go to "playlist" i have a bunch of videos called Hot Tips.

The 90D automatically disables the rear screen when HDMI is enabled. There is no fix other than buying a higher model that supports dual video output, e.g., 5D MK IV, R, R5 and R3.

@@MDxGano i think a lot of people are missing audio from mics that spund low resolution the AM8 sounds good but some of the audio sounded like old audio compression... The same price range is also reviewed here. This microphone could have a different frequency response that could be more narrow. In this price range i find there is always a sacrifice of some sort somewhere. The PD400X is an higher end unit with nice tone and the USB equalizer tuning is wonderful but self noise so the PD400X I see best for Podcasting speaking close to the mic or game streaming. Sadly more self noise than the cheaper options but better tonal frequency response. In about 3 weeks I expect to be reviewing another XLR / USB mic option

@@sparkestudio Would be interesting to hear/see side by sides with the mic in video; something like the Blue Yeti, Hyper X Quadcast s or the new RoG mic name not found in my memory. The range being "very low" is a bit of an exaggeration. The mic in the video was proficient enough for me to not care if it wasnt a mic comparison video.

@@MDxGano you might find the comparison with the Maono PD400X and Fifine AM8 to be interesting czcams.com/video/1uT9cQjoJ-E/video.htmlsi=qPXvwTTkE1b6VFOl I have not reviewed any of those mics or used any of those you have mentioned. It gets very expensive buying everything out of pocket as you may notice my small subscriber and view counts. Between this channel and my tech channel I spent $100,000 out of pocket on equipment that includes any income I made since mid 2019 when I started both my channels. I spent enough to buy a new truck to help others. I almost bought the Blue Yeti during a boxing day special however I spent on a new mechanical gaming keyboard instead. I am very curious about how the Fifine Tank 3 compares. To buy older products and get no views cause CZcams won't push it would just work to kill my channel... Which is massively underrated for all the work and money I put in. if someone sent me those for review to compare I would be he on that. I used to have more mics, a lot more but had to sell off a pile to pay for my electrical schooling.

@@MyJazzsingh the easiest way to connect to camera is if you watched my other video. If you own a good wireless device it makes direct connection super easy with an adapter

@@MyJazzsingh i have a playlist called HOT TIP where I place hacks and tips Here is the XLR to 3.5mm video, since this mic does not require phantom power it is made simple czcams.com/video/kMo9oCoe7pw/video.htmlsi=FZB3rC7NA24ezB-H

@@sparkestudio can you suggest me which video exactly mate

@@MyJazzsingh i work at a work camp out of town and have no PC access. It is very hard to go back and forth to videos since ai have multiple hacks and I have zero clue what equipment you already have. Here's the playlist czcams.com/play/PLYKqcb5ycRPZcPKwZ0B9M1W7WduplZsl7.html&si=IYYA1fSs7uMSzjc4 If you have a wireless mic system like the Rode Wireless, better is the DJI mic or the Hollyland Lark Max. I show how to do that and make it wireless. The adapter I use in that video works alone but not in good volume. That playlist will give you more audio video tricks thanbother channels ever providem including you can uae the Zoom F3 to do it all ajd get 32bit float and never ever have audio clipping issues.

I bought the Sony ZV-E1 I wanted and needed better auto focus. Being able to do subject tracking is very useful. Low light performance blows away the X-S20 and I wanted to keep at least 1 of my 2 cameras but the guy wanted all or nothing and the ZV-E1 with all the new toys has cost me $7500, but this footage I can not get out of the X-S20 which can be seen in this newer video czcams.com/video/BVhW4vqBsIA/video.htmlsi=thjtAtW3_ROIPkfE

@@sparkestudio Interesting. Enjoy. Thks

@@JWS1968 my any chance do you live in Canada? Even better if you live in North BC in Canada. Cause I just tossed mine out but I still have them. I did a major cleanup yesterday and the day before.

@@sparkestudio So they're no longer available. No wonder this mic is so cheap on eBay. I'm in the UK.

@@JWS1968 can be purchased on Ali Express. Google "deity mic cables"

@@sparkestudio it's not the TRRS version. It's the Timecode one

@@JWS1968 i also found that easily. Deity timecode cable. I cannot post the link in CZcams in comments, I got a channel warning for doing so previously. Super easy for me to find with one search. But I'm a tech geek, like this isn't my tech channel or you'd notice.

I wrote Hollyland support before, one issue would be how slow they are to respond. If you want to know bad service you should check out Gigabyte and their cracked GPU PCB's being big on certain high end GPUs and they deny warranty. Asus and the huge issue of trying to charge customers for unrelated stuff. Gamers Nexus has done videos on both. Companies are getting away with ridiculous things these days. Back to Hollyland, the major issue I have seen is the units not turning off when placed in the charging case, it's not everyone but some people. For me an issue I had which I state on my part 2 long term experience video on the Lark Max is both mics turning on when the one only is removed BUT for me is fixed in the newest firmware. Sony, check out all the issues and complains and lack of support in the new cameras and what Sony has done with the latest firmware and the battery warning and how it knocks out peoples recordings. Tech companies are getting away with things they shouldn't and it's got stop or it'll only get worse.

Sorry for the late reply. I would have to say no, there is nothing to show anything is charging. To truly verify I would have to have a stone dead battery in there. But so far I would say no. The battery level indicator shows nothing to imply battery charging.

@@lenierebutar8059 if you plan to go anything beyond a hobby I currently have to recommend more professional options... For affordable Focusrite 2i2 gen 4, for a live performance the UA Volt 276, or if you want to record flawlessly without considering volume levels the small 32bit float Zoom F3. You can find all the amazing things that the device can do if you click on my channel name, go to playlist and go to *hot tips* videos where I show how to hack audio and have 3 videos on the Zoom F3 for what can be done with it including guitar recording... I also have 3 video review series

@@Carl-Camera I hope to show in a sound treated room as a boom mic as well later... And may add my new JZ Microphones V11 to the mix. I am selling my Sennheiser MKE 600 for the second time next week. During the next week and a half going to be reviewing a newly released high end tripod fluid head, a camera slider, the Hollyland M2 USB mic system, on the Tech channel a cool looking Mechanical keyboard

@@morabi557 thank you for your question, but to best answer I need to know use case? For instance I loved the Presonus PX1 BUT it picks up everything and would be horrible for game streaming but this mic is great for that. I am curious about a mic I have not used but it gets expensive buying all these mics out of pocket... Oddly the Maono PD200X is less money and less self noise but this does have better sound quality... USB or XLR or need both. XLR only is also PM500 or the AT2035. I compare both head to head... I have a playlist where I compare mic vs mic

@@sparkestudio I will check the comparisons. Use case is content creation out of the box through USB with possibility of XLR in the future to up the game.

@@morabi557 the PD400X is best connected to USB. Most USB mic's are the other way around and are better using XLR. Best XLR for the price tends to be strictly XLR not both. The Shure MV7 sounds good both ways BUT the audio i found clips too easily connected to USB. The software is what really makes the PD400X, you can make the sound your own.. For content creation there are other things to consider like are you going to be close to the mic or a distance away like I am in nearly all my videos especially on my Tech channel holding products up and moving a bit. The answer is never as simple as one answer especially when you are looking for affordable options. In the Studio I mostly use my MKH50 $1200 USD mic. The AT2035 was impressive for the price, I used the AT4040 for quite some time.

Dummy batteries to the monitor? I never do that, I can but I just don't use a dummy NPF battery when I have NPF batteries... Neewer sells NPF batteries with USB out, the type A USB can power the monitor while also using an NPF plate to power the camera. I have a video playlist called hot tips you may find useful and also have a video where I compare 7 NPF battery plates at the end I show my NPF battery with USB to power multiple devices.

Here's the NPF battery plate video with 7 compared czcams.com/video/t1rT_jIqfts/video.htmlsi=zBxNJfaigWVyq_WC

Yes you are correct. I was "comparing" just like the title says. Since I can't test the limits of the items I cannot make it an actual "review". It's more for your information video, nobody and I mean nobody goes out and buys 7 plus NPF plates... I sure as heck cannot find any video with a pile of them compared.

Even if I had the equipment to test the limits of these this video would be excessively long to review 7 of these. I attempted to make this as short as possible.

One of many tripods I have purchased and reviewed. Still my favorite. I purchased the aluminum version, it feels cheaper, heavier and feels much colder to the touch when it is cool outside.

@@DJCaliRhythm if it wasn't for Hollyland Lark Max and the DJI mic the Rode Wireless Go II would be the same locked to software garbage. Sadly the ME was built to be locked down to software so there is no way around it. Thank goodness for the competing products.

@@DJCaliRhythm as much as I hate the Rode hype train Rode is more wired lavalier friendly than the competing products. I have to laugh at the Rode Wireless Pro with 32bit because the built in mic distorts in loud noise due to low max SPL(Sound Pressure Level) before distorting. The wired lavalier I used with an actor speaking his lines acting as The Joker and the mic Lavalier II included still distorted even in the 32bit recording. Again low Max SPL levels before distorting.

@@wiezyckifamily thank you for your input, I feel being able to protect a filter in use is important, it rained lightly when I did my batman movie. It would have ruined my video work. I know you turn it without locking to change the CPL but thank you for mentioning since I did not and give myself 1 hour to throw this together before boxing and returning. This was to state the negatives not how to use it but I dislike stating negatives alone so I wanted to say some of the good before returning it. All the type with zero negatives in any review was annoying me cause nobody was stating what could be a concern to consider. I wasn't at all happy, it rains about 170 days of the year where I live and a VND/CPL is for outside work. I reviewed 2 different CPL / VND in one filters without issue in my particular smallrig matte box and both have a lens hood that fits but more than anything the lens cap was the best option. Didn't you notice the freewell attracts dust like magnetic to dust? My filter also scratched very very easily unless you always use only their included cleaning cloth or a very soft cleaning cloth. There was no reason for house dust and Ziese lens wipes to scratch my filter but it did. I love the color accuracy of the freewell but the K&F true color is also accurate and is less than half the price BUT is 1-5 VND not the 3-7. The freewell color accuracy is totally superior to the Haida Pro ii and Freewell seemed to have an HD coating? It enhanced the grain of my Fujifilm X-S20 camera. For a regular person using the freewell without protection I don't think it is a good choice for long term use. For a production it's replaceable without hurting too much.

@@sparkestudio would you consider reviewing the Nisi True Colour VND? Would be curious to see your thoughts on that one which is highly regarded, although it doesnt have a CPL built in like the Freewell v2 you just reviewed.

@@ne0nlightz this K&F True color VND with CPL I reviewed is so good it is hard to justify spending more out of my pocket. czcams.com/video/opbWZ-A2Oe8/video.htmlsi=4IYPHFc4iKd5SR8d Purchased 2 K&F filters (second copy was better than the first), purchased 2 Haida, and the 1 Freewell. Of the filters I only returned the Freewell. I sold off everything other than the K&F. I almost purchased the NiSi but the CPL is HUGE it takes back the contrast in sunlight and removes haze in the distance.

@@SUPERRANDUMBREVIEWS the color is whatever you see shining on me. I tossed both my soft boxes. I use this light for movie making and not in the studio. I bought them so you get the honest truth and to help Neewer to improve their products. I messaged their support department about how to improve the design.

@@SUPERRANDUMBREVIEWS thank you for your question... The only way for me to verify if there is any color change would be to put my rendered video in Davinci Resolve and look on the RGB wave forms and look for color shift. I am not back in the studio till July 4th. I don't work where I live and I am gone for 2 weeks at a time and only back for 6 days.

@@ridermalli2560 I would recommend to try it and see how it works and if there are any issues with how you intend to use it. For me audio is never accepting the normal this is all you can do. Chick on my channel name and go to the HOT TIP playlist and see how so many devices can work not as intended and work and sound great while doing it. I recorded guitar with a Zoom F3 and even used my mobile phone as an audio interface to it.

There is a way but you need to have an apple certified adapter to 3.5mm than simply use a Trrs to TRS cable like any wireless microphone system cable labeled as "smartphone". For example you would see that cable on my review of the comica boom-X D2 or the pro version. Many of the affordable of the mic systems I have reviewed have the cable... The TRRS side goes to the iphone 3.5mm adapter side

Not one person has been able to tell me any matte box this can work with. Nobody has given any solution for a matte box or lens hood and for me there is nothing at all that works with this filter for protection when using on the camera. I very much like the much more affordable K&F VND / CPL I reviewed on this channel. It can work with a lens hood or a matte box and has accurate colors.

@@sparkestudio I'll check on that one too. Cheers.

@@nostalgia_box i got a second copy of the K&F lens I will be using with my new camera ;). I am selling off my Fujifilm X-S20 with the Fulaim X5, Sennheiser MKE 600 with lens filters. The quality of footage in future reviews is going to be on a whole new level but so is my maxed out credit card lol.

Thank you. Sadly I won't be too much help being that I only own the Maono C2 Neo still. For starters if you are wondering if the computer is detecting it or not all you do is go to settings and audio. If it is connected to PC it'll show up as an audio device. One easy mistake to make is if your audio from PC volume is turned down or silent it is going to record to the device as silent

Glad I could help.

I actually did right after I rushed to do the audio testing. Took it out audio got crazy hiss and put it back not knowing what happened... And left it back on to show it on. This was the 3rd review video in one day plus my parents where here from out of town. Seriously rushed before I left to work for 2 weeks. Looking to revisit and compare with other mics when I have time, I have 2 CZcams channels and only have 6 days home and back to work for 2 weeks out of town again. I didn't notice any difference on or off but other than either the cable connection was bad or something odd when I removed it. Fioboc tech clothing, and all other reviews on my tech channel were obligations I had to get done for companies.... Why Did I rush rather than hold off? I have a mechanical keyboard to review when I get back, an actor I work with on days off for a contest, my new fluid head and have to re make my camera shoulder mount review properly and have batteries being sent for review on my tech channel. You have no idea how busy I am.

Since you asked in the follow up video when I am finally back which isn't until January 4th I am going to compare the sound with it on vs off. But also might swap the XLR cable. Any other tests you would like to see or anything specific? I am also going to note the dynamic range, it really spikes easily.

Audio technica AT4040 has better low and high response compared to the AT2035. for low cost the Presonus PX1 is impressive. I reviewed those other mic's BUT the Presonus was one of my first videos on this channel. I used it mainly for cartoon characters and advertising voices.

The Lewitt 540 sub zero is a beautiful mic that has a natural tone with extremely low self noise but isn't cheap. I have a video comparing the AT4040 and the AT2035 on this channel as well. The differences are very small but are important for pure accuracy but double the cost difference is questionable.

@@sparkestudio Thanks! I live in Argentina, so low cost options are a must. I'll check those vids.

Sadly I am on my way out of town to work for 2 weeks... Meaning I cannot answer question with any certainty until I am back in the Studio on July 4th. Normally APP don't store on the mic unless we are talking the hollyland Lark M2 I started my review on

@@sparkestudio Thanks, it's helpful.

@@rahulgkhs the hollyland lark M2 is impressively good. With only 6 days off of work and 2 CZcams channels and working with an actor part time on my 6 days off time is hard to come by.

Thank you

If you really want to see what the Zoom F3 can do. I have a series called hot tips with 3 videos. Including how to record a guitar, USB to the phone and you can set the interface to mono or stereo in the Zoom... Here's part 2 video and 3 should be shown at the end and in the video description with part 1: czcams.com/video/Owlbtj7dcvA/video.htmlsi=4NAuUSDRNFlLudB3

Now that I read properly and am a bit awake Set zoom F3 to mono both left right in combined on all outputs including internally. Set Zoom F3 to Stereo you have left right individual sound for both ports internally (on 2 different files) and to headphone out / line out are ALL set to stereo internally are separate left and right audio

I believe this video comparison when I do the round up of microphones is going to make your answer completely obvious... czcams.com/video/tPTFXsw4P9k/video.htmlsi=2C6gHefWNdhV3PLw Hint the NKE600 is almost identical whether XLR or not. But keep in mind if direct to the camera you want the camera volume reasonably low cause the camera can cause hiss.

@@sparkestudio really appreciate your answer, I think NTG will be better because I think it have something like internal amplifier

@@MateuszHabowski The NTG does go louder but has more hiss. Keep in mind the NTG distorts audio super Easily in loudish environments and you are going to want to use the negative DB pad on it to prevent the bad SPL that sounds like like clipping, it's just crap sound pressure level. NTG is the easier of the 2 for outside work but I recorded my safety video using the MKE600 for LNG Canada and won first place. The NTG sounded like garbage on that industrial site.

@@MateuszHabowski If you decide you want to learn more about audio and video and tricks of what can really be done watch my HOT TIPS video playlist of videos here: czcams.com/play/PLYKqcb5ycRPZcPKwZ0B9M1W7WduplZsl7.html&si=Yfj3GeRpxzTB6-Mj

@@sparkestudio thanks a lot, really appreciate that, you helped me a lot 🙏🏼

I almost never use any of the keyboard options. The astra 2 the key caps kept falling off otherwise it would be a good choice if the quality wasn't so poor. For a while I did use the speed editor, the full size keyboard was simply too clicky, heavy... The Speed editor is the one I mainly ended up using but I rarely ever use it. Ultimately the choice is yours but I have not found a truly good option.

True and you are correct. I DON'T use the word stereo for accuracy. It is to help with search for people that are confused and simply want their audio playing thru both speakers rather than saying 2 speaker mono. I expressed it stereo in the sense of left and right speakers. Simple for even little kids or someone that knows nothing about audio to grasp. If someone is an audio expert and doesn't understand this concept for themselves and is going for a Scarlett interface we have bigger problems :p.