INSANELY TINY | Hollyland Lark M2 with SOUND comparisons and RANGE test!
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- The Hollyland Lark M2 has just released, and spoiler, its fantastic!
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Ok everyone…the pretty hands and nails in the video is my wifes 😅 please don’t panic and worry, I’m not putting beautiful nail art on my nails 💅
Couldn’t have my manly hands holding something so small and intricate and ruining the shot 🤣
Was shocked the entire video was recorded on the Lark M2. That's a pretty strong endorsement, it sounded great.
Have to agree, it’s hard to believe you can get such good quality audio from something so small, and also so easy.
I know a lot of audiophiles may pick it apart and comparing it to a $1000 condenser mic isn’t fair.
The fact the set up is a few seconds and the quality is amazing blows my mind.
Even the audio quality using the mobile version when Zack was on his bike was unreal. Taking phone videos to such high quality with good audio is definitely a game changer.
These are insane value for money
Omg, your kids for the range test! I can't.They are so cuteee. They are going to be great gadget reviewers in the future for sure.
Thank you 🙏 glad you enjoyed their little appearance. They pulled out all the stops to make it epic 😜 definitely think they’ll have to stick around for more lol
Clear, concise, precise. Good job explaining. Thank you so much !
Thank you Jerome, really appreciate it, glad I could help 🙏
Very nice video! Thank you so much !
You’re welcome, really glad you enjoyed it 💪
Awnnn❤ Great mic. Just got it recently and trying to soak up any info before I start testing . Great family you guys are so cute, and this was well shot & Edited too!
Thank you so much. Really appreciate the kind comment. Enjoy the M2, epic little device.
Great review! I ordered the combo package from Amazon today. Your kids are so cute btw... the range and quality of the product are insane.
Thank you so much!! Really glad you made the decision to get one, absolutely amazing device, and thank you for the kind words :)
Great comparison! excellent video
Thank you so much. Really glad you enjoyed it 🙌
Excellent review and I must say your setup looks amazing, great lighting for the hand holding M2 shots. Wonderful kids too !
Thank you so so much, really appreciate the kind words on the review, we definitely do try put as much effort into it as we can. And it’s amazing to see that it doesn’t go unnoticed so thank you again 🙏
Love the thumbnail. The review as well of course!
Always appreciate the comment from you 🙏
Thank you for your presentation.
You’re welcome, thank you for watching and supporting 🙏
This was such a great review. Everything was perfect. I don't need to watch another video because I'm sold!
Thank you, really appreciate it man 🙌
One of the best reviews for the Hollyland M2! Damn audio quality. Top notch! For such a small and budget audio device, this is a must buy for content creators!
Appreciate the kind words so so much!!!! Thank you 🙏
I mounted it inside my motorcycle helmet. Really impressed. Even made a video of it myself. Cuts out a ton of wind noise.
The range test sold me
Yes man 👌 that range test was crazy good!!
best sound test ever! haha
This is not just hollyland. This is HOLYSHIIT this mic is GOOOD
Right!!! Audio is fantastic from this mic. My new everyday mic!
Loved the M1 and this seems to add what i wanted which is the magnetic mounting system. I need to resell my M1 and buy the M2.
Definitely with the upgrade!!
I love the range test with your kids!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 🙏
Beautiful Nail Art 🙂
Nicely spotted, told my wife we can’t have my manly hands holding something so intricate and perfect, so she did her nails (herself) ❤️🔥
Tra le tante...recensioni, la tua è veramente top! Complimenti
Nice microphone placement on pink dress in intro. lol humor is always nice 😂
😂 well spotted
I have a Lark Max Duo, Godox Movelink M1 and Movelink M2.
This Lark M2 sound is great and clear like the Lark Max Duo, my Godox M1 and M2 is too noisy hhssssss....
Thank you for your presentation, excelent review.
I will buy this Lark M2 for a backup mic.
“And I have new shoes!” Too funny
These kids…😂
Question have you tested this with a crowd of ppl and very loud noise cause I plan on using these for when I interview artists at shows
yes it's insanely small! Great video Rich!
Ah mannnn Richard thank you so much for the comment 🤗 really appreciate it, I’m actually half way through your review. Absolute banger!!!
I bought M2 last month. I m using now for shooting a indipendent series tv. I feel good with this device, but for you i need to will buy lark MAX for my project? Exist to much different quality for need spend another money for Max? Thanks.
Wow the kids range test is an awesome idea ! I fell for it ❤
🤗 think I’ll have to keep the kids around for future range tests 😜
@@RICH_Photography yes there is something emotionally convincing while doing the test at the same time. We can project ourselves into using it at home !
Impressive audio quality from such a small device. Thanks
You’re welcome, really appreciate the support on the channel and watching. Glad the Lark M2 impressed you 😉
Thank you for the video. It seems that the USB C version doesn't work with Pixel Android phones (works only if passing energy thru the side USBC from the receiver). Do you have any advice on it?
Trying to decide on the combo or the mobile. Was thinking of going full mobile so the case is smaller and ill be predominantly recording on a usb C. The camera unit if its in USB C mode, will it lose some features? Like will the gain still work?
Is there a way to listen to/monitor the audio while recording to a camera or to the phone? Especially when using it with a camera, I can't imagine it's easy to tell how low or high the levels are with just those 3 leds on the receiver.
For a solo travel vlogger who shoot outside with a lot of crowd, which one do you recommend more? Is it Lark M2 or Lark Max Solo? I shoot more with a mirrorless and sometimes with phone. Thanks.
Awesome! Question: which lav mic did you use on the Hollyland LARK MAX ? thanks!
I used the lav mic that I got with my Lark 150
With the dead cat on there, how do you tell if it's on noise cancellation or not? Or did you put it on noise cancellation by accident while putting on the dead cat? Add the magnets, and it's a no deal. Too bad, otherwise it looked pretty good.
I love this device it's game changing. Would have liked to hear the noise cancellation outside in a windy or noisy environment though.
Happy to do a short sometime and find a super noisy environment for you 😉 busy street with car noise should do well too.
On Zack’s bike ride, there was a ton of wind noise but the little dead cat is insanely powerful. No noise cancellation on his ride still.
@@RICH_Photography At the moment I have the FullAim x5 system and I did a short movie scene with it. I found that the noise from clothing was cut considerably when using the wind jammer fury . Obviously with extreme movement you still get clothing noise but just walking and talking and general normal movement it worked like a charm.
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she is wearing it under her jacket.
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The kids are both wearing them under their jackets.
I wish they would also make a 32-bit version of it.
Mine doesn’t work if I plug USBC to lightning cable into the iPhone - any ideas ?
this is the best idea how wireless mic can be used.
Appreciate it, glad you enjoyed the review 🙏
Hey thanks for the video, I have a question about on 9:45 you say when you plug into your phone goes mono and you cant get stereo.. Does that mean when recording on a phone you can only do mono?
You’re welcome. From what I’ve noticed and understand, if you connect your phone to the camera receive it will record mono stereo.
If you use the smartphone receiver, it seems to record into stereo. (The audio from the bicycle ride with Zack has not been altered, and it comes through 2 channels if you wear head phones)
In reality you’ll never truly get ‘full blown’ stereo that can give you amazing direction from a small mic anyway. But if your question is to ask if you record with the mobile receiver, the audio will come through both speakers as ‘stereo’ without any altering of the audio.
Hope that helps 🙏
@@RICH_Photography Thanks for the quick reply, I really appreciate it :) This is great, I want to use this with my Pixel 6 so wanted to make sure that it records in stereo.
try recording on 15 pro with external drive & with the Lark M2 using hub off course will it work?
Good point, so 1 thing I didn’t mention is every Phone Receiver (USB C and Lightning) has a USB C port for charge through capabilities. I’m not sure if it will also allow an external drive.
Your kids are ❤
Thank you 🙏
I read you can t split tracks on smartphones but only on the camera version, is it true?
Correct. The phones record the audio together. Also not sure if there’s a way around this with a different app. But seems it’s a mobile device problem and not a Hollyland issue.
thank you for this video but... will it fit into a thicker iphone case???
To be honest, I was surprised that the mobile receiver fitted into my iPhone 15 without removing my iPhone case.
I don’t have a slim iPhone case either.
Glad manufacturers aren’t making it only fit into phones without covers.
@@RICH_Photography totally agree! thank you for your reply!!!
could you use this for live speech or would you have too much risk of feedback? in other words, has anyone tried it with live speakers?
Yes you can, after a recent live stream, the priest borrowed my Lark M2 to test in the church. He put the transmitter on his chest and the receiver he plugged into the PA system. It works fantastic, once he put the volume VERY loud it got feedback, but the clarity at the correct volume sounded better than his senheisser set up.
Thanks for this useful tutorial.
You’re welcome 🙏
How do you connect it to a laptop? Which receiver?
I’d suggest the aux/camera version and go straight into the laptop/aux port.
Love the nails , didn't listen to the haters, you do you. Would this work in say the Sony fx cameras , via a 3.5 to XLR adaptor ?
Appreciate it, it’s my wife’s nails, I’d assume people that have been around long enough would kinda recognise my manly veiny hands aren’t in the shot LOL
To be honest I’m sure it would. I use my larks (150, Max, and old C1) with a 3.5mm to XLR into my audio mixer for live streams and it works flawlessly!!
@@RICH_Photography Ok thanks , Im thinking to try these button babes with the magnet, inside a collar for sit down interviews , you need to feature your wife more :)
@robinprobyn1971 works fantastic in the collar, you can put the magnet to the outside of the collar and the mic on the inside. It’s so well hidden. Actually a shot like that in the intro broll.
I’ll definitely be featuring her more 😉
@@RICH_Photography Oh right I see it . Yes like that, it's mostly guys wearing suites Im interviewing . If I can white out the magnet with one of the stickers , get the A camera wide and B camera shooting into the collar / mic side ,it will be very hard to see or be noticeable . I have Sennheiser AVX , and its good but hiding even a small lav mic is a pain , then all the cable noise blah blah .. This will be much quicker and easier and audio quality fine for my needs.
@robinprobyn1971 exactly that, white out the magnet and you’ve got an invisible set up and the audio quality is more than sufficient. 👌
Does it have that annoying buzz sound? Electrical buzz? While recording?
No….unless you stick a phone next to it 😂
Exact same results? To me it seemed like audio dropouts started at the speed bump for the camera receiver, and 2-3 times further away with the usb-c receiver. What am I missing?
The signal did come back as it dropped out by the speed bump, however the USB C receiver also drops out a bit just after. You don’t hear it much as Zack wasn’t speaking.
In addition, and this is partly my fault, the camera was placed on a tripod on the pavement, under a tree…we were worried about passing cars.
Last minute we decided to do the test on the USB C receiver and stood with the phone in the middle of the road which was a lot better than on the pavement under a tree.
So…same results, give or take a meter or 3 😉😜
@@RICH_Photography Aha. Thanks for clarifying that! By the way: how far from the receiver would you estimate the speed bump to be?
That’s a good 50m, the camera and phone were placed in the same distance from the speed hump, we literally just stepped out onto the road.
So in the wide shot on the ISB C receiver as it starts gives a pretty good idea.
I think Hollyland’s spec sheet claims around 60m ‘not line of sight’ and 300m line of sight.
Great job recording the whole video on the mic, so many creators doing the opposite
Thank you, would’ve made no sense doing it any other way for me…put the trust in the product 😉
@@RICH_Photography what are you doing with the phone camera receivers? It doesn’t look like there is a holder for them in the charge case
@osmosisreacts if you buy just the phone receiver package they come with a different case.
The full bundle comes with the camera receiver case and the phone receivers just lie lose in the bag. You can charge them via USB C though.
The kid is the star of the video. Cute
Thank you 🙏 🤗
I've watched reviews of this thing and nobody mentions how long the battery of the little mic last before it runs out.
That’s because it’s pretty tough to test it in one go because it’s so long. Hollyland does claim 40 hours in total.
Let me try explain.
When the case is fully charged, and you use the mic, you get 40 hours of total use until the original mic charge and case is completely flat from recharging.
Based on an assumption of a full case charge giving you 2.5 to 4 full charges as previous versions.
Id estimate an average of 8 hours on a charge.
I’ve personally used it for 2 hours consecutively in a live stream and had no issues obviously. I’ve used both mics in a long video of about 3.5 hours and also had no issues.
It’s really hard to get an idea when something has such great battery life.
I have used the Lark 150s for many years and still can’t tell you the battery life because I’ve used it for 6 hours at most.
I know this doesn’t give you an exact answer but I can tell you the battery life is amazing.
@@RICH_Photography kind of sketchy how they didn't specify that crucial information.
Ok, I received the USB-C version and what is very important to know is that it doesn't split the tracks, so you end up with one track for two mics. The support now only answers that you need to buy the camera version to do so, which I think is sad.
I went with the whole bundle. It was only a 40 dollar difference
@@iiSup3rior yeah me too but still can’t split tracks on my phone
Can you use the camera version with the smartphone or do you need to buy another receiver specifically for phones?
@@dottorcarlone no you can use the camera receiver directly with usb c cable
The lav sounded way better than all of them. The worst was noise reduction absolutely woeful sounds like a 32kbps mp3 file
I don’t know so much, the lav to me wasn’t as clean as the Lark M2…could be subjective and I was listening with my proper Shure monitor headphones.
Magnets, too bad.
WHAT IS THIS FINGER NAIL ISH😡
Used my wife’s fingers and nails because they prettier than mine 💅 pretty clear it’s not a man’s hands 😂🤪