10 Rode Wireless GO Hacks!
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- čas přidán 13. 04. 2020
- Try these 10 crazy Rode Wireless GO tips and uses to get better audio in your videos!
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Rode Wireless GO on Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/Be34f
Tips:
0:11 - Handheld Interview Microphone
0:57 - Wireless Headphone Hack
1:57 - Voice Over Microphone Trick
3:20 - Wireless Shotgun Microphone
4:10 - Using Two Microphones
4:58 - Using Two Wireless GO Mics at Once
5:38 - Signal Tip
6:28 - Hiding the Wireless GO Transmitter
7:12 - Using a Mixer with the Wireless GO
8:10 - Mini Audio Bag Kit
Gear Mentioned:
Rode Wireless GO Kit
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/Be34f
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Camera Handle
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Cold Shoe Mount
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/Y8v
Rode Handheld Interview GO Adapter
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Sony MDR 7506 Headphones
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/ZvB5
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Stand for Voice Over Setup
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/ZJlg
B&H: bhpho.to/2yVyKhe
3.5mm Extension Cable
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/cL3g
Microphone Splitter Cable
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B&H: bhpho.to/2V6Vh3p
Cold Shoe Extender
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B&H: bhpho.to/2xsnxUY
Triple Cold Shoe Mount
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/LBQzAB
B&H: bhpho.to/2wJN1gs
Medical Tape
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/I9iq7
Medical Bandage Strap
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Mini Mixer
Amazon (PAID LINK): geni.us/r0ArJT
B&H: bhpho.to/2xkMqCf
Case Used for Mini Audio Kit
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Zoom H1 Audio Record
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USB Battery Used
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Here are the time stamps for all tips! Also, went with a darker image on this one to match some of my favorite images... Be nice ha!
0:11 - Handheld Interview Microphone
0:57 - Wireless Headphone Hack
1:57 - Voice Over Microphone Trick
3:20 - Wireless Shotgun Microphone
4:10 - Using Two Microphones
4:58 - Using Two Wireless GO Mics at Once
5:38 - Signal Tip
6:28 - Hiding the Wireless GO Transmitter
7:12 - Using a Mixer with the Wireless GO
8:10 - Mini Audio Bag Kit
can i win one Rode? 😉love from Africa
Great video thanks, may I ask how you set up your Rodes to stream directly to your pc?
Thanks in advance
I'm very interested in the idea of color/tone matching an image. I struggle with color, mostly because I'm color blind. I would LOVE a breakdown of your thought process when trying to match grades. A solid video idea? LOL
This is Cool, I Love my Wireless Go i use the Boya M1 for the mic under the shirt as Tape of people with hair on their chest can be.....painful when removing..lol
I actually just got the RØDE wireless go yesterday. Thank you for showing me some great hacks to get the most out of the mic.
gosh that's gotta be the most professional review I've ever seen.
The headphone tip is pure GOLD! Thanks Caleb!
Yeah, thinking of getting this kit just to upgrade my headphones to wireless xD
This is actually why I got this system - as a wireless pack for my custom IEMs. Real wireless systems cost 6 times as much, and bluetooth introduces too much latency for music work.
@@andrewnibbi how does that work for you? Is the audio quality good enough? How is the latency? I've been looking for a solution for a while. Cost is not the problem for me, the problem is I don't want to plug in many cables, so I want something on battery (like this system).
but it's only MONO!
@@AlexisGitarre Well.. thats probably because the main use cases of tiny audio transmitters like the Rode WGO dont require Stereo sound?
AWESOME video! Loved all of these extra uses you've found for the Wireless GO!
RØDE Microphones I’m interested in purchasing one of these to use and review on my channel ....is there any plans on a newer version or updated version coming out soon ?
Smithy since they just released the white version, probably not.
You should totally have an Australian based review of say, 2 of these kits 🤣🤣🤣
#FatDad #Canberra #Australia 🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺
Holy cow, this is brilliant! I’ve got two sets and this gives me a few ideas.
Thank you for this video!
This is great, you originally convinced me to pick up a set of these and now you've made them 10X more useful to me. Unrelated, I would love to see you do a video on the Godox VL video lights!
Brandon R I’m also interested in a VL light review ❤️
So helpful for traveling content creators, thank you!
Great Video, really helpful. Thank you 🙏😇
Would love to see a video just focused on that kit at 8:18 really fleshed out with all the connections explained in full detail.
2:23 Brilliant delivery !
How cool to see you here. Big fan ♥️
Salut de Cologne, Allemagne
I have one GO and now I'm selling my Sennheiser AVXs and going with Rode GOs because they're so much easier to work with. I'm planning to get a 2nd GO so this gives me some additional ideas. The Interview GO is pretty slick!! I'm going to pick that up once it's available and I'm able to leave my house and interview someone 🦠🔫
For me, I use the Rode InvisiLav and attach directly to my chest under my shirt using Rycote Stickies. It's an incredible solution that doesn't cause any ruffling, and sticks on tight.
My only complaint about that splitter cable (I bought it after watching you reference it in a previous video) is that it doesn't stay very well in my Sony a6500. The plastic barrel part is too big so it wants to come out instead of stay in. That's kind of a problem! I wish there was a different cable option that did the same thing but played nicely with Sony Alpha cameras. I may have to sand it down or find another solution.
As always, thanks for all the great ideas, information and the links!
Fantastic! Thank you!
Awesome video Caleb - great hacks in there
Talk about excellence by accidents. I just ordered a second set of Rode Wireless Go in the new WHITE housings, just to have a redundant backup, then saw your video here on the hack showing how to use both. This will come in hand for me recording virtual church services during COVID-19, and now I can place one mic and transmitter near with the singer, and another on the camera capturing the mixed room audio from the speakers. BTW, also ordered the white lapel mic.
This was fantastic, thank you! It actually solved a lot of lingering questions I had about the Rode Wireless Go & playing around with setups.
I've two sets of the Go and already use several of these tips. The versatility is what I really appreciate. One thing that I've noticed is that if you want to go with a more traditional lav mic to plug into the transmitter, and get an even better audio sound, you need to watch out because not all lavs play nice with the Rode. As an example some cheaper JK lavs produced a lot of noise while the Rodes I have from my older filmmaker kits gave beautiful sound. I suspect it has to do with the shielding.
Also Rode just came out with a white version of the Wireless GO. Could come in handy as a way of identifying them if you're using two sets
Just put a sticker on it.
too bad, i should have known that, or maybe they're very new. i have two black ones, but simply use stickers to tell them apart.
Great stuff! 👍
Awesome RODE GO hacks Caleb! Love the more studio aspect of your tricks. I primarily based my 6 tricks video off of narrative films a year ago. Still loving this RODE GO for when I need a wireless audio setup over the traditional bulkier setups. Hope you are well and stay safe and healthy my friend!
Thanks for all these great tips! This product is almost perfect, but I can’t get over the interference susceptibility, and the audio quality is just barely below what I would want. I’ll definitely put some of these tricks to use with other systems 👍
#10 is a really nice solution!
Now where do I find the money to buy 2 sets of wireless gos
I would like for you to do an audio guide akin to your camera guides. Something in-depth about field recording, studio recording, voiceover work, etc. You think that could ever happen?
I agree! Totally loved the X-T3 guide. This would be great.
Great idea. Post a waitlist and I'd gladly pay in advance!
Check out Curtis Judd's channel. He does pro sound primarily for video and has a lot of great tutorials and guides.
very helpful thank you
Gotta say, as an industry pro myself, you packed in an astounding amount of really useful info that will save people years of on the job experience. Great video!
These are all great hacks or tips for the Rode Wireless Go. They are great little wireless mics, but with some very serious limitations. For interviews, or youtube videos, they're great. When you have all the control over your recording, I highly recommend them. However, they have three gigantic flaws for more varied use.
First, is the line of sight problem. Sure, you can go 150 feet away if both your TX and RX are out in the open and there's nothing but clean air between them. However, try to hide that TX on your talent, and that's where things get unreliable. Inside of a pocket it usually ok. But if ANY... and I mean ANY part of the person's body gets between the two, you have drop out and static. I even got dropout if my own arm got in the way of the receiver on my audio bag.
Second, is the need for heavily shielded cables or mic lines. I tried 8 (yes 8) different external microphones with these and 5 of them created a horrible whining sound depending on where the transmitter was in relation to the cable and mic. And it seemed almost random which mics would cause interference feedback and which didn't.
And then third, and perhaps worst, is that while there are three levels of amplification on the receive side, there's no control for the transmit side. If I had talent raise their voices too loud, I would get distortion and clipping, no matter what I did on the receiving side. And this was recording into a Zoom F6, which doesn't even have clipping. The only fix to that would be to put the microphone further away from their mouths, but then it was less effective than a boom mic.
In the end, I had to sell two of the three units I had and go with a Sennheiser wireless G4 500 system for production work. The Wireless GO units were just too frustrating to work with in a production environment.
Saramonic Blink might solve your problems. They are less sensitive to line of sight (or lack thereof), they let you set the input gain on the transmitter rather than the output gain on the receiver and they come with lav mics in the package, which work right out of the box.
and 4th: you forget the Hack #11: use the internal mic only for emergencys because (at least for me) the internal mic doesn't sound realy great. An external lac mic will help ;-)
I've never had the problem 1 and 2 you've listed. I use it for interviews and I'm not very far so it works well for my scenario. I use a lot with the lapel mic from Rode and use the GO as a transmitter only and never got an issue with cables.
But the 3 problem is quite common. I believe the mic is too sensitive. If you need to place it near the mouth (for example with a T-shirt or similar when you have just the collar to hold it, the level may become problematic. You may reduce the output as you say, but the input level no and it's too sensitive. If I use the same micro placement with a lapel it works fine.
With Rode GO you need 15 to 20 cm away from the source to avoid clipping in the mic/receiver itself.
Please be aware that if you use the Go as a wireless transmitter for a Boom Mic, you may blow out the input on the transmitter. As well as the on-board internal mic.
Tip: Normally the screen goes dim after about 8 seconds but if you push the main button on the receiver twice, the display remains at full brightness until you press it again. I discovered this just by playing around with it. This could be useful for visual monitoring outdoors though it would surely reduce battery life. I couldn’t find this feature listed on their website so I thought I’d put it out there.
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Those Saramonic mixers are great. I recently shot a roundtable event with 8 guests. Ended up using 4 x GH5s, each with a Saramonic mixer on top, each running 2 sets of Wireless Go mics. Was a bit nervous about all those signals bouncing around a smallish room but the Wireless Gos performed excellently, and the mixers where handy for last minute balancing before we rolled.
This unit is something I need to look at. as always, your short guides are always brilliant and inspiring, Caleb. :)
Thanks for the amazing tips sir. I own 2 Wireless Go and 2 H1n Zoom. These little beasts already paid its costs 5 fold. People starting at this career tend to believe video is more important than sound... In fact it's the opposite: we are all SOUND ENGINEERS with the additional task of adding moving images on top of it.
Me: Watches whole video... "Oh my gosh, I need to try these ideas!"
Also me: "I don't own a Rode Wireless Go."
No no THIS is Eric ;). I owned it before the store I purchased from listed the item for purchase :P. I was like, what is that? When I started my channel this item was one of the first items I purchased, if you do camera recording and you walk a distance away being able to sound right there at the mic is priceless.
Get one! I bought one set of Rode Wireless Go because we all stay at home at taking a lot of teaching video for students. These little stuff are very handy and great in voice recording quality. But I lost the original wind shield already.
LOL same. Haven’t even shot a video with my camera yet but I NEED one of these.’
Mine gets delivered today but the adapter doesn't get delivered till Friday! Ugh😖 my baby channel needs this badly!!!
omg., I thought the same hahahaha
Amazing ! Caleb, you never end to surprise me !! Well done ! Even if you have more expensive gear now you keep tips to low-budget filmmaker. Big shout out to what you have done to the community !
This video is so intelligent! I have 1 set of wireless go's and I never even thought about the shotgun combo hack. This overcomes just about every limitation I've come across with my kit.
Thank you for making informative content Caleb, I honestly haven't seen a smarter video in a long time!
Guys from experience: if using two pairs, be careful to keep the receivers a little ways apart from one another: 2-3 inches. I’ve had them mounted on top of each other and it’s interference city.
FILM 2.0 Amen to this. Learned the hard way during a livestream. 2-3 inches wasn’t enough in our case-ended up at more like a foot just to be safe.
Good to know. Thank you!
@@JeremyHalterman How did you mount the 2 recievers on your camera with 1 food difference in distance?
Joris Maas I had them running into a mixer using 3.5mm-to-1/4” cables so I could compress/EQ them. But you could always just use longer cables going into that splitter and tape one of the receivers on the tripod or something. That said, if 2-3 inches works for you, I wouldn’t sweat it. It really depends on how RF-congested your environment is.
I would like to ask a question here 🙋
We live stream via zoom or facebook etc. often with consecutive translation. So we need to two mic inputs into one laptop. Is this possible with two wireless go sets? If yes what do I need to buy in orser to set it up? Operating system is either OS or windows 10 (preferably windows 10), or even an android phone, that would be the least clutter.
Thank you so much
great info; thanks
The level of cable and gadget mastery you have is astounding. I'm in awe.
I love the sound of these but couldn't get 6 feet away in times square without dropouts. Unusable at that point. Back to sennheiser g4's.
I think people really need to be made aware of how much of an issue the weak 'line of sight' signal is! If you're just using this mic like the examples in this video you will be fine, but if you plan on using this for any kind of doc work where you're mic'ing up a subject and following them around, SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GET SOMETHING ELSE. I can't even begin to tell you how many times my audio has become useless because of the constant drop outs from LESS THAN 10 FEET AWAY. I wanted to get a nice wireless kit and save a few bucks so I went with the Wireless GO instead of something like the Senheisser AVX-ME2 which was 4x the price - but you CANT PUT A PRICE ON RELIABILITY!
Garrett agree 100%. The wife and I were doing some outdoor exercise and I mic'd her up. The transmitter was attached to a GoPro mounted to my bike and while riding the the audio was cutting in and out so bad it was unusable!
I love my AVX kit, it’s been so reliable. Price is steep, but I’m happy with what I got. There is latency though that can get annoying in post
I was just gifted a wireless go for my birthday and I am ABSOLUTELY blown away! I do corporate video work and this is going to be great for interviews. I also love what your doing with the mixer and plugging 2 in. I'll probaby just use my Zoom H6 as the mixer but still love all of these Ideas!
Love these dude! These little mic's are so dope hey! So versatile especially when shooting with gimbals
To use as a voiceover mic with a laptop, it does need a TRRS to TRS cable, right?
Depends on your laptop if it is a mic headphone jack plug then yes but if you have one plug for mic and one for headphones then no
As
Russell Harrison explained. Try two different kind of headphones on your hand first.
@0:52 missed opportunity to use a toilet paper roll 😂
Lol
In 2020, toilet paper is more valuable than the mic.
The wireless headphone hack is brilliant. Will be doing that for sure. Also love the dedicated mini kit for field recording. Your content and creativity is highly appreciated Caleb, keep it up!
Holy Moly I JUST ordered the Wireless Go and the Case is the perfect solution. THANKS!
The biggest issue I have with the Rode Go is that the audio level jumps way up when I start to talk and then comes back down to something reasonable. As long as I keep talking its fine, but if I stop for a few seconds it jumps back up again for the first few words.
When you stop talking the Automatic Gain Control 'believes' there might be a silent noise it could pick up. So it regulates the microphone for silent noises. When you start talking again, the microphone has to be regulated to your noise level again.
I don't own this system, but you might check, if you could level the sound manually.
@@michaelstadnikfilm Is there a way to disable that? None of my other mics do that.
That issue would be in your camera
Remember when you said you wouldn't review Rode mics?
That didn't last well did it? 😅
Rode upgraded/released EVERYTHING after that video came out 😂
@@dslrvideoshooter HAHAHA
@@dslrvideoshooter and they had a terrible bug with wireless go - internal mic stops working after inserting then removing an external one :(
Awesome segment. My Wireless Go hack was video recording of a panel discussion. Audio into my Zoom recorder then I used my Wireless Go
Xmitter at the console to send audio to my iPhone for a Facebook Live Flawless. Thank You Caleb
DSLR Video Shooter And maybe competition from Deity’s also had something to do with it too 😊
Great video! I ordered a few days ago, and have recorded with this kit a few times. Used with an iPhone X, I monitored my wife's audio pass, using Bluetooth headphones, directly into the Audioshare app, then exported to Lumafusion, to continue with my edit. What a time to be alive!
This is really helpful! I have been thinking about buying 2 of these for my sister and I! Thank you.
It doesn't matter where you are now on this plant, if you read this, I wish you a wonderful and happy life where all dreams and aspirations come through! Wishing you this from America. ❤️😊😄
Man these almost ruined an entire shoot. IF YOU TURN AROUND THE MIC CUTS OUT. Seriously disappointed at how few you tubers mentioned such a huge shortcoming. I was lucky I had my backup Mics or I would have never been hired by that company again. A wireless system that’s great as long as no one turns around. Love your videos. Thought this product is useless for anything beyond vlogging.
The Truth Reviews there’s plenty of reviews that discuss this products range. Don’t blame Rode or CZcamsrs because you didn’t do your research or use the product correctly.
What?
@@BlackNomad1 He didn't blame them, he said he was disappointed at how few mention it.
Thanks for the info
yeah for professional work these mics are unacceptable, even sometimes when i use them in my house i get the mics cutting out while im standing right infront of it.
That’s the first video like that I’ve watched in a while which I found really useful advice. Thanks for sharing.
This. is. pure. gold.
Thanks man, fixing about all issues I was having with audio on the channel!
6:56 In this example, I will tape it to my shirt BECAUSE I DONT WANT TO WAX MY CHEST YOU SADIC MONSTER
Wear a bra :- )
Dude, this was crazy! So many things I have never even thought of. One thing I didn't see you mention that I've been thinking about is using the Rode VideoMic NTG with a Wireless Go for a wireless boom solution.
The bonus of these mics is the size and weight, great design and very easy to use.
You do get what you pay for...
As mentioned in the video the line of sight is often a challenge in the field.... more often than prefered.
This list of tips is excellent, lots of good ideas.
Thank you
Hey Caleb, I’ve just retweeted this video as it’s incredibly helpful. The time you take to make these videos is absolutely worth it. Thank you!
Dude, seriously good content here. I love my wireless go and you had some great suggestions I haven't even thought about! Subbed!
This is a great list of actually useful and not-so-obvious tips. Thank you.
Great tips. That cable that separates left from right is the best idea ever!
I love my Go for an number of reason and I've had another Rode Go in my 'cart' for a couple of days. Now I guess I have no more excuse not press the 'pay now' button ;-) My biggest reason is to be able to do interviews in the wilds offroad without having to drag wired lav mics around the bush. But all those little extra hacks make it even better use of my time/equipment/money. Thanks!
great tips! love your videos. keep them coming!
Dude! I love the recording kit at the end! That's so cool!
I'm trying to get my hands on The mic kit for doing music videos.
That kit at the end is genius. I have some of those parts already! Thank you, Caleb.
All great stuff, Caleb. Thanks for making this video.
I keep coming back to this. So many possibilities. Thanks Caleb!
I've been using the Go for voiceovers since it was launched, it's amazing
Absolutely brilliant! Many thanks for the tips!
Love this video, man. I've been using the Rode Wireless Go system for a few months and it's great to hear about all these options and hacks
But are you altering the final output in post? Did I miss the specs? Doesn’t the processing capability tremendously effect final quality? If you’re running this through an Apollo, is that worth mentioning?
Very helpful and in depth thank you so much 🤙🏽
This is becoming one of my favorite channels. I'm seriously binge watching all the videos.
Love your tips. Thanks.
You're awesome. Thanks for all the tips. I've been wanting a method for a two-person interview for some time now.
great ideas! I have loved these little guys ever since they came out. Cant wait to try as a VO mic with the wind screen.
This video was even more useful than I thought it was going to be! So many more things I can do with these mics than just using them as wireless lavs that I wouldn't have thought of!
Thanks so much for your very helpful & informative videos. Also loved your 1 pole studio setup!
Great video again!! Haven't thought of all those options, but they're so goood. :)
These were already on my list but after seeing this video, I'm astounded at how good these little things are!!! :D Another great video Caleb.
Allways so worth watching your videos! thx
Absolutely amazing info. Thanks for the tips.
Brilliant! Love your ideas!
Thank you! I was completely lost on what would be the best microphone for recording yoga videos and I watched several of your videos. They helped me solidify to purchase the Rode.
I'm new to doing video work and don't have a ton of need for audio at this point but this system looks very versatile and flexible. Thanks for putting this together!
Caleb! Brother of cool exposition! Smart to actually use the _Go_ for the audio for this video. Brilliant. 💛😎
This is awesome. Thanks so much for the great ideas. Will definitely make good use of them.
Dude! Such awesome suggestions! Thank you.
Thanks I was looking for a way to have both wireless go's feed into one camera. Going to try the mixer. My sony AX700 has two 3.5's one for mic and one for headphones so I may even get to monitor audio.
Fantastic! I did get a Rode kit on your advice but haven’t used it like this. Thank you for making us sound so great
Thank you, I'm using these as soon as I get out of quarantine!!
This is awesome! Love the little mixer and mini setup.
Nice review and some great tips! Thanks.
I love it. Love the portability and compactness of this. This is the next upgrade i need for my channel !!! 👍
This is my favourite type of video Caleb. Loved it!
This answered many of my questions. Thank you!
I’ve been very happy with these after a month use with mobile and dslr. Works great with a lav or shotgun mic like Røde NTG. Had no reliability issues. Make sure you test and set the gain levels on the receiver properly (3 levels) and keep an eye out on battery levels.
I stumbled on your videos a few days ago looking for camera comparisons for my son who is getting a used A7sii for low light shooting. I ended up watching lots of your videos and love them. my son is a lot more technically advanced than me in that regard, so he understands everything you're talking about, both for videos and camera settings, etc. nonetheless, I've enjoyed your videos immensely, they are very helpful, such useful, good information. I'm almost ready to face the menu on my Sony A7ii. I find a way to make art with my camera, somehow, even though I don't know a lot about the settings, etc. this is like going to a school I actually love showing up for. thanks.
Awesome tips! Thank you!
What a quick video packed with tons of tips and tricks. Definitely need to bookmark this!
Really helpful solid ideas. Thank you!
Awesome video, Caleb. Especially the wireless headphone thing. Thanks so much!