I recently had occasion to videotape a concert performance. I mounted this mic on a boom about 1 meter above the camera in the audience, and pointing toward the stage. Not really a pro setup, but definitely way better than using the mic on the camera. It picked up just a little bit of the crowd noise to give the recording that 'in front of a live crowd' flavor. Overall sound quality: very good. A good deal, but clearly, if you wanted to spend more, you could get higher quality. The 'wash' from the on-stage monitors muddied the sound a tad, but that could easily have been handled by moving the whole rig back a few more feet.

Just received my Rode Videomic Go 2 a few days ago and I am absolutely impressed! I already have the Rode Videomic which is an older Rode mic but still offers high quality sound. However, it is larger, more bulky, and requires a 9v battery. I also use a small sound board with xlr Shure SM 57's and 58's for high quality sound. Pound-for-pound, the Rode Videomic Go 2 competes with the sound quality of more expensive mics and more expansive setups. It is truly a big bang-for-the-buck beast! In addition to its competitive, high quality sound, its functionality is simple and its versatility is diverse. Combined with the free Rode Connect and Rode Reporter apps for PC, Mac, Android, and Iphone, the Videomic Go 2 offers the same high quality audio across a variety of platforms and devices with little to no hassle or set up. I have already used this one single mic on-camera, with my S21 Ultra smartphone, on my Tab S7, and my desktop and each set up has provided high quality audio. Versatility. The USB C and 3.5mm outputs make all that possible. At $100, some may not consider this to be a budget friendly option. However, considering the level of quality audio across the various use cases this single mic offers, it's definitely a value. AND, if you look around, you might get lucky and catch a deal. I got mine for $79 which made it an even greater value. Can you get better sound quality from other mics? Sure you can, but they won't have the versatility and you'll be out considerably more than a $100. And how much better will the sound really be? Hmmmmm. (c:] I highly recommend the Rode Videomic Go 2. Hope this helps some folks out there. Go creatives, Go! (c:]

As a public information officer for first responders in my county, I recently used this during a recent wild land fire plugged directly into my GH5 to record quick interviews, update videos, community meetings, and guerilla-style filming. I did no work with it in any treated spaces, and the microphone was no closer than 6 feet away from the subjects at any time. I filmed one to three people in the videos. As long as I stayed out of the wind, the audio was clear. It did a good job of rejecting off-axis room noise and other off-axis sound sources. Freq response seemed a bit low on the bass side, flat through the middle, a little high in the mid-highs, and reasonable in the treble end. As to the suspension mount, the camera and tripod got bumped around in some of the recordings, and the bumps never were picked up by the mic. So I'd say the suspension did its job. The only real problem I had was when I tried to film in the wind. While the audio was usable from a run-and-gun quick release format, it would never have passed muster if I needed a clear and clean audio recording. But I've ordered a dead cat to take care of that in the future. I never used the USB interface, so I can't comment on that. Overall, I'm surprised and super pleased with the VideoMic Go II.

I shoot talking head, instructional and run ’n gun video in an urban center filled with radio station towers and high-rises topped with cellphone microwave transmitters. I own several good on-camera mics but am always looking for improvement, especially in terms of RFI resistance. Hence, the VideoMic Go II landed on my doorstep.This is a tiny mic compared to pro shotgun mics. It appears optimized for close indoor and v-blogging use, rather than news crew or movie style set use. Included accessories are spartan: mic, shock mount, foam windscreen and a TRS to TRS cable for cameras or audio recorders and a TRS/TRRS cable for phones. No deadcat, storage bag or USB-C cable. This aluminum clad mic is extremely light and well crafted. The shock mount has a metal shoe. Bravo! On the negative side, cables are thin and cheap and poorly shielded (see remarks below about RFI). And, yeah, a deadcat is sorely needed in Hawaii tradewinds. The foam is almost useless. I made due with a deadcat from my Deity D4.The VideoMic Go II sounds great for talking heads—natural and uncolored—but needs to be .5 meter or nearer or it sounds thin (bass drops off a cliff). It picks up my acoustic guitars amazingly well, sounding full but with nice crispy highs. I also used it for a voiceover using the USB-C output. It doesn’t require any special drivers on the Mac and I could record straight into TwistedWave, Logic Pro and Final Cut pro. Gain is controllable from the System panel. If you choose to use the Rode Central app, you can set low cut (75Hz or 150Hz) and treble boost. I prefer buttons on the mic for these settings. Unfortunately, settings are not retained when you mount the mic on a camera via TRS. The Connect app seems pointless: basically a simple recording app with no editing features and easily beat by GarageBand or TwistedWave.Okay, now the big gotcha. RFI—radio frequency inference—is a constant aggravation in urban centers. I live a block from a radio tower for a class rock station. Almost any analog device sound device—mics, electric guitars, audio recorders, home stereos, etc.—can act like a radio receiver. Unfortunately the VideoMic Go II is not RFI resistant. Using the Rode, that radio station signal is recorded loud and clear on the audio track of my Canon R6 MK II (built-in mics are somehow immune). Incidentally, there were no RFI problems while using the mic with USB-C. Wish cameras allowed USB audio.I’ve dealt with RFI enough I’ve developed a few workarounds. One is to use a wireless transmitter. No luck with Rode Go wireless. Same classic rock station in my tracks. Next, I tried different cables. Cables behave like radio antennas and need to be as short as possible and well shielded. The included Rode TRS to TRS was the worse of the bunch. My other straight cables were almost as bad as the Rode. Finally I tried a blue coiled cable from my Sennheiser MKE 400 and, voila, it worked: RFI free at last. It’s a locking cable but the locking jack seats fine on the VideoMic Go II. It’s called the Sennheiser Pro Audio Sennheiser CL 35 Locking 3.5mm TRS to TRS Coiled Cable if you need one.

Very easy to use and install Fit perfect with my Panasonic S5 IIX! The microphone quality was exactly what I was after and did an amazing job picking up the audio!

Me gusta que sea ligero, tiene buen sonido, no es una maravilla pero por el precio que tiene cumple de sobra

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I didn't buy this mic because I wanted super high fidelity. Or because I wanted to record music with it. There are better options for that. I bought it because it's shotgun design picks up sound from a distance well, and zeros in on where it's pointing to reduce background noise, relative to the speaker. Use it for that and you will be happy. Also works well for live streaming.I do live streams, and have a $600 RE-20 that sounds phenomenal, but you gotta be right up close to it to get good volume relative to background noise. From a distance a mic like the RE-20 will pick up your voice but it has to be cranked up loud, and at that point, it picks up every other sound in the room, like fans, street noise, etc.This RODE does not have that issue due to its design type. I got it so I could be heard on streams during times I am doing activities that prevent me from being be close up to the RE-20. It works great for that!I wouldn't use it for recording music or anything like that. Look at an SM57 or SM58 for that, as it costs just a bit more (if you have a USB interface for XLR already) and provides excellent sound with a low noise floor.The beauty of this mic however, is the narrow pickup field, combined with solid sound quality at distance. You don't have to be right close to it or worry about your mouth placement, and the sound coming form where it points will be relatively a lot louder than any other background noises, so you don't have to crank its volume, and the background noises will be very quiet in relation to your voice.I use it for gaming also, and it sits on a desk about 5 feet away from me, and other people in my games or streams always tell me it sounds great. For it's price? It's a really great deal. Just don't expect the quality you get from a mic designed for music recording. This mic will NOT be a factor that prevents your videos from having high production quality. Top content creators could use this mic and no one would bat an eye. When audiophiles discuss sound quality, they are really discussing tiny differences. Those differences to us, are important because we're obsessed with fidelity and minimal background noise.To the every day person, 99% of people - You wouldn't care enough to notice if my videos are using this, or my $600 XLR mic.Drivers for this have never given me a problem. Integrates perfectly with windows as a audio capture device. It's also VERY light. Weighs as much as maybe a fork. So it's easy to mount, affix, hang in different ways. The USB clicks in very firmly, and can very, very easily support the weight of the mic with no issues if you want to hang this mic for any particular reason.

kameranıza takarken dogru kabloyu dogru yere takın. sizinde basınıza gelebılır 2 tane 3.5 jack girişi var kameramda biri kulaklık biri mikrofon. yanlıslıkla kulaklıga baglamısım 1 hafta geberdim calısmıyor sandım. neyse ki denedım harıka bı urun tavsıye edıyorum.

J'ai reçu un micro RODE défectueux ayant une pièce cassée à l'intérieur... La vérification en production de RODE a laissé passer ça visiblement. Dommage.