On-camera mics comparison
This is an entirely unscientific comparison of tiny micro shotgun microphones for camcorders and the like. Featuring the Rode VideoMicro, the Joby Wavo Mobile, the...
Video Review: Rode Newsshooter Wireless mic kit
(NOTE: the kit was provided to us free of charge but the opinions and love for it expressed are genuinely our own; we never let...
Video review: Rode HS-2 headset mic
A test and review of the new HS-2 headset microphone from Rode, an update to their HS-1 model which was released some years ago. The...
Video Review: RODELink wireless mic kit
The RodeLink wireless microphone transmitter and receiver kit has two parts, the beltpack transmitter unit, and a receiver – both around the size of a...
Review: Rycote Lyre Mic Mounts
It is quite telling that when we at Tubeshooter film a video about better sound recording for your films, it doesn’t get anything like as...
Video Review: Rycote Shotgun mic Lyre suspension
Rycote’s Lyre technology for suspending a microphone so as to minimise handling noise has been applied across a variety of products from boom poles to...
Video Review: Rode InVision Softie Lyre
We test the Rycote Softie Lyre Mount which is designed to replace the bracket on your camcorder which holds a top-mic in place. Rycote claim...
Connecting XLR mics to consumer camcorders
Connecting professional XLR microphones to consumer level camcorders or DSLR cameras is fraught with potential problems. Many people seem to assume they can just wire...