Rode Wireless Pro (coming soon): amzn.to/3EKwQ1y DJI Mic: amzn.to/41i209D MKE2 Lav: amzn.to/48dyFBT The shotgun mic used to record this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ic6aacd4vLmzhn0.htmlsi=c0JtQWEwwII4jBKg

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I still like DJI system way more, especially with its easy input to different phones aswell as its size which is almost astronomical of a difference compared to the røde system... To put it mildly, the røde system is friggin ugly compared to DJI

I'm not a pro videographer so I have no use for 32 bit float or timecodes. I have the DJI mic since Feb 2023 and love it. It works so well with my DJI action 3 and even with my ipad since I am a mobile editor. The transmitters plug directly into my ipad and it recognizes them as a drive. Vey easy transfer of audio files. I can also do everything (like delete files) through the receiver itself. No need to plug anything in to change settings or the like. The audio is better on the Rode for sure but I have never heard anyone complain about the audio in my videos when using the DJI system. Also the dji mics are $70 cheaper. Before I bought the DJI mics I had the rode wireless go 2. They were fine, but I had issues with the app. Both on my computer and I could never get it to work on my iphone. I sold the rode 2s and bought the dji system and dji addressed all the issues I had with the rode 2s. I am happy that rode fixed most of the issues and added some new features but I am gonna stick with my dji system. Makes me wonder what the DJI MIc 2's will be like...

I would say you convinced us to stick with DJI in this test. I'm thinking that DJI will release a version 2 in the future. But RODE as king is tough to say for these reasons that you demonstrated - better case design with DJI, better synchronication with DJI, smaller and lighter easier to user with DJI, You didn't say this but you alluded to it - DJI has a record button. An actual dedicated record button, and RODE does not. DJI does not require any software to tell the transmitter and receiver how to function. So the only thing that RODE has going for it in our humble opinion is - the twist lock system for the microphone and 32 bit float. Other than that it seems sticking with DJI will do the trick. By the way we have been working on a 3d print case for the DJI that allows for a twist lock on the lav side of things. Here is where DJI fails - it's WAY too easy to accidentally delete all your files by hitting "format" and we have complained to DJI about this. The DJI has a known error in that if you are recording a subject for a long time, they may be giving a speech for example and somewhere in the middle it blips. DJI will replace your device but it has happened to many times. The DJI also disconnects from the computer while transferring footage easily. I hate that they don't provide usbc to usbc cables. Instead it's the old kind. Id' be curious to know what your transfers have been like on the RODE and if they disconnect from the computer randomly like the DJI ones and the previous RODE ones did? Thanks

Great video. I thought in the outdoor test that the DJI sounded much better by far. Would like to see these up against the Synco mi.

My man... I don't think I could've ran into a more perfect video because I've been looking at this SAME exact setup! Sony camera, Rode (or DJI) and a MKE2 lav. It's crazy how you got every single aspect of my setup I'm looking into.

Thanks for the review, I did use the rode wireless go and go ii and liked the sound but somehow the on off button stopped after a while working reliably. Switched than to dji and am really happy. In your beached test I did prefer also the Audio of the dji mics, also when you did show the rode internal recording. Keep up the good work👍🏻

In the sea of KZfaq tech journalism/review space where every new gadget is approved and hailed by every content creator, FStoppers are constantly putting out real world reviews. Keep up the great work man!

For the problems you mention at 13:45, why would you need to jam a timecode signal into camera while you have no intention to use the internal recording from the transmitter? Take the split audio from receiver into camera solve the problem in your example. For whatever reason, you need work with the transmitter internal recording, syncing is always easy by using the 'Synchronize' function in Pr. No timecode required.

The timecode is not an issue with Rode, it’s with your gear. The FX3/FX30 accept timecode in so u can still record separate L/R channels like u want to while still having accurate timecode written to the metadata. Right tool for the right job Lee.

Super review. Thanks! Would be cool to know how the Hollyland Lark Max would fit into the line up you tested.

BUDDY, the REASON the Rode flops around is because you're attaching to your COLLAR. US THE MAGNET and place in the front (on top) of the shirt near your PEC (boob) for sure you'll have a much better result. Great info .

Ulanzi, just came out with their new U-Mic Wireless Lavalier system, and it looks to be nearly identical to the Rode Pro in terms of features and only for $79! I am not sure about the audio quality since there are no reviews on it yet but love to see reviews on this later.

Where is the ulanzi mic review? Can this company be as good as rodes for 1/3 of the price and with a charging case as well?

I've used time code several times now and unless you are using it for mission critical syncing, it's better to skip it and use something like Plurleyes. I have the RWGP and I probably will never use that feature.

Great review! The wireless GO 2 lavs have been great, excited to pick these pro lavs up. Finally more and more products are leveraging 32bit.

I agree about the timecode statement. If it could take a Jam sync code from another device (Tentacle sync, or DTC-1 etc) it would be waaaaay more useful. It also can't seem to Jam my DTC-1 to try and do it in reverse. It needs two things related to Timecode IMHO. 1) Ability to take a Jam sync signal 2) Clean straightforward way to put out a Jam sync signal AND record the audio it's receiving from the Transmitters.

Thank you for your presentation.

Finally an objective review, I watched 4 reviews before this one and it seemed like there are no cons to this setup at all... Thank you, very good review!

I'd gotten the rode, but was one of those who got a constant hum when I plugged it into my camera. I tried every solution suggested, but no luck. Then went with the dji, and no problems... except for the fact that my lav mics don't screw in and easily come unplugged. I solved it by getting some L-shaped connectors, so it's pretty difficult to accidentally pull it out.

Thank you for the review, right on time!

WIth your walking away test, you're also wearing three separate units all competing for signal, which may have played a factor in the transmission.

Dope review. 👌🏻 Looking forward to receiving the Wireless Pro. I’m probably gonna use my Tascam lavs from the DR-10L instead of Rode’s lavs, because I like how those sound.

I was tempted to cancel my order for the hollyland MAX but in the end I decided 24-bit is more than enough as it can record upto 144db.. 32-bit float is only really needed if you need upto 1.5kdb :D

Could you transmit 3 wireless mics to one receiver with either the rode or DJI?

I feel like the range test wasn’t much helpful except showing maximum distance range. It might be more useful to test those mics in a building with walls or in a crowded place

Ok the in depth testing that u did is different but hmm still slightly sold on the DJI tho like it seems more solid for some reason and its size.

Would you recommend these over a shotgun mic like the sennheiser mke 600 for unboxing/product videos with 2 people? Nice review! ✨

I’m upgrading my wireless go II to the wireless pro. 32 bit float sold me

Thank you for this review, I have the RODE Pro on back order.

i've also watched a lot of youtube reviews about the rode wireless pro. aside from you, i think i saw only one other review that complained about the lav wind guard as well.

Thank you so much dear.But please guide me : How to Connect Wireless Lavalier Microphones to a Audio Amplifier? This is for public address in an auditorium .

if you put the antenna perpendicular to your body it should be better but a body reduce signal strength greatly !

I would love to hear what you think about the PicoMic system

2:50 I am so glad I am not the only one that found the Lav IIs to be a downgrade with the mentioned downsides. Lose clip holder, potential for the mic to flip and sound different (Which is our productions it HAS) hence why I still keep the Lav Is around. Really tired of people that review these, give it a really high praise without actually using them for long periods of time in an actual production setting.

Hi, Maybe deadcat it's for Mic from transmitter...? The screw socket fits with Sennheiser Lav sistem? Thanks

Great review as usual from you guys. My mind is set now, when it comes to wireless mics. Thanks.

What about using the magnets for the mics on your shirt?

I like the look of the Rode Pro in terms of the specs, jus the design of the transmitter is outdated

The better comparison would have been Rode Wireless Pro vs Hollyland Lark Max, which has live seamless auto frequency hopping and a great interface. You don't lose connection in highly congested wireless environments. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

Strange. Suddenly the DJI doesn't sound as good as it can, so dry, why ?... & btw, the other two are so paslish, but the lav on the Rode get's better. You sure need to go to another review to have a good idea... It's a bit short, where it's the most important. Not bad either FS.

Which camera do you use in these videos? I don’t see it in the description.

We can wirelessly fly an unmanned drone across the other side of the planet but we can't get reliable audio more than 200m?

Dude i think your Audio is not in sync with your Video, it seems like the audio is 2 frames delayed... Anyway, thanks for the video in general and your honest opinion about the mics! 👌

Is it just me or did the Gain Asssist test clips sound like the channels were out of phase? 11:00 for example.

Dear Sir, Greetings.Thanks for your great video. Please guide me , regarding the use of Rode Wireless PRO, as wireless hands free mic for public address for mega church meetings etc. where preacher and interpreter stands together with their mobiles etc. 1) Rode Wireless PRO being GHz,will our mobiles,wi-fi etc.interfear with it's signals, so that the voice gets affected? 2) Can Rode Wireless PRO receiver be connected directly to the sound amplifier or is it possible only through a mixer ?

Did you have all the wireless mics transmitting at the same time right beside each other on the beach?

Does the Rode transmitter WITH the windscreen fit in the original Rode case?

But the rode has the 32-bit float backup for when it actually fails 😅 My self are more like a heavy invested tentacle kind og guy.. but i Think its Nice we have options 🤟🔥 If you are on mac its not complicated ;) just get the tentacle studio.. it makes your timeline with multiple cameras and multiple Sound sources

Great video break down. For indoor talking head, would you stick with Sennheiser AVX-MKE2 or make a move to RODE Wireless Pros?

thanks, awesome review 👍

Is there a way to lock the transmitter buttons so that the talent doesn’t accidentally stop recording or mute when the unit is in their pocket?

SUPER helpful, so sorry the time code was a draining quest. Really appreciate your summary and insight, thank you!

AnkerWork M650. Thats a perfect one 👍🏻

Hello, do you know if the new RODE Wireless PRO supports line in feature, i want to transmit music to the reciever connecting a line in jack with high gain input. The old Wirelles Go II suports only lavalier or very low gain input and DJI Mic work very good with high gain. I wonder if the new RODE supports it. Thank you

Fstoppers video = instant click

Awesome review!

Hi I have a load of Sennheiser pro end mics and only one works well with the Rode Pro and RODE II. The cheap me2 mics seems to be fine and one of my MKE2 is good, However I have two MKE 2 that suffer from RF interference and also the MKE 1 has a bit too. Any thoughts would be appreciate?

While recording internally the auto gain dkes nkt work

At this point I think these types of mics are very nice toys. Good for simple little things but can't rely on them in more complicated situations.

I won't use the time code, either. I have another problem since I use Linux. No apps for sure. I can copy the files but I can not delete them

But.... what about vs the Hollyland Lark Max?

Do you have any plans in the future to test pro-level wireless mics as opposed to consumer products? What was the Sennheiser unit you used? I've got six channels of Sennheiser 500-series rackmounts I use with DPA mics and am looking for comparisons between Lectrosonics, Wisycom, Zaxcom, Sony, and Shure Axient pro-level systems. Those systems are many thousands of dollars per channel and I'd like to hear some reviews of those instead of paying a thousand dollars to rent one of each for a day.

I could be mistaken, but I do not think those windscreens are for the lavalier mics... only the tiny foam ones.

None of them sound like the mic your using with this presentation??

the question i have , if you use the lav with the rode and yell into it, will the 32bit float still work? or will it distort the actual lav and then the recording is still lost due to the clipping internally?

My problem with Rode mics is they are just not user friendly They are clunky and confusing. If you don't use them regularly then you will likely need to pull out the manual to remember how to adjust the settings. I needed to quickly change one of the transmitters to record the audio and just couldn't figure it out. I had to break out a cable and attach it to my phone app to turn on the recording feature. Meanwhile everyone on set was "patiently" waiting. DJI is much more user friendly.

how does the audio compare to the rode wireless 2 or ME? I don't need any of the pro's features. But will upgrade if it sounds better

Hollyland Lark Max is way better though.

Thank you for this comprehensive comparison Lee! FStoppers has always been a go to for the industry! More power to you guys!

Great review but i would say this will no longer be true when the dji mic 2 is released this week.

You can practically bet that DJI is going to come out with 32-bit recording (or at least announce it) by NAB 2024 if not sooner. Shockingly disappointed by Sennheiser. I have an older G3 system and have been thinking about Rode Wireless Pro but worried about dropouts when losing line of site. I wonder how the G3 fairs but, it may have no advantage.

Excellent info.

Nice review Lee. I bought these, and love that I can use my pro lav mics (Sanken Cos11d) with them since they have locking 3.5mm (which DJI doesn't currently have). I actually sold the Rode lav mics that came with it. I also sold an old Sennheiser G3 unit since these are way better. I did have to buy a TRS splitter cable and two VXLR Pros in order to be able to run each channel separately into my XLR camera or mixer, but its worth it. I won't be using the timecode either, but do like these things so far.

Oddly the the Dji sounds clear outside but not the best inside

It’s interesting that the DJI sounded much better outside but inside, Rode was better

The Sennheiser unit without processing sounds horrible! Obviously, you'd process the audio, but for Sennheiser to be an audio first company, I'd expect so much better.

Great info. I recently ditched my Rode GO II for the DJI mostly because their software is dog sh*t. I refuse to use their products unless and until someone convinces me it actually works.

Bruh what mic are you recording this video with? Thats the one I want

Definitely pricier, but I’m hoping the upcoming Deity Theos system blows all of these out of the water in terms of simplicity and reliability.

Video is shot with what mic?

dji has terrible wireless range, I find I have to use internal backups very often at times even at 10 feet away!!

I had two big issues with the Wireless Go II. The first, which they obvious haven't fixed, was the screen the receiver screen being on TOP, a complete pain to use while on top of my camera. Second and worse was having to export audio files from the transmitters ONE BY ONE through the Rode app!! The DJI Mic system solved BOTH those issues with a front receiver screen, and the ability to just plug in the transmitters and open them up like any other USB thumb drive or SD card. If they haven't changed that, I'm not interested.

Thanks for the great review..I've still got the older orginal Rode Wireless system...sounds like I'd better using that old lapel mic and my DPA 4061. I use Plural Eyes for syncing audio...it does a brilliant job with syncing...right click_ sync...as long as the camera records some reasonable reference audio...it is quite painless now. (and have fit is actually quite useful having onboard camera audio for a bit of ambient noise from time to time) Thanks for great review.

For professional and busy area shoot, I always use the UHF wireless system and if i need 32 bit float i sometimes rent the 32 bit float compact recorders and connect it to my receiver. Rode always gave me problems. just a hand move in front of the transmitter unit and the audio glitches. Never used DJI but I heard almost all 2.4Ghz system have similar issues :)

Rode killed DJI in the actual audio quality

Great video 👍🏽 I have the dji wireless 🛜 I’m satisfied with them. But I need a solution to have on one more set of wireless mics. I have 3 cameras and would like to have 2 wireless sets for 4 people. Do you have any ideas of how I would go about this? 2dji ? 1 dji and 1 rode pro ? Would that work?

The wind dead cat goes on the unit not the lav

Most quality brands: “Buy once; Cry once” Sennheiser: “Buy once; Cry a lot”.

Having to plug into my phone to change settings is a deak breaker to me. Terrible decision on Rode's part.

To me Hollyland Lark M1/pro and DJI wireless mics are better.

You're probably the most scrupulous reviewer out there. And I love you for that. Some of the banal stuff that would actually be dealbreakers, and no other reviewer has even mentioned. Like the poor accessory fittings, or the lav mic direction. Am hoping that the DJI Mic 2 will have all the features figured out, as well as add 32 bit float.

rode wireless pro all way long !!!

The best wireless mic hmmmmm AirPods I think it’s safe to say just like cameras the best one is the one you have on you.

how do you know it's the best in 2023 when 2023 is not over yet?

Wears a cap inside, not outside.

It's absolutely fascinating to see how different the world of content creators is from the world of narrative film. For small filmmakers the RODE is a godsend. It's everything we want. Our cameras do timecode just fine, a great many of us are in Resolve so that's no issue. Being able to bury the transmitter and a Lav on talent, or as a plant mic somewhere on a set or in a car and KNOW that we're going to get clean 32bit float is AMAZING. Imagine having to put out 8, 12, 15 lavs on actors on a set, and having to sync that by hand back in post! Having consistent timecode for all that literally saves HOURS of work without having to spend upwards of $10k for true pro level systems. But for someone doing YT videos I can see why this would be a pain. And it's CRAZY that Adobe and Final Cut still can't extract timecode from audio. I guess someone could do it in the free version of Resolve and export the files. It's literally 2 clicks in Resolve to get the timecode.

DJI sounds better than rode

Wow. Huge Sennheiser fail.