Earlier this year at NAB, Rode Microphones released the ‘worlds smallest wireless microphone’ and they were kind enough to send V&F a unit to test and review. Check out the video here Now we have sat on this for about a month now as we wanted to test the ‘Wireless Go‘ thoroughly. We got our… Continue reading RODE WIRELESS GO REVIEW
Category: Audio
REVIEW: AUDIO-TECHNICA’S 99-SERIES
DSLR HOT-SHOE MICROPHONES
Audio-Technica makes the case for owning flexible options over a one-trick pony with its triple-threat of 99 Series video mics. Review by Preshan John Given the deluge of hot-shoe footed mics, there must be something very desirable about sitting a microphone atop a DSLR. In professional filmmaking, the audio-recording and video-recording duties are typically quite separate.… Continue reading REVIEW: AUDIO-TECHNICA’S 99-SERIES
DSLR HOT-SHOE MICROPHONES
REVIEW: SENNHEISER AVX WIRELESS MICROPHONE SYSTEM
The less you mess with Sennheiser’s AVX System, the better. Review: Preshan John There’s an endless number of ways to bring a cinema shot alive. And the tools to do it — sliders, stabilisers, jibs, drones and dollies — are now accessible to even amatuer cinematographers. You’ll rarely see a wedding or event videographer without some mechanical contraption clogging up… Continue reading REVIEW: SENNHEISER AVX WIRELESS MICROPHONE SYSTEM
AUDIO-TECHNICA SYSTEM 10 PORTABLE CAMERA-MOUNT WIRELESS SYSTEM
It’s a hot market for hot-shoe mounted microphones and Audio-Technica has miniaturised its System 10 wireless series to fit the mould. Review: Preshan John Ah, the DSLR, our least favourite of audio-capable contraption. So good at video, so lousy at audio. Thankfully, there’s loads and loads of audio manufacturers willing to help out. Case… Continue reading AUDIO-TECHNICA SYSTEM 10 PORTABLE CAMERA-MOUNT WIRELESS SYSTEM
RODE NTG4+ SHOTGUN MICROPHONE
It’s not ‘one number’ better than the NTG3, but with onboard filters, internal battery and a built-in pad, the NTG4+ has plenty going for it. Review: Ben Osmo Location sound for film and TV is my specialty, and I’m always interested in loading up my blimp with a new shotgun mic, especially one with cool onboard features like Rode’s… Continue reading RODE NTG4+ SHOTGUN MICROPHONE
MUNROSONIC EGG 150 STUDIO MONITOR SYSTEM
Lay off the wisecracks, these EGG monitors are no joke. Review: Brad Watts I’m not afraid to try new things, apart from icky stuff. Like eating deep fried tarantulas on a stick… and sky-diving. Jumping out of a plane toward earth at 9.8m/s2 is not a pastime I’m keen to indulge. Fortunately these ‘new-things’ on… Continue reading MUNROSONIC EGG 150 STUDIO MONITOR SYSTEM
SYNCHRO ARTS
REVOICE PRO 3
With added pitch and timing correction, Revoice Pro 3 is the match for any voice outside of a Tibetan monastery.
REVIEW: IZOTOPE RX4
iZotope is well and truly established as a noise reduction force. Now it’s trying to entice RX users further into its standalone app by laying out some new treats. Review: Brent Heber If you go back a few years, the major names in noise reduction were Sonic Solutions and Cedar. But the price of admission… Continue reading REVIEW: IZOTOPE RX4
ZOOM H6 PORTABLE RECORDER
When Zoom released the H4n, it woke up a whole generation to sound. The H6 is only slightly bigger but a whole lot better. Review: Mark Davie The Zoom H4n, and the rest of the Zoom portable recorder family, have grown at about the same rate as the DSLR revolution. For all its failings —… Continue reading ZOOM H6 PORTABLE RECORDER
Røde iXY & Røde REC
iXY, turning your iPhone into a genuine location recorder and audio editor. Review: Mark Davie Rode has a knack for over-delivering. iXY is a case in point. While for some manufacturers the iDevices are just another opportunity to graft a few bucks from the general public with adjunct plastic bits ’n’ bobs, Rode… Continue reading Røde iXY & Røde REC