Thank you, the video is very straight to the point. I was struggling with my RODE for hours and I could finally record after 2 minutes watching the video!!!
Absolute the best review for this device and I have been looking on 15 different vloggers videos. The manual that come with the WGO2 is rediculus. Then I found your video. Just amazing
Got these mics for our videos and podcast production as well as live streaming. They're great but made significantly more so by this outstanding and well-paced explanation of the features and controls. Thank you for making a great product more so.
@@GaryDmedia do you have any advice on the wireless go 2 for far sounding audio I recorded an interview and my mic sounded far when the guest sound close
Thns for the answer, Devies! I can't manipulate the gain, also can't switch to merged pressing both buttons together. That's why I thought the button was locked, but I don't understand how can I do it (lock/unlock) the mute button from the receiver.
A few questions: 1. How do I export all the audio at once? 2. How do I export the Timecode metadata to text file? 3. how do you autoname the files by date time and seconds created? If you can't do it these features would be useful to have in the rode central software.
Great questions Clarke, future updates may give the option to select individual files or multiple files for deleting and exporting. At this stage it is not available. There is no usable sync timecode with the file apart from the time the file started to be recorded. No way to export this time with file. There is no option yet to adjust file naming method. Just have to wait I think Clarke. I’m looking forward to an app maybe to manage this from my phone.
@@GaryDmedia Hi Gary, thank you for the quick reply, hopefully they can deliver these features with an update, currently this is the only thing stopping me from purchasing another unit. we are counting on you to give this feedback to Rode, don't let us down.
Thank you! I only use the recordings from the transmitters and never use the receiver (at least not yet) and have been having an awful time with the levels peaking and couldn't figure out how to lower the sensitivity. I just now turned on PAD and hopefully it will solve my issues going forward.
@@GaryDmedia it was still bad. I have peaking like crazy with it about a foot from my mouth. It's fine for normal speaking, but doing high energy announcing, I'm blowing this thing out. The worst part is that you don't know what you've got until playback which you can't do until you export. I'm sure if I get it farther away I'll be fine but it's definitely an experimental process. Maybe if I use the windscreen.
@@dandyfunhouse I have been in contact with Rode regarding this issue as I find the input signal very sensitive. In short, they said Pad only drops the input sensitivity by -4db. What's unfortunate is if the audio clips on the way in any sort of safety track or low gain setting on the receiver or camera is void as the clipping is already in the pipe line. Rode said they'll pass the feed back on however I wouldn't hold my breath as to whether they'll impliment gain control at the transmitter level. The only way around this it to use a Pad attenuator between the mic and transmitter to pull back the gain. This is a shame as this issue alone completely ruins a great product. Who wants to risk clipping audio.
@@taghappytv Thank you for digging into this. I have recently added the rode go lav mic with excellent results and exporting in 32 bit float instead of mp3 has appeared to have cleared up the issue. But I have only done one project since making these changes. It may simply be the 32 bit float export solving the issue but the lav mic sounds so good I'm hesitant to bother doing anything else. I'm not seeing any reason to record to the camera at all these days unless shooting from a great distance which I never do
Yeah WoW Garry great Video, and yep, coz of this one. I love our GOii's BUT.... I wanted to record so abience at a shoot at a couple of the waterfalls and both mics turned on, with Lavs connected thinking they would record to themselves without being connected to the receiver. They are (all) on the latest firmware and set to "Always" but they (both) failed to record! perhaps they need to be connected to the receiver (seems ODD)...testing needed...Thanks for your videos, I'll start looking at more of your content.
Peter that is weird. Sorry to hear you have had trouble with yours. You may find a dedicated recorder like the zoom H1 pro would be a good investment for tasks like that. Much more versatile and good visual Monitoring ability.
The safety channel doesn't record 2 separate tracks. It sends the stereo track to the camera or recorder and one channel will be 20db lower, which then gets separated in post. As usual, Rode didn't explain this. It would have been more practical to have 2 recordings on the transmitter to choose from but they didn't think of that.
@MiszPosh The quality of the audio is set in the Rode Central app. Whatever you choose, irrespective of whether it is Record always will be the type in the app. Hope that helps.
Sorry for the late reply, just check that you have the very latest version if the ride central app. Open the ride central app. Make sure devices are turned on before you connect them. Hook them up and you should be fine.
Hi first thing you made a great video i use my microphone the receiver directly connected to my gh4 camera with the audio cable but it has a huming sound like a electrical induction I tried many cables and many things and I cannot get rid of it the only thing that works is a piece of tape to push the cable hard that's sometimes gets the job done do you why is that happening thanks for the video it was great
Sorry to hear that gos2011, it sounds to me like you may have a issue with the mic input on your camera. A way to check it is to plug your wireless mic into another recorder or camera and see if you get the same buzz. If there is no buzz then it just may be the input on your camera.
Gos2011, I just thought of something else. 2.4GHz wireless mics have a lot of electrical interference around them. The receiver is not only receiving signal but also communicating with the transmitter. It could be that the camera is not shielding this out. Just a thought. You can test this by bringing the receiver close to the camera and then stretching the lead out and getting it away from the camera. Hope you find a solution.
What I can't find (in a mac environment) is how to delete the old entries. While I store them on my computer, I want to free up storage space on the rode transmitters and I can't find such an option.
hello sir, thanks for the valuable information. my problem is this; the connected match suddenly broke and no matter what I did, the receiver and transmitter do not see each other. what could have happened? I'm really sorry. Thanks again.
Do u need an iPhone or computer to turn recording from “always” to “off” or is there something u can press on the receiver directly? And is there a way to know if the device is recording while the transmitter is off?
When the transmitter is switched to always on, you have to use an app to access the function switch. No physical switch will do it. The always on recording stops when the transmitter is completely switched off. There is no indication other than the screen going blank.
I am filming a interview and its just one person should turn on both transmitter after clicking merged mode. Can I then mute the second transmitter and let the interview hold on to it or should i keep it with me
Hi Gary, Thanks, You made this easy for me, but I have one question how can we delete files from the transmitter? Or will it overwrite itself after the end of storage?
It will overwrite the earliest recordings when it is full. To copy recordings you plug the device into a PC and use a free program called Rode Central.
The wireless go II is known for low sensitivity. Even so the recording is almost without any background noise so you can lift the gain in editing with confidence that it will be a clear recording.
Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate it. At the moment there is only one way to delete files, and that is totally. This may change in the future. Remember that once the memory fills the oldest recordings will deleted first. So it is always a good idea to copy across the files you need after each shoot. Hope that helps.
You have a couple of options Allen, use the digital cable to the lightning port or use the iPhone headset adapter with the 3.5mm lead that comes with the WG2.
Francine, when you say cut out, I imagine that it is loosing signal or connection with the transmitter. I think they call this “drop outs”. Mostly it is caused by interference from other devices like internet routers and mobile devices that use wifi. Distance can be a problem too or if the units have something blocking good reception. Try not to allow your body to come in between the transmitter and receiver. Hope that is of some help.
Thanks for the tutorial mate! Question I have is my transmitters are not recording internal audio for some reason. I have them set to always record but when I plug them into the Rode Central app it says no audio recordings available. Any idea whats going on? Potential bug?
The first thing I would do is download the latest firmware and update both the receiver and transmitters. If there was a hardware fault it would only be with one transmitter I would think.
hello I wanted to ask you but why despite having bought the original rode cable, as soon as I connect it to my android smartphone and video record I only get the audio of the mobile phone? do I have to set something? i tried on three different smarphone and i scaicao lapp rode. thanks a lot
It can depend a lot on what app you are using and the type of cable you purchased. It is good to try an app that you can monitor the audio level. Some like Filmic Pro tell you which mic is being used.
Great video but please i need help. How do I delete recorded audio files from the devices? Rode help says hit the delete key on the keyboard but it does nothing. It's driving me crazy. What am I missing? Thanks in advance!
Just checking if you have the very latest firmware update for your equipment. Rode has updated the Rode Central App. Much more features available for moving, deleting files etc.
Garry can you have one receiver in one position eg one side of a worship church and the another taking audio from the mixer using cables like in your videos
This thing just died on me. the second transmitter just quitted out off nowhere. It doesn't turn on at all. The charging icon won't even light when you charging. Rode central up do detect and it shows me tp update but each time I click update it will just fail. Very disappointed and I bought it for wedding I'm shooting next weekend.
I don't get the purpose of the pad function. Is it a kind of automatic gain control, something I would not like tu use for audio? Then the pad function and the gain control (fine or coarse) work together? Usually I record to an iPhone through the audio monitor of an Zoom H5 - it is true clipping on the Rode side must be omitted by all means. It is easy to control clipping on the Zoom H5 but I am not sure what is best practice on the Rode setup. You taught me how to use the Zoom H5.
The recording in merged setting records to a single mono file. That is, 2 channels, left and right with the same mixed recording. In stereo, you will get a single stereo file with one mic recorded to the left channel and the other to the right channel. Hope that helps.
Spencer, just wondering if you had any luck deleting those files since you made this comment. You may need to delete the Rode Central software and reinstall the latest version. You should at least be able to global delete.
Thanks a lot for this excellent video. My question is how can I uptimise the sound to stereo, using only one transmiter. Shouls I use the split mode or merge. Any other typs would help.
Why doesn't rode give the user the possibility of changing the levels/gain separately? One person may talk louder, you might be recording b-roll with one mic and someone speaking with the other. would be nice to have separate control of each transmitter.
Yes it would be good to have greater control. Since the latest firmware update there is a feature that you can select that lowers the sensitivity of the transmitters input separately called a PAD.
Tia, I checked the user guide for this camera and the G7X does not have an external microphone input. You would not be able to use the Rode WG2 with this camera. You can record the audio separately and mix it in later in post production but this is more work. Hope this helps Tia.
Hi. Very informative video. Can you possibly explain after I've exported an audio file and cleaned it up in post production, how do I integrate it back into my video so it replaces the old audio file?
I recently bought them and had a bad surprise while started using them. Please advice me with the right settings. So I use them with my iPhone for video recording along with the recommended lightning USBC Cable. As the plan was to record one person as the subject I used only one of the transmitters and so the other transmitter was not powered on and stored away. Finally When I played a recorded video the sound was fine with my phone and Mac. When I connected my AirPods to watch the same video i noticed that the recorded sound of the video was in mono ☹️. When I extracted the original sound file and analysed using audacity it confirmed me that the sound was mono and not stereo. ☹️ what must I do in the settings to avoid this ? Must I always use both the transmitters ? If I use one what must I change in the settings to have the setero sound file ? Please help
Radj, I presume you are hoping to record only to one channel and not merged to both left and right channels. In the settings using Rode Central you have to make sure that the merged selection is not selected on the receiver. Hope that helps.
The PAD Jorge is to reduce the sensitivity of the mic input. Mainly for people who have very loud voices. It does nit reduce it enough to make it a line input.
Yes definitely Anyway Highway. You can use a single transmitter to record its own audio without anything else, use a single transmitter with the receiver and still have it feed both left and right channels in blended mono mode. Or use both transmitters with receiver.
@@GaryDmedia One question though, what does the 'db' button on the transmitter do? It shows values like -9db, -12db etc but im not sure what they mean? Thanks
On the WGII receiver there is button to step the output up and down. This the output to the camera. You are unable to vary the gain of the transmitter. Using Rode Central you can lower the sensitivity of the mic on the transmitter by one step if needed.
Hello Gary - we corresponded months ago right after my purchase of W-Go II and you and your tutorials were/are very helpful (and generous replying here on Comments all the way between Australia and Canada time zones!). Q: (on iphone 6 & 8 with analogue cord) I have my receiver Gain Mode and Gain set at Course and High, but an outdoor shoot this morning (Rode Lav Mic, very little wind) was a little at the top end close to distortion at moments. If I adjust to 'Mid' Gain will that give me less Mic input recording levels? I tend to project a little too much and have to remember I'm not teaching in a classroom (I lead seminars 4 times a yr for my RMT Peeps). Btw I'm also employing FilMic Pro by your lead! Photography hobby background is helping accelerate that learning - I botched some of this morning's focus as I should have locked it in 🙄). Appreciate your time very much - John.
John, so good to hear from you again. Totally understand the projection issue. It’s hard to get into your mind you don’t need to speak to the back of the class. The latest firmware update added the option to add an input gain PAD. This is the instructions from the website: “To activate the pad, simply toggle the 'Pad' button in RØDE Central. You can also activate the pad from the receiver by selecting the transmitter using the pair button (‘∞‘), followed by a long press on the ‘dB’ button. Note: a short press will activate the mute function, so take care to hold the button until the pad symbol appears on the receiver display.” I think that will help lower the sensitivity of the lav mic. Lowering the output of the receiver will not fix distortion caused by high input into the transmitter. If that isn’t enough you could fit your mic under your shirt fabric. Hope that helps.
Thank you for the great video. With a receiver and two USB mics, can we get 2 separate tracks with mobile or laptop, or do I have a mixed single track?
I have the wireless go ii, but I have one transmitter not two, and the receiver plugged into my Sony a7iv and it only records to one channel. Why is it recording mono?
At this stage Janette I don't think you can delete a single file off the device. You can do a global delete. Remember that the oldest file will be deleted to make room for new files. The recorder is only a fail safe incase the TX and RX loose contact with each other.
The best tutorial I've seen on the WG2!
Thanks Sam, I appreciate the feedback.
Agreed! Thank you so much!
Best tutorial for the Rode Go II. Thank you!
Thanks for letting me know. I hope to update it next year.
Thank you, the video is very straight to the point. I was struggling with my RODE for hours and I could finally record after 2 minutes watching the video!!!
Great to hear. Thanks for letting me know.
This is a very good tutorial. Calm comments, not overexcited like many others. Easy to follow.
Thanks, I appreciate you comments.
Awesome video Gary. Very clear, concise and to the point without fluff. These W-Go2’s are amazing
Yes Mark, I agree. 👍
thanks mr gary...you solved my rode mic, puchased last week, setting probs.....
Great to hear. Thanks for letting me know
Have a wedding shoot tomorrow and this was super helpful! Thank you 🙌
Really glad it was helpful, hope your shoot goes well Chau.
Simple and helpful! Cheers Gary!
Glad it was helpful.
Thanks Gary for the patience and clear explanation! Calm and clear, love it.
Excellent video! You provided a lot of helpful information. Thanks.
Thanks, I’m happy the video was helpful. Stay safe.
Great tutorial! Thank you. Looking forward to using these mics more for my recordings and client recordings.
Good job
Absolute the best review for this device and I have been looking on 15 different vloggers videos. The manual that come with the WGO2 is rediculus. Then I found your video. Just amazing
Thanks for the feedback Swedish Globetrotter. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I’m glad the video was helpful.
When I record I can only hear the recorded audio out of my left head phone; setting are set to “merged” Please help.
For the price and features it offers, this is unbeatable. I’m waiting this to be officially sold in Indonesia.
There are a few different brands that do similar things but I must agree that the wireless go has all round the best features.
@@GaryDmedia At least for its capanility to be applied as audio interface
Yes it does, something I am yet to experiment with.
OMG THANK THE LORD 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Seriously!😂
Rode, a batch export of the transmitter recorded files would be fantastic!
That’s a great idea Mata Films, it would be worth commenting on Rode’s website to make the suggestion. They do take feedback seriously.
Very complete walkthrough, thank you. Best video to know the settings.
Thanks for the feedback, glad the video was helpful.
How lovely and simple you are explaining :) ı was so confused but now everything is so clear :) thank you for sharing :)❤❤❤
Got these mics for our videos and podcast production as well as live streaming. They're great but made significantly more so by this outstanding and well-paced explanation of the features and controls. Thank you for making a great product more so.
Thanks for the feedback Tony and Peggy. Great to hear the gear is working well for you.
@@GaryDmedia do you have any advice on the wireless go 2 for far sounding audio I recorded an interview and my mic sounded far when the guest sound close
You are a phenomenal teacher! Thank you so much!
I’m glad the video was helpful. Thanks for your feedback.
Thank you so much sir for your packaged information
Great video, very easy to follow - thankyou!!!
Thanks Richie, I appreciate your feedback.
Thank you so much!!!! So helpful!
Glad the video was helpful.
Thns for the answer, Devies! I can't manipulate the gain, also can't switch to merged pressing both buttons together. That's why I thought the button was locked, but I don't understand how can I do it (lock/unlock) the mute button from the receiver.
Gabriel, you are not able to change the button functions from the units on their own. You change the functions by using the pc or mobile app.
Very clear and concise video. Thanks very much.
I appreciate you letting me know Lucy. Thanks.
This video was great and so helpful!
This video is so detailed and straight to the point Love it, thank you so much
Excellent video Garry, so easy to follow, thanks
Great to hear. Thanks for your feedback.
Gary your videos are just fantastic! Thank you so much
Thanks Jackson, I appreciate your support.
A few questions:
1. How do I export all the audio at once?
2. How do I export the Timecode metadata to text file?
3. how do you autoname the files by date time and seconds created?
If you can't do it these features would be useful to have in the rode central software.
Great questions Clarke, future updates may give the option to select individual files or multiple files for deleting and exporting. At this stage it is not available.
There is no usable sync timecode with the file apart from the time the file started to be recorded. No way to export this time with file.
There is no option yet to adjust file naming method.
Just have to wait I think Clarke. I’m looking forward to an app maybe to manage this from my phone.
@@GaryDmedia Hi Gary, thank you for the quick reply, hopefully they can deliver these features with an update, currently this is the only thing stopping me from purchasing another unit. we are counting on you to give this feedback to Rode, don't let us down.
THANK YOU!! This was amazingly put together🙏and helped a ton
Thanks for the great video how do you delete multiple files in the Rode Central.
Thank you! I only use the recordings from the transmitters and never use the receiver (at least not yet) and have been having an awful time with the levels peaking and couldn't figure out how to lower the sensitivity. I just now turned on PAD and hopefully it will solve my issues going forward.
That’s wonderful. I’d love to hear how you go. Yes the pad maybe the answer.
@@GaryDmedia it was still bad. I have peaking like crazy with it about a foot from my mouth. It's fine for normal speaking, but doing high energy announcing, I'm blowing this thing out. The worst part is that you don't know what you've got until playback which you can't do until you export. I'm sure if I get it farther away I'll be fine but it's definitely an experimental process. Maybe if I use the windscreen.
@@dandyfunhouse I have been in contact with Rode regarding this issue as I find the input signal very sensitive. In short, they said Pad only drops the input sensitivity by -4db. What's unfortunate is if the audio clips on the way in any sort of safety track or low gain setting on the receiver or camera is void as the clipping is already in the pipe line. Rode said they'll pass the feed back on however I wouldn't hold my breath as to whether they'll impliment gain control at the transmitter level. The only way around this it to use a Pad attenuator between the mic and transmitter to pull back the gain. This is a shame as this issue alone completely ruins a great product. Who wants to risk clipping audio.
@@taghappytv Thank you for digging into this. I have recently added the rode go lav mic with excellent results and exporting in 32 bit float instead of mp3 has appeared to have cleared up the issue. But I have only done one project since making these changes. It may simply be the 32 bit float export solving the issue but the lav mic sounds so good I'm hesitant to bother doing anything else. I'm not seeing any reason to record to the camera at all these days unless shooting from a great distance which I never do
Yeah WoW Garry great Video, and yep, coz of this one. I love our GOii's BUT.... I wanted to record so abience at a shoot at a couple of the waterfalls and both mics turned on, with Lavs connected thinking they would record to themselves without being connected to the receiver. They are (all) on the latest firmware and set to "Always" but they (both) failed to record! perhaps they need to be connected to the receiver (seems ODD)...testing needed...Thanks for your videos, I'll start looking at more of your content.
Peter that is weird. Sorry to hear you have had trouble with yours.
You may find a dedicated recorder like the zoom H1 pro would be a good investment for tasks like that. Much more versatile and good visual Monitoring ability.
Thanks @@GaryDmedia I have the Hn4 but it's not in the every day carry kit...it will be when we return to finish the shoot.
Awesome. Sounds like you got it all sorted. Thanks Peter for dropping in to say G'day.
What a detailed review. Thanks
Thanks for your feedback Cloud Films. 👍
GREAT Explanation! Thank you!
Glad the video was helpful, thanks for the feedback.
The safety channel doesn't record 2 separate tracks. It sends the stereo track to the camera or recorder and one channel will be 20db lower, which then gets separated in post.
As usual, Rode didn't explain this. It would have been more practical to have 2 recordings on the transmitter to choose from but they didn't think of that.
Thanks for clarifying that dugsbugs1. I appreciate it.
Please share the link for the cool small black 4 port usb charger.
It is simply a 1 in/ 4 out USB hub. Nothing special. Just plugged it into a high output power supply like the one that came with my iPhone.
The recording set to Backup actually happened to me, the Tranmitter unfortunately didn't get turned on, lost my audio :(
Awesome tutorial. Please What quality is selected by default in always record mode? Uncompressed or compressed?
@MiszPosh
@MiszPosh The quality of the audio is set in the Rode Central app. Whatever you choose, irrespective of whether it is Record always will be the type in the app. Hope that helps.
Great Tutorial! Thank you...
Glad it was helpful Sophie, thanks for letting me know.
Hi! Love the video! RODE Central will not recognize my devices. Any suggestions?
Sorry for the late reply, just check that you have the very latest version if the ride central app. Open the ride central app. Make sure devices are turned on before you connect them. Hook them up and you should be fine.
Hi first thing you made a great video i use my microphone the receiver directly connected to my gh4 camera with the audio cable but it has a huming sound like a electrical induction I tried many cables and many things and I cannot get rid of it the only thing that works is a piece of tape to push the cable hard that's sometimes gets the job done do you why is that happening thanks for the video it was great
Sorry to hear that gos2011, it sounds to me like you may have a issue with the mic input on your camera.
A way to check it is to plug your wireless mic into another recorder or camera and see if you get the same buzz. If there is no buzz then it just may be the input on your camera.
Gos2011, I just thought of something else. 2.4GHz wireless mics have a lot of electrical interference around them. The receiver is not only receiving signal but also communicating with the transmitter. It could be that the camera is not shielding this out. Just a thought.
You can test this by bringing the receiver close to the camera and then stretching the lead out and getting it away from the camera. Hope you find a solution.
There's no settings associated with the TX device. Brand new Rode Wireless Go II, just updated the firmware with new install of Rode Central.
That is odd Troy, is it the same for both transmitters? Does the device settings not show up on the mobile app or PC version of Rode Central?
What I can't find (in a mac environment) is how to delete the old entries. While I store them on my computer, I want to free up storage space on the rode transmitters and I can't find such an option.
What is the best settings for Gain mode on a sony a7iii camera? What dB would you recommend? etc thanks
Sony cameras have a more sensitive audio input. I would set the receiver output to half way. You can always raise it if needed.
hello sir, thanks for the valuable information. my problem is this; the connected match suddenly broke and no matter what I did, the receiver and transmitter do not see each other. what could have happened? I'm really sorry. Thanks again.
Thanks, Gary. This is great.
I appreciate your feedback Nadine. Thanks.
What does the off setting mean as opposed to always and backup?
Do u need an iPhone or computer to turn recording from “always” to “off” or is there something u can press on the receiver directly? And is there a way to know if the device is recording while the transmitter is off?
When the transmitter is switched to always on, you have to use an app to access the function switch. No physical switch will do it. The always on recording stops when the transmitter is completely switched off. There is no indication other than the screen going blank.
I am filming a interview and its just one person should turn on both transmitter after clicking merged mode. Can I then mute the second transmitter and let the interview hold on to it or should i keep it with me
In merged mode you only need to turn on one transmitter Antwon.
Hi Gary, Thanks, You made this easy for me, but I have one question how can we delete files from the transmitter? Or will it overwrite itself after the end of storage?
It will overwrite the earliest recordings when it is full. To copy recordings you plug the device into a PC and use a free program called Rode Central.
@@GaryDmedia Thank you so much
best video, thank you so much!
Hi there! Can you please help me. When I listen to my backup files they appear to be in a very low volume. Do you have any idea what's going on?
The wireless go II is known for low sensitivity. Even so the recording is almost without any background noise so you can lift the gain in editing with confidence that it will be a clear recording.
Thank you!
Glad the video was helpful Nathan.
Hello. Thanks for your very instructive tutorial. My question: how can I delete an audio file from the device? Thanks.
Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate it. At the moment there is only one way to delete files, and that is totally. This may change in the future.
Remember that once the memory fills the oldest recordings will deleted first. So it is always a good idea to copy across the files you need after each shoot. Hope that helps.
This is very enlightening :)
Thanks for letting me know. 👍
How do you record with both mics on 1 iPhone
You have a couple of options Allen, use the digital cable to the lightning port or use the iPhone headset adapter with the 3.5mm lead that comes with the WG2.
Thanks for this Gary (im very new to audio) ive got 3 different cables to connect to my i-phone WTF i will get the SC 15 cheers
So many cables! HaHa.
why is my rode wireless cutting out I have the single one not the 11
Francine, when you say cut out, I imagine that it is loosing signal or connection with the transmitter. I think they call this “drop outs”. Mostly it is caused by interference from other devices like internet routers and mobile devices that use wifi. Distance can be a problem too or if the units have something blocking good reception. Try not to allow your body to come in between the transmitter and receiver. Hope that is of some help.
Thanks for the tutorial mate! Question I have is my transmitters are not recording internal audio for some reason. I have them set to always record but when I plug them into the Rode Central app it says no audio recordings available. Any idea whats going on? Potential bug?
The first thing I would do is download the latest firmware and update both the receiver and transmitters. If there was a hardware fault it would only be with one transmitter I would think.
hello I wanted to ask you but why despite having bought the original rode cable, as soon as I connect it to my android smartphone and video record I only get the audio of the mobile phone? do I have to set something? i tried on three different smarphone and i scaicao lapp rode. thanks a lot
It can depend a lot on what app you are using and the type of cable you purchased. It is good to try an app that you can monitor the audio level. Some like Filmic Pro tell you which mic is being used.
Great video but please i need help. How do I delete recorded audio files from the devices? Rode help says hit the delete key on the keyboard but it does nothing. It's driving me crazy. What am I missing? Thanks in advance!
Just checking if you have the very latest firmware update for your equipment. Rode has updated the Rode Central App. Much more features available for moving, deleting files etc.
@@GaryDmedia hey thanks for the reply. Yes I have updated to the latest FW. It seems there is a bug in it because it is impossible to delete files
Garry can you have one receiver in one position eg one side of a worship church and the another taking audio from the mixer using cables like in your videos
Hi, thanks for the tutorial
What's app use for rec ?
Thx
I use the iPhone FilMic Pro app. The rode WGII works in the generic camera app as well Mauricio.
Thank you, very good tutorial... :-)
I appreciate your feedback. Thanks.
What setup would you recommend for outdoor recording ?
This thing just died on me. the second transmitter just quitted out off nowhere. It doesn't turn on at all. The charging icon won't even light when you charging. Rode central up do detect and it shows me tp update but each time I click update it will just fail. Very disappointed and I bought it for wedding I'm shooting next weekend.
I would immediately contact Ride via their support page. They are quick to respond.
I don't get the purpose of the pad function. Is it a kind of automatic gain control, something I would not like tu use for audio? Then the pad function and the gain control (fine or coarse) work together? Usually I record to an iPhone through the audio monitor of an Zoom H5 - it is true clipping on the Rode side must be omitted by all means. It is easy to control clipping on the Zoom H5 but I am not sure what is best practice on the Rode setup. You taught me how to use the Zoom H5.
if I use the backup in the app, each microphone saves what it recorded individually, or it records both on a single track??
The recording in merged setting records to a single mono file. That is, 2 channels, left and right with the same mixed recording.
In stereo, you will get a single stereo file with one mic recorded to the left channel and the other to the right channel. Hope that helps.
Hey Gary, is there absolutely no way to manually delete files from the transmitters? I've tried everything and have had no luck at all
Spencer, just wondering if you had any luck deleting those files since you made this comment. You may need to delete the Rode Central software and reinstall the latest version. You should at least be able to global delete.
Hi! I have a problem. I connect to my iPhone but I can’t hear the microphone sound from my video. Do you know what this could be? Thank you!
Thanks a lot for this excellent video. My question is how can I uptimise the sound to stereo, using only one transmiter. Shouls I use the split mode or merge. Any other typs would help.
Why doesn't rode give the user the possibility of changing the levels/gain separately? One person may talk louder, you might be recording b-roll with one mic and someone speaking with the other. would be nice to have separate control of each transmitter.
Yes it would be good to have greater control. Since the latest firmware update there is a feature that you can select that lowers the sensitivity of the transmitters input separately called a PAD.
Thank you! Can I connect to G7x mark ii w/this?
Tia, I checked the user guide for this camera and the G7X does not have an external microphone input. You would not be able to use the Rode WG2 with this camera.
You can record the audio separately and mix it in later in post production but this is more work. Hope this helps Tia.
@@GaryDmedia thanks 4 the research and the reply!
Thanks!
I’m glad the video was helpful.
Hi. Very informative video. Can you possibly explain after I've exported an audio file and cleaned it up in post production, how do I integrate it back into my video so it replaces the old audio file?
Good information
Thanks, I appreciate you letting me know.
@@GaryDmedia I brought go 2
Good choice, keep your eyes open for future firmware updates for the Go 2. I think they will make the setup even better.
@@GaryDmedia tanx.how to update firmware
I use it on my iphone at -12 db and my voice is low, what should I do to make my voice higher?
I recently bought them and had a bad surprise while started using them. Please advice me with the right settings. So I use them with my iPhone for video recording along with the recommended lightning USBC Cable. As the plan was to record one person as the subject I used only one of the transmitters and so the other transmitter was not powered on and stored away. Finally When I played a recorded video the sound was fine with my phone and Mac. When I connected my AirPods to watch the same video i noticed that the recorded sound of the video was in mono ☹️. When I extracted the original sound file and analysed using audacity it confirmed me that the sound was mono and not stereo. ☹️ what must I do in the settings to avoid this ? Must I always use both the transmitters ? If I use one what must I change in the settings to have the setero sound file ? Please help
Radj, I presume you are hoping to record only to one channel and not merged to both left and right channels.
In the settings using Rode Central you have to make sure that the merged selection is not selected on the receiver. Hope that helps.
Have you increased the audio levels in the post production to make it loud i.e at normal levels?
Yes, in post Sanjeev. WG2 has low background hiss so it is very versatile.
Hi Gary, using just one mic, my viewers report a strong left sided speaker bias? Do you know why this is happening? Would appreciate any tips. Thanks.
Paul, I wonder if the safety track mode is activated. This will record one track a lot lower than the other.
@@GaryDmedia Bless you thanks Gary I will check that. Cheers.
@@GaryDmedia Seems to have worked mate. Thanks so much for answering my question so quickly. Subbed!
That great Paul, I very happy it worked for you. Enjoy your filming.
Hi, question: What is the function of PAD in the microphone?
The PAD Jorge is to reduce the sensitivity of the mic input. Mainly for people who have very loud voices. It does nit reduce it enough to make it a line input.
@@GaryDmedia gracias, no sabía. He aprendido algo nuevo.
So the Rode Central app only works on a computer and not accessible by on a cell, correct?
At the moment that is the case Vincent, they have announced that in the near future they are working on a phone app.
Useful
I can't use the Merged Safety feature using only one mic?
Thanks for sharing 👍
I appreciate your feedback.
Can i use only one transmitter while the other transmitter is off?
Yes definitely Anyway Highway. You can use a single transmitter to record its own audio without anything else, use a single transmitter with the receiver and still have it feed both left and right channels in blended mono mode. Or use both transmitters with receiver.
That's great! A big help!
Thanks for answering bro.. 😊
thanks so much man
I am glad the video was helpful. 👍
@@GaryDmedia One question though, what does the 'db' button on the transmitter do? It shows values like -9db, -12db etc but im not sure what they mean? Thanks
On the WGII receiver there is button to step the output up and down. This the output to the camera. You are unable to vary the gain of the transmitter.
Using Rode Central you can lower the sensitivity of the mic on the transmitter by one step if needed.
can you record straight on device without a phone
How can we delete the recording in the device
The only delete is a full delete. Not able to separately delete each file. Remember that oldest files will be recorded over if you run out of memory.
@@GaryDmedia thank you Gary
Hello Gary - we corresponded months ago right after my purchase of W-Go II and you and your tutorials were/are very helpful (and generous replying here on Comments all the way between Australia and Canada time zones!). Q: (on iphone 6 & 8 with analogue cord) I have my receiver Gain Mode and Gain set at Course and High, but an outdoor shoot this morning (Rode Lav Mic, very little wind) was a little at the top end close to distortion at moments. If I adjust to 'Mid' Gain will that give me less Mic input recording levels? I tend to project a little too much and have to remember I'm not teaching in a classroom (I lead seminars 4 times a yr for my RMT Peeps). Btw I'm also employing FilMic Pro by your lead! Photography hobby background is helping accelerate that learning - I botched some of this morning's focus as I should have locked it in 🙄). Appreciate your time very much - John.
John, so good to hear from you again.
Totally understand the projection issue. It’s hard to get into your mind you don’t need to speak to the back of the class.
The latest firmware update added the option to add an input gain PAD.
This is the instructions from the website:
“To activate the pad, simply toggle the 'Pad' button in RØDE Central. You can also activate the pad from the receiver by selecting the transmitter using the pair button (‘∞‘), followed by a long press on the ‘dB’ button. Note: a short press will activate the mute function, so take care to hold the button until the pad symbol appears on the receiver display.”
I think that will help lower the sensitivity of the lav mic. Lowering the output of the receiver will not fix distortion caused by high input into the transmitter.
If that isn’t enough you could fit your mic under your shirt fabric.
Hope that helps.
Thank you for the great video. With a receiver and two USB mics, can we get 2 separate tracks with mobile or laptop, or do I have a mixed single track?
I have the wireless go ii, but I have one transmitter not two, and the receiver plugged into my Sony a7iv and it only records to one channel. Why is it recording mono?
Can you record with the transmitter without turning on the receiver?
Yes definitely Renata and Luis. No with the latest firmware update.
Thanks for Your Help :-)
Good video. Rode Central needs a method to batch export all of the audio files rather than exporting each one at a time. Its very tedious.
Yes, but if a bother. I’m sure we will get some software updates in time.
Great vid 👍📽🎬🎙🎶🎶🎶
Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it Alien.
@@GaryDmedia you're welcome sir and thank you for making it. Very helpful, in depth but not in a confusing way. Really appreciate it 👍
How do you delete a file from the unit?
At this stage Janette I don't think you can delete a single file off the device. You can do a global delete. Remember that the oldest file will be deleted to make room for new files. The recorder is only a fail safe incase the TX and RX loose contact with each other.