RODE VideoMicro Tips and tricks
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I love my Rode VideoMicro! Watch how I use this mic for more than just an on-camera mic and a few tips on how to get great sound out of this little $60 monster!
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Hello Tony. I started photography about a year ago from a TH-cam channel that are started. Unfortunately, I started the channel prematurely without understanding photography and even the basic of settings. So over the last 10 months after work every day I'll come home and study for 6 hours usually every day of the week. Whether it's reading books or watching tutorial videos. I've now upgraded to a full frame camera which is the Canon EOS R from the Canon 80d. I did keep my 80D and crop sensor lenses for a backup. But I went out and bought all L series F 2.8 glass across the board. I've got a phenomenal set up! I also built a home studio with three strobes. And then I have a battery powered strobe to take with me in case I have to do photoshoots outside somewhere. I really went above and beyond trying to get really good equipment. I also have work very very hard to learn everything I can about photography and the art that lies with it. I came across your channel this morning and absolutely love it!! If I had found this channel sooner I would have learned numerous things a lot faster! I'm at the point now where I'm shooting family and friends and my portraits are coming out amazing! I mean pro level!! The thing is with so much time and money invested, I struggle to find work! Now I come from a business background as well. And I understand photography even though it's an art to Us photographers..it is also a business. I actually have 20 years of managing businesses from restaurants to grocery stores. So I understand the logistics of how a business works. I guess I'm having trouble merging the two together and actually Landing the jobs. I have business cards that I constantly hand out the people and send them directly to my Instagram page that shows off my work and people are impressed. It's just most of the time they don't want to spend the money. so I find myself trying to do photoshoots for 50 to $100 here or there. Which I feel like it's a waste of time and energy on one hand. But on the other hand it's good to get more experience under your belt and also have work to show in your portfolio. That stuff is priceless. About the only thing that I haven't invested in yet we're starting a full website. But at this point not Landing jobs I don't want to pay the monthly fees of having a website when I can show off my work with a designated Facebook page for my photography business. And also Instagram for that matter. A lot of times when I'm meeting people face-to-face and I show them my work they're very impressed. I'm just having a hard time. I don't know if it's the area that I live in because I live in a smaller-sized country town outside of Charlotte and people just don't want to spend the money. So maybe I should get into another field of photography. Ask for tographer I'm understanding that we're supposed to specialize in a few different fields. Mine is definitely portraits, animals, and landscapes. But I was told don't mix all three and to one business either. So it gets a little confusing. Then a lot of people say just do product photography. But where does one start with that? Also I'd rather shoot people not products. But whatever pays the bills is what I need to be doing. That's just the issue. I don't know where to start and where to focus my time and money for the next step. So now I'm stuck at the stand still while I have all this knowledge and grade equipment but nowhere to shine!! Do you have any input at all? I'm sorry I wrote such a long book. But I was just trying to explain where I'm at and probably where a lot of people are.
Wow thanks for sharing your story. You def have a pro setup now! By the way, I made TONS of money with even the 80D. Both cameras are truly great cameras. As far as how to make money, maybe I should make a video on that sometime. I think the biggest thing is smit takes time. If you’ve only been doing this a year, you may just need to wait it out a little longer. I do think a website is a worthwhile investment. I think it’s around $150/year for me total. I think it legitimatizes your “company” to the world along with giving you a platform to show off your best of your best. The way if found to get business is to just do work for free. Do a family portrait for a friend and ask them to pump you up on Facebook. You can also use their session as promotional content but typically I’ve found word of mouth is the key. If you can get your clients to drop your name for weddings, family portraits, business shots... eventually the ball will start rolling and you’ll be raising your prices because you have too many inquires. Keep your head up for now and just keep doing what you are doing. If you are trying to make a living off of photography, you may need to team up with a larger company for contract work. Or even as a second shooter to get more experience and make more networking connections. Just a few thoughts.
Story of my life
Crazy... what you are say is so simple, so sensible, but no one seems to cover it. Very informative. Thank you for sharing.
Yea! Simple and cheap!
I'm a Canon EOS R user. Thank you for sharing all these wonderful setups and tips!
No problem! Enjoy!
This is what I exactly needed!! Thank you so much man!
Glad I could help!!
Thanks for the cable tip - I really appreciated that!
Glad I could help!
You are the best TH-camr out! Thank you thank you thank you so much for these tutorials. I'll be watching your channel non-stop over the course of the next few weeks. I love learning and too many TH-camrs are focused on dashing equipment or just trying to show off their b-roll. It's refreshing actually find a channel where I can learn something. It's channels like yours that should have 4 million subscribers.
Haha I’m surprised I have 1400 😂 thank you for the kind words. Appreciate it! I’ll keep putting out the videos and we’ll see what happens.
I just bought one and this is really helpful. Thank you!
Glad I could help!
Great video! Was EXACTLY what I was looking forward to for improving my audio in my home studio. Thanks!
Michael Steighner Awesome! Glad it could help!!
I’m a believer already. I think it does great for what it was designed for. Cheap, light, directional. It has a reasonable sensitivity even on an 80D with the so, so preamps, which is what I often use other than a C100. Great advice and I’d actually never considered booming with this little guy! If I’m being finicky (or have a client) I’ll probably use an MKH-50/Sound Devices Mix Pre and all the complexity that comes with that. But you’ve proved again, it’s not the equipment but what you do with it. Thanks.
kipling1957 👍🏼 I’m a huge fan of the c100 mark ii. I find it more useful than the c200 for most quick run and gun type shooting. And what an image! I’ve been thinking of picking up a mix pre. Hard to beat the quality for the price point!
Tony Mellinger Yes-I bought the C100 Mk-2 about 3 or so years ago as my first serious video camera. It is such a user friendly tool, you can control everything and, as you say, has a fabulous image. I only got the 80D last year as I craved a second camera for things like interviews. Plus I can use the same glass. Since I got it I realized it’s a great camera in its own right, especially when you need something lightweight and unobtrusive. I have the Mix Pre D, which came out before the Mix Pre 3 and 6. Great sound and built like a tank, but a little on the heavy side for hand-held. I might jump for the Mix Pre 3 if I was looking for a quality preamp today. Great channel BTW...keep up the good work and good luck!
PS: regarding the C200. For my level of work it would seem to be a near perfect video camera-I just wish they had put in better lower bitrate and in-between codecs. You don’t always need ProRes Raw.
kipling1957 I agree with you. Very seldom do we’d shoot in RAW lite. It’s nice to have it but don’t need it too much.
The slots of the tightening collar on the mic - are where you clip the cable in to - this makes everything more stable.
Sure does!
Great video! I have been using the Rode VideoMicro on my camera great, until I tried to see whether it would work if i plugged it into my laptop for a zoom call. It now won't work when plugged back into my camera. Is it not supposed to be plugged into a computer at all? Could I have damaged the mic as a result?
I doubt you damaged it, most computers have a 3 ring plug and your camera has a 2 ring plug. You may need to replace the cord but I’m sure the mic is still good 🤷🏼♂️
@@TonyMellinger Thank you for your feedback. I will try a new mic cable and hope that's it 🤞 and that I haven't damaged the camera itself.
Just noticed the voiceovers I'm editing right now have a slight watery compressed sound to them.. Boo!
Just got a mic stand for my rode videomicro. Great video!
Druvian awesome! Glad it could help!!
Very clever 😊👍👍👍
Extremely informative and helpful! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Glad it helps!!
Looked everywhere to see if the video micro had a 3/8ths mount or was limited to a camera shoe type. Thanks.
3/8s!!!
Thanks for the video Tony. I just ordered the mic stand, adapter and cable thru your link. Just a heads up, the right angle cable you mentioned is not the one linked. it is straight. thanks again!
Thanks so much! added the right angle link on the description. Someone else mentioned that once before and I forgot to change it! Thanks again!
Thanks for the tips I’m also in STL! 🖤
Glad I could help! 👊🏼 stl!
what is your sound recording setting? and do you adjust anything on post editing?
I have a Canon SL2 and I use premiere pro for editing.
I typically set the camera to manual. I’ll use auto though and it works well still, better than most devices on auto. I should make a video on sound editing in premiere sometime!
Thanks for the tips! I'm in Springfield, MO. We're neighbors!
Nice! I’m actually going to be in Springfield this weekend for an expo! Small world!
This is great, thanks!
Glad I could help!!
Tony one more question if two people are talking then where should place microphone..and also I am recording video on smartphone .. So Rode videomicro is good for that too .. what's your opinion
That can be tricky. I would stick it right in between them as close as possible. ideally, each would have their own microphone, but i know that’s double the work!
@@TonyMellinger Thanks for the advice
here from the facebook post--thanks!
Awesome! Thanks for watching Justin!!
Hi Tony, I’ve tried this which makes my audio 100x better so thank you! One issue is that when I turn on my ring light, I get interference. Any advice for this?
Hmm, is the light and camera plugged into the same outlet somehow? If your using batteries, you shouldn’t have any interference, it’s when the the power is connected with the light and that introduces nasty noise.
very helpful, thanks!
Glad I could help!
Glad I could help!
Awesome bro
Thanks!
I love the setup! Would you say that the preamp in a camera like the 80D would be superior to something like the SL2? Thanks!
Matt Howard not necessarily. The 80D has a ton of great features I’ve the SL2 but I’m guessing the sound quality in both are about the same. If you want to bump up, you’d need to record externally to an H4N pro or something and then sync your audio in post. Even when I do that I hardly notice the difference in quality. The advantage is multiple channels though.
Tony Mellinger Thanks for your response and quality information. It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday.
Matt Howard let me know if you ever wanna sit down and chat!
Tony Mellinger Thanks!
Compared it to a USB dynamic mic or xlr dynamic mic under $100, some of Chinese brands even have condenser mic set for under $100, how does the video micro fare?
Very nice explanation... can i get to knw how to get rid of hissing voice using video micro
Hmm, I’m not sure, i dont have any hiss with mine. It may be your cable.
What's the in camera audio setting you used bud? Mine has an annoying white noise I use the 80D and the Movo mic
I believe when i recorded this video I was in auto leveling. Most of the time with white noise, the preamp gain is too high so if you leave it on auto level, you need to move the mic closer to the subject or the subject needs to be louder. The other option is to just put the mic level in the camera settings really low and then in post production raise the level of your audio and the noise should be less. this takes some playing around with to see how low you can get the mic settings before it doesn’t sound good boosting the volume in post production. Hopefully that helps. Keep me posted!
@@TonyMellinger thanks I'm going to mess around with the settings tomorrow.
Cryptid Hunter good luck!
Hi, is there any way that I can use this mic via Macbook for audio recording only? instead of a camera! thanks!
Yes, absolutely. If your Mac has a headphone Jack, you’ll need to purchase rode’s Trs to trrs cable.
Great job.
JuggernuttsX thanks man!
Can you also please suggest a long cable for me to connect thic mic with my mobile or laptop
Hey there! The suggest cable in the description should work for your laptop. For a mobile device, you’ll probably need a trrs to trs cable. Something like this. amzn.to/2ZJyHje
thank u sir
Glad I could help!
for PC, is headphone jack better than usb?
I am not sure.
I find there is annoying static with my Rode VideoMicro. I've watch several channels about fixing that, but had no satisfactory solution. Any ideas?
Using Canon T3i
Have you swapped out your cable?
What shall I do with the hissing sound for an old dslr? Even though you lower the gain on the camera still hear the hiss. Any cable or adapter to use with the mic and dslr? Thanks
Hmm you may need to pick up a field recorder and record externally. Like an H4n or h1 or something and then synchronize in post.
@@TonyMellinger i don’t wanna do that anymore, syncing the audio. Thank you though.
Does the rode video mic go compatible with the 80D do u know ? Also does this micro mic work on the 80D definitely ?
Yes
Yep, this was filmed on that 80D! I’ve had trouble with the GO mic though. Weird interference noise occasionally.
Tony Mellinger so what’s the best mic you would recommend for it to work on the canon 80D as the rode mic pro is so expensive
So your recommended the micro mic is there any adapters I would need to go in order it to work ?
Manic Twinz yea, 100% the Rode videomicro is the best mic for the price.
How do you stop the hiss?
Good question. I don’t really hear a hiss. I imagine that’s a cable issue though
Thank you
Mom Sokvisal hopefully it helps you!!
@@TonyMellinger sure it does help me. You have told me on 80D Facebook group to watch your video and now I'm your fan on TH-cam
Mom Sokvisal awesome! Great how it all works together. The 80D is still one of my favorite cameras!
I just started speaking more directly into the mic. I used to have it pointed around my chest. Sounds better pointed to my mouth, however, now it hears more.. How do I avoid these cringe smacks and moist sounds of my mouth? It's uncomfortable to even hear during downtime in the edits but also some of them come through while speaking in the VoiceOver.. Not having a great time.. Its been one thing after the other.
That’s no fun. A couple first questions: what camera are you using? Second, are you using auto level? Third, how far away are you from the mic. If it’s easier to send me a message on IG feel free to! We can even chat through it if you need. I’ll help ya however i can.
Tony Mellinger Thanks For the reply yeah I’ve been working on these voiceovers for a couple weeks. I had a couple parts I wanted to punch in, but when I did, they sounded different. Every time I punch in, it sounds different. So I try to keep things consistent, like I know the microphone is sitting on this box that is arms length away. And now I’m trying to keep consistent as far as how far away my face is. But how come it doesn’t seem like other people have all of these issues? Now I point to my face and you can hear some lip smacking or s sounds whatever.
So I’m thinking OK I will record it in my living room where I did my other video. And the echo is atrocious. I’m thinking well I can be consistent if I leave it on a table and I sit in a chair so everything is always the same. But the acoustics in that room are awful. What I have been doing is putting the blanket over me and the microphone and doing my lines. It’s absurd how many takes I have done. Final Cut isn’t even very happy with how many takes I have in my timeline because I’m trying to compare all of them and see what feels better. It’s like I can never get it right. I’m thinking of figuring it out, and then just doing all of the lines all together. Even though I really like a lot of these.
It seems like the best acoustics is under the covers, but the problem with that is I think it’s a bed so it’s not just flat on a surface where it can be consistent. It’s almost like I need to build a sound booth. But how come other people don’t have to do that? Maybe I need to just buy something off Amazon a huge sheet I can put behind me on a pole whenever I record. I really can’t figure this out.
For camera I’m using the iPhone 11 Pro. Once I liked a file, I paid more attention to it and realized it almost has a watery compressed sound to part of it. I feel like now that I have spent as much time on it, I might as well try to get it exactly right instead of having a part that will bug me forever when I watch it. However I need to just kind of move on. But. I don’t think I would be happy with different parts of the video sounding different. I try to use EQ to change it but that doesn’t work.
On top of that, I try to add effects that people say to use and it sounds cool at first but then I listen to it and it just sounds like there is some distortion to it.
All of this is such a mess and it’s making me so behind. I recorded this video in December. I have put over 100 hours of editing into this. I’m trying to remind myself a lot of that is me learning the program and getting better so it’s not a lost cause but still this VoiceOver has just dragged on for way too long.
I bought the mic what setting does it have to be set on
I typically just leave the camera on auto level. I’d you want you can set the volume and monitor the audio. That’s really the only settings to adjust!
Tony Mellinger on okay thank you what’s the difference in the auto level and manual do u change the wind catcher settings or keep it the same your audio sounds great
@@Twinz4Christ Auto level means the camera determines what the volume level is, most of the time that works. If I'm doing a talking head and can monitor the audio myself I will use manual and adjust the volume manually, but almost all of the time I'll just use auto. I do not use the wind attenuation because I use a dead cat on my microphone. I'd say leave that setting off.
Tony Mellinger ok thank you for the audio when editing on final cut do u have to add in the microphone audio separately or is it already synced
Manic Twinz already synced, you are good to go! Have fun!!
I wonder what headphone extension cable he used because the one in the description doesn’t have a right angle.
Hey sorry! Wrong link. Here’s a new one! amzn.to/2YQuz1i
Tony Mellinger thank y so much I am trying to make a boom mic with the rode videomicro
SilentNinja 12 it works great! I use it all the time!
Does it need a pop filter?
I don't use a pop filter. That's only If you're very close to the mic and speaking directly into it
Tony Mellinger That’s what I was using it for essentially. Well. I ended up getting the video Mic NTG. It comes with a foam thing on it, but I’m using a pop filter as well ha ha. I have a bad habit of popping. Haha thinking of doubling up.
@@switchunboxing I picked up a Videomic NTG as well, great mic!
Tony Mellinger Yeah I’m finishing my first voice over with it today. Made myself a vocal booth! Stoked.
I am going to buy all what you have suggested..let you know what happened
Hopefully it works great for you!
@@TonyMellinger Thanks so much
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A Traveler's Film thanks so much!! Hope it helps!
Tony Mellinger yes it does indeed. Thank you for making videos like this