This might be redundant information now but technically you don't need plug in power for the road wireless go as it outputs a mic/line level output. But I totally understand getting an adapter that just works, for anybody else doing this I would recommend the next level down Road has an adapter that doesn't do the phantom power 48v to plug-in power 2-4v conversion it's way cheaper and works with any active microphone that has a battery in it mostly. The reason the first XLR adapter you got didn't work is the wiring followed the traditional XLR to TRS quarter inch cable wiring where as the microphone is not outputting a balanced signal, it's out putting a stereo signal with a left and a right rather than a tip ring shield, hot cold ground arrangement. The added benefit of not needing the conversion and I'm pretty sure this adapter will work without phantom power applied, it will decrease the battery drain on the recorder with it off. I don't have those adapters so I would recommend trying it first. However having the plug-in power adapters allows you to plug-in just about any computer microphone, something I have been looking for but didn't want to spend that much per adapter. I went with the Movo ones instead. edit: oh yeah and I really think manufacture should start putting the circuit diagrams up for these adapters, it's really hard to tell whether it's going to come out the opposite end in the right combination needed. I was looking for ethernet separators and after purchasing 8x from eBay that were supposed to do that I ended up with splitters. The difference is 8 wires in and 8 wires out onto Jack's, or what I was looking for 8 wires in with 4 to 1 Jack and 4 to the other. I'm over in West Virginia and did extensive research before buying two months ago, and wondering why I didn't run across your channel when I was doing extensive research. I think you're the first person who is taking it further than a two channel system and has posted a video about it. That is until the newly released version 2....
@@nextlevelcraig I've gone looking for information on phantom power and plug in power and the line gets blurred between the two so much that I try if I have the opportunity to help straighten this info out. it's pretty cool, I can't wait to see some more reviews on it. the transmitters record internally a loop back up although I'm still questioning whether that will be a patent infringement issue In the US..... It's now a dual channel unit with two transmitters to one receiver. Supposedly it's going to be backwards compatible with the original transmitters. Better range and antennas. That kind of revision to wait on before buying and then as soon as you bought one they upgraded it kind of thing. B&H and at least one other TH-camr have done a review so far. Although I still think the originals have their usefulness. Love the colored stickers, I was wondering what a good way to distinguish them would be. I only have one set right now, hoping to get a good deal on a second one at some point.
iMark, could you share the Movo adapter that you used? Any idea what to use for the XLR inputs if you want to use two Go2 transmitters, to one receiver (1 mic on each side of stereo channel)?
Had to watch it again to get the name of the step-down adapters. Man, you are the best. Thank you, thank you. It's Friday, I can't get help from my usual source. Now I know what to order and it'll be her Monday!! Life's good.
Craig, great video. Just ONE thing I cannot get past. I have 2 Rode Wire Pro setups (2 mics each). I am going into my Sound Devices MixPre 6 to get a multitrack audio clip as syncing audio afterwards is always tough. The issue I am having is dropout. I think it's because the 2 Rode Pro receivers are fighting for the same/close frequencies. So they kind of battle it out. I am wondering, with those SINGLE CHANNEL/First edition Rode mics, did you ever find that they had any frequency problems? I am looking to find a solution for these Rode Wireless Pro mic sets. Thank you and anybody else that has an answer.
Hi Craig, thanks for the enjoyable video! As a note, you do not need the Rode VXLR+ adapters for use with the Rode Wireless Go receivers, other than as a 'safety precaution' to stop accidentally blowing-up your receivers with 48v of 'Phantom Power'. Wireless Go recovers do NOT require any power into their audio output cable. So you can safely switch off phantom power on your Zoom recorder, should you have enabled it (that will make the Zoom's batteries last longer too). However, what you now have is the ability to plug in TRS Lavalier microphones directly into the Zoom recorder and switch on Phantom Power for the VXLR+ DC to DC converters to send a low voltage supply to them :-) :-) Zoom also make a VXLR (non-plus) adapter, which does not have a DC to DC converter built-in. This is cheaper and will work fine with the Wireless Go receivers, PROVIDING THAT YOU DO NOT SWITCH ON PHANTOM POWER (if you do, you risk blowing the receivers). Likewise don't use these with directly plugged-in Lavaliers. Finally, Rode's wiring of their VXLR adapter is different from most TRS/XLR adapter cables. Let me know if you want a wiring / rewiring diagram to make other cables work.
Nearly identical to what I said oops should've read comments first. Yeah most adapters are TRS tip ring sleeve hot cold ground and most camera 3.5 plug in power jacks are wired left right ground, unless you're working with a cell phone with a TRSS jack then hopefully the device is new enough to be following the standards set forth Inadvertently by Apple. I would suspect that the Rode VXLR non-fantompower version I think that's the right model number would have capacitors to block DC voltage for protection but without paying the price to dissect one I can't confirm that. Although there's no complaints of people frying their mics so? It's amazing I actually went in search of those passive adapters that just wire straight through and they were such hard to find things. I wanted to be able to send a stereo signal down an XLR cable and pick it back out the other end with the opposite adapter. So I could run one XLR cable across the room to a laptop or TV and then at the other end spit it back out to left and right into a mixer.
You just had a problem with setting up both the Zoom and your transmitter to be set at either line level or mic level. The transmitter doesn't need any kind of power to assist with its outputting of audio. It's defaulted to output at mic level, and your Zoom might have been set at line level. In this case you wouldn't hear the signal being sent. Those adapters you purchased are for connecting the lavalier mic directly, which would require phantom power for it the work. But I'm glad that it turned out to working for you.
Don't know if i'm a little late commenting on this, but for people in the future; I've found that when i connect my wireless GOs to my zoon h4n pro and it gets too close to the body of the recorder, there is interference between the transmitter and the reciever caused by the zoom recorder. also I don't use XLR to jack adapters I found that a Big jack to small Jack works great. I didn't know it accepted that at first but on the zoom h4n, and other zoom recorder models (including the H5, H6 and H8) here is a hole in the middle of the xlr slot that the big jack fits right into.
Thank you Thank you Thank you. I have been searching for weeks on how to do this exact thing (multiple people interview, lav mic, etc.). The set up was icing on the cake. I hadn't even thought about how to make it neat, but that was a really good something extra. I will use your links below to support you for this free information.
Dude thank you for this video, I was thinking of a similar application such as a wedding and needing to mic the bride groom and officiant, but the rodes are currently only 2 so this is very helpful thank you for sharing, that was a lot of work you did!
Hey I’m new to videography. Working on filming my son’s sports events. We are currently in football so the camera is on the sideline and he is mic’d up in the field. I use the rode wireless me mic. Would it be overkill if I connected a rode VideoMic to the phone and had audio from it and the wireless me at the same time? Is this is a good idea to enhance audio quality?
I'm glad I bumped into this video because there is an upcoming project that requires me to use multiple Rode wireless go devices. I would have never figured it out in time. great save and great video.
Thanks you! Be careful though, from what I understand there can be interference issues if the receivers are too close together, but I have not tested this.
Hi, I have the same set up, but using the regular Rode VXLR to minijack adapter (www.rode.com/accessories/vxlr) which is about 10$ instead of the much more expensive VXLR+ adapter - up to now I haven't experienced any problems, I assume that the Rode Wireless Go Receivers don't need plug in power (3-5V) due to the fact that they are powered by themselves. The VXLR+ is to use mics that need plug in power if used on a XLR input as far as I understand.
I assumed the same thing, that they didn't need any additional power. And maybe that is correct, maybe the xlr adapters I was using were just terrible. But I did try 2 different brands. I also tried 1/4 and they all gave me horrible interference/buzzing like sound.
What's good I know this video is old but in the middle of the XLR ports is a 1/4" jack on all 4 of them you could have got a 1/4 headphone adapter for cheap to get it done.. I don't know if anyone mentioned that to you... I like how you mounted everything on the cheese plate fire...
Nice job Craig. I had the same issue when I had 2 set of rode wireless Go. I did not want to use tbe 3.5mminput on my Zoom f4 so I tried 2 out of thf 4 XLR inputs and all I got was load of hiss and very low quality audio.like you after a lot of research I tried 2 Rode VXLR adapters and they work like a dream. Thank for share great job bro.
I'm in Hagerstown MD. That's about 1.5 hrs away I think. I think it would work, but there are better ways. I had to come up with a solution because I was already invested in the system too much. Thanks for the sub BTW!
@@Thesmoothhouse I haven't really looked in to the latest options. But I do know that there are kits that come with 2 or 4 sets that are designed to work together.
Craig ..... Useful information. I watched all 9:50 of it. Would have helped a bit to see the hardware setup. The cheese plate is new concept for me. Not sure how you got from the 4 receivers into the recording device. Would love to see this. I may want to follow your same "hook up". Thanks! Will talk to you in the next Zoom!
Thank you bro! I included a few shots but I guess I should have showed me hooking it up. I would be happy to show you the steps in our next zoom meeting!
I was just curious about this! And I'm really grateful that you've added all your experiences into this video! Thank you so much, and please make more like this! I'm just starting out, and hearing someone figuring things out as well makes me feel more confident moving forwards.
Hiya, it's my 3rd time watching the video. I am starting a podcast all by myself therefore thank you for this video. May I ask where can we watch the video you made with the 4 rhode Mics?
Aren’t you able to turn off phantom power completely on your Zoom? Or does it need the power just in a smaller voltage? Or does it not need the phantom power at all? Because if that’s the case there’s an option to turn off phantom power on the zoom. At least on the zoom h4n it is. Not sure about your model the zoom h6.
had the same issue today with 2 systems... using the 3.5 to 1/4 inch jack adaptor... only get one mic coming in to the H6..... frustrating.. as it looks like I need to get these VXLR adaptors.... THANKS DUDE.. really helped.
Yeah it drove me crazy until I found a solution! I figured that I couldn't be the only one who needed to make this work, so why not make a video. I'm so glad it has helped so many people! 😃
Was so frustrated trying to figure out why my Rode Wireless Go didn't work with my Zoom H6 but this video totally cleared things up. Thank you so much Craig!
Great Video Craig. Absolutely awesome lighting. I liked your impromptu style of talking without edits in between, it feels natural. Thank for the information about Rode Go, I am thinking of purchasing one.
Hey does this work for live-streaming on TH-cam and does the zoom h6 connect to my Mac easily or do I need an additional software to download on my computer.
I think the rode wireless go doesn't require plug in power to work as it is already self powered by its battery unlike something like the rode videomicro that requires power to operate. the reason why the other XLR to 3.5mm adapters wont work is because the zoom h6 expects a balanced audio source, but the wireless go sends out an unbalanced, stereo signal. So one of the channel is flipped and cancel out the other channels, giving you the distorted sounds you are hearing. you can simply get a cheap 1/4 TS to 3.5mm adapter and it will work fine. the VXLR is probably wired in such a way that prevents a stereo unbalanced signal to be fed into the zoom h6.
@@nextlevelcraig You might be using the TRS 1/4 to 3.5mm adapter (meaning the adapter have 2 black rings at the tip) rather than a TS 1/4 to 3.5mm adapter (1 black ring). You can get the adapter for cheap at less than $2 and try it out :)
Makes sens @tjrsasea and I would also say it gets its own power from the receiver as needed and the mic lives in another box, with its own power so, you can't compare the situation with a mic needing 12V or whatever voltage. Thanks to both of you for sharing this topic as I'm facing the same "problem", meaning I would like to use more then one "Rode Wireless Go" for ITW situations when I'm outdoors. Thanks to you, I will save some time for the set-up ;-) Take care!
When you hooked up 4 transmitters was that for 8 mics? Or 1 transmitter per mic? Asking because rose has them available with 2 mics. I would imagine with the 1 transmitter powering 2 mics the lines wouldn’t be split in post production
This was a great 👍🏽 video. Nice strong voice and very well spoken. Great information. I would definitely follow to see more of your work. I can tell that you are normally the one behind the camera ...the creator. I want to see you take this video to the Next Level and I mean flawless. I want to see you in front of the camera and OWN it because you built it. Do the research and script everything you do. The hardest thing which takes some getting use to is talking to us viewers with zero interaction from us because we look like a camera lens but it can only get better because the content is of value and you are being yourself. This is the reason you have all this positive comments. Keep up the great work. 👍🏽✌🏽
Wow thanks! You're right, I am usually behind the camera. It will take me some practice and getting used to being in front of the camera for my videos to reach the next level. I'm gonna do my best man. Thanks for the support and encouragement!
nice Craig, very detail video. i would like to know did you facing any Disturbance while connecting those rode? coz i may need to record 3 people interview and i'm planning to get your builds for that
I hear that having the receivers too close to each other could pose some issues. I have been wanting to test it, but I haven't gotten around to doing it yet.
Hi Craig, Have tried this identical setup several times and have never had any luck. They always cut out and it leaves 90% of the audio unusable. However, whenever I use 1 Wireless Go on its own it will always work absolutely fine. I'm likely going to invest in Sennheiser mics to avoid this problem, but before I make that investment I'd love to find a way of making this setup work for me!
thank you for this video! i was down that road with my Xenyx x1222USb, getting nothing but slight interferences from the wireless mics. the adapters solved it. now i wonder... as every rode wireless go II (by now as well as the wireless ME) receiver can be connected to TWO transmitters, it should work out fine to have 3 receivers (incl 3 VXLR+ adaptors each) connected to a mixer/interface, each being connected to two transmitters? i need to somehow have 6 ppl (all sitting next to each other at a table) recorded in OBS.
Does it have to be the Rode VXLR Pro for this to work, or are there alternatives to use? Not finding any R VXLR for sale at the moment (end of July 2021) and want to use this setup as I have the Zoom H6 from this year along with the Rode Wireless Go that I just ordered.
Great video. The first I could find on using multiple Wireless Go's. I just got all the stuff for the setup you were having problems with. Appreciate you putting this out there as I assume I will have trouble too. Thanks Craig!
@@nextlevelcraig I tested my setup tonight with just the regular adapters, and didn't have any problems, but need to test in a real life scenario. Either way, super glad to have found your video, and look forward to see what else you create. Have a great rest of the week!
@@CrispyPelican That's great! Hopefully you won't have the issue I had. I would touch the connector and hear noise interference. Then they would work intermittently. Sucked cuz I was on a job! Best of luck to you! You have a great week too!
i’m a tad confused about this video being that the mics already come with a receiver, does rose allow you to connect multiple transceiver mics to a single receiver. the receiver goes connected into the camera and usually pics up on the mic audio via bluetooth but i find i can only connect one receiver to one transceiver. I currently have 3 transceiver mics and i’m attempting to connect them to one receiver… is this at all possible ? someone pls lmk
Excellent explanation. I ended up with an almost identical setup although I used the original Rode 3.5 to xlr adaptor. Never had any issues with the zoom not picking it up or having any distortion. I plug all 4 mics into the zoom and then feed a line out into the Atem mini. Nice simple live audio setup.
@@nextlevelcraig yeah. You can manually turn off phantom on the H6 and amend voltage as well I think. Great video again buddy! One positive of this setup (which is a happy accident I found out on a job last night) you can easily cut individual mics during a live broadcast by just turning the inputs off. Really helps when people are messing with papers during someone else talking haha.
just want to add my case, I have 4 (1 Wireless Go II - 2 receivers, and 2 sets of original rode wirless go) I have issues that the audio is breaking out. at first, I thought it was the distance or interference but I am not so sure yet I need to test more with a more control setup. I somehow feel like the wireless Go II is better with avoiding interference, but I also read on the FAQ from Rode, that at most you can use 8 sets of the Rode Wireless Go (1st version) at the same time! I guess after reading all the comments, we could try.. a. keep some distance for each receiver b. use a slightly longer cable to connect the receivers to the Zoom recorder to avoid interference.
Hi! How did you deal with the different mics not syncing up? I mean, if you connect 2 TX to each Rhode Wireless Go RX, but the person talking to the TX paired with the RX 1, algo gets into de TX paired with the RX 2, their voice is coming duplicated. Did you experience it? Is it possible to synch the two RX? Thanks!
I remember buying my first sennheisers back in the day and it cost me about $900 for which is one pack in receiver. But now today I can have a four mic set up for under $400 that is just insane
Hi Craig I found this while searching for something similar: I'll film an event on _two_ cameras, one a borrowed Sony video camera and the other my Fujifilm X-T5. I'm new to this, especially with external microphones. Both cameras have a set of Røde Wireless Go II. Will I be able to use both sets at the same time, with one receiver on each camera, or will there be problems with the signals? Thank you in advance for any information on this :-)
You can also use the line out on the H6 for one of the 3.5mm jacks rather than buying those XLR things from rode but you'd only be able to use that for one mic
@@nextlevelcraig yeah but you'd only need 3 rode XLR things not 4... Use one in the line in and for the other 3 use XLR, didn't know about those rode 3.5mm to XLR jacks though I definitely need to get some
Can you add links to the equipment you bought/need to run four Rode Wireless GO Mics with your camera? I use canon cameras and haven't figured out a good solution for audio yet so your video is very helpful;-)
I never thought of that! I will definitely put the links there as soon as I get a moment, thank you! Btw if you aren't using a audio recorder you don't need need the adapters I mentioned. But give me a hour or so and I'll get you the info 😃
You can use the Rode Wireless GO without any additional equipment. I needed these adapters because I was trying to use 4 at once. Here is the link to the adapters I needed for my external recorder. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/387850-REG/Rode_VXLR_VXLR_Mono_Mini_Jack.html
Craig, I love your chill style. Great video. I have two sets of these mics and I’m always looking for ways to streamline my set up. Thanks for the great tips!
Awsome thanks! Also can use this adapter.to connect my rodes in the large panel with the other mics n instruments in.my church? Would be good for kids plays n shows...pls let me know. Ty
I'm no audio expert at all, but basically it turns the 12 or 48 volts of Phantom power to the 3.5 volts of plug in power needed for the GO. I tried 1/4 TRS and that didn't work for me.
Thanks! But I hate it though! 😂. I ended up copying the glitch effect that a lot of channels do. Right after uploading, I started to hate it, and went to a longer intro. The problem is that I noticed through my analytics that people were dropping off when it started, so I made a new one again. I think I like my new one for now. 😂
Hi, thanks so much, quick question: do you think if you hot 2 more $5 splitters, plugged those 2 into the original splitter, then plugged the 4 transmitters in there, that would work?
Good solution you got right there. So for my understanding....it's not possible to connect mutiple rode wireless go transmitters to one wireless go receiver?
I was curious have you ever gotten any wireless connectivity issues with the rode wireless go? I have 1 which is fine but I was worried if you get like 4 of these if they would have interference at all especially since they are on 2.4 Ghz frequencies.
Plug in power, phantom power is normally only required for condenser microphones as power to work. Moving, dynamic microphones, don't require power. I'm guessing you had the wrong xlr adapters as the TRS , 3.5mm Jack's are stereo,. The wierd sound you probably heard when you tried those leads, sounds like bad earthing, when the earth is not connected (floating).
Hell yeah Craig! This is just the sort of thing I was looking for advice on, and unlike about 90% of the tech review videos I could've watched the background info without the artifice people often exude with that. If anything all I could constructively comment is that you could put more confident a call to action, and taking a bit more time but splicing together when you need to take a bit of a pause in post, as this really is some good honest info. I am finding those Rhode Gos pulling up scarce these days as well as the zoom goin' upabout 80% so you were really on it!
Thank you for the kind words and the sub! I think I can grow once I get back to making more content. Been tied up in a few projects. New videos will be coming soon!
This might be redundant information now but technically you don't need plug in power for the road wireless go as it outputs a mic/line level output. But I totally understand getting an adapter that just works, for anybody else doing this I would recommend the next level down Road has an adapter that doesn't do the phantom power 48v to plug-in power 2-4v conversion it's way cheaper and works with any active microphone that has a battery in it mostly.
The reason the first XLR adapter you got didn't work is the wiring followed the traditional XLR to TRS quarter inch cable wiring where as the microphone is not outputting a balanced signal, it's out putting a stereo signal with a left and a right rather than a tip ring shield, hot cold ground arrangement.
The added benefit of not needing the conversion and I'm pretty sure this adapter will work without phantom power applied, it will decrease the battery drain on the recorder with it off. I don't have those adapters so I would recommend trying it first.
However having the plug-in power adapters allows you to plug-in just about any computer microphone, something I have been looking for but didn't want to spend that much per adapter. I went with the Movo ones instead.
edit: oh yeah and I really think manufacture should start putting the circuit diagrams up for these adapters, it's really hard to tell whether it's going to come out the opposite end in the right combination needed. I was looking for ethernet separators and after purchasing 8x from eBay that were supposed to do that I ended up with splitters. The difference is 8 wires in and 8 wires out onto Jack's, or what I was looking for 8 wires in with 4 to 1 Jack and 4 to the other.
I'm over in West Virginia and did extensive research before buying two months ago, and wondering why I didn't run across your channel when I was doing extensive research.
I think you're the first person who is taking it further than a two channel system and has posted a video about it.
That is until the newly released version 2....
Thanks a lot! You and other commenters have been very helpful! Yeah now Rode releases a new version 😂
@@nextlevelcraig
I've gone looking for information on phantom power and plug in power and the line gets blurred between the two so much that I try if I have the opportunity to help straighten this info out.
it's pretty cool, I can't wait to see some more reviews on it. the transmitters record internally a loop back up although I'm still questioning whether that will be a patent infringement issue In the US..... It's now a dual channel unit with two transmitters to one receiver. Supposedly it's going to be backwards compatible with the original transmitters. Better range and antennas. That kind of revision to wait on before buying and then as soon as you bought one they upgraded it kind of thing. B&H and at least one other TH-camr have done a review so far.
Although I still think the originals have their usefulness.
Love the colored stickers, I was wondering what a good way to distinguish them would be.
I only have one set right now, hoping to get a good deal on a second one at some point.
Looking forward to the new version with the second gen rode.
Hey imark, what is your recommendation for mic'ng up 2 actors in a dialogue scene?
iMark, could you share the Movo adapter that you used? Any idea what to use for the XLR inputs if you want to use two Go2 transmitters, to one receiver (1 mic on each side of stereo channel)?
Such a kind vibe comes from the man, subscribed just case of that 😅😅
This is one of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me! Thank you 🙏🏾
Ive been looking for this answer for like an hour! Thank youuuu
Had to watch it again to get the name of the step-down adapters. Man, you are the best. Thank you, thank you. It's Friday, I can't get help from my usual source. Now I know what to order and it'll be her Monday!! Life's good.
Glad it was helpful!
Craig, awesome! Thank you for your advice and sharing your experience.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Craig, great video. Just ONE thing I cannot get past. I have 2 Rode Wire Pro setups (2 mics each). I am going into my Sound Devices MixPre 6 to get a multitrack audio clip as syncing audio afterwards is always tough. The issue I am having is dropout. I think it's because the 2 Rode Pro receivers are fighting for the same/close frequencies. So they kind of battle it out. I am wondering, with those SINGLE CHANNEL/First edition Rode mics, did you ever find that they had any frequency problems? I am looking to find a solution for these Rode Wireless Pro mic sets. Thank you and anybody else that has an answer.
I need this to be dummed down I need to record a 4 or 3 person podcast but the sets I’m looking for come 2-1 in a pack so it’s one receiver per pair..
Dude just got a zv-1 and researching the rode wireless for vlogging and etc ... good stuff u did subbed
Awesome! Thank you!
Hi Craig, thanks for the enjoyable video! As a note, you do not need the Rode VXLR+ adapters for use with the Rode Wireless Go receivers, other than as a 'safety precaution' to stop accidentally blowing-up your receivers with 48v of 'Phantom Power'. Wireless Go recovers do NOT require any power into their audio output cable. So you can safely switch off phantom power on your Zoom recorder, should you have enabled it (that will make the Zoom's batteries last longer too). However, what you now have is the ability to plug in TRS Lavalier microphones directly into the Zoom recorder and switch on Phantom Power for the VXLR+ DC to DC converters to send a low voltage supply to them :-) :-)
Zoom also make a VXLR (non-plus) adapter, which does not have a DC to DC converter built-in. This is cheaper and will work fine with the Wireless Go receivers, PROVIDING THAT YOU DO NOT SWITCH ON PHANTOM POWER (if you do, you risk blowing the receivers). Likewise don't use these with directly plugged-in Lavaliers.
Finally, Rode's wiring of their VXLR adapter is different from most TRS/XLR adapter cables. Let me know if you want a wiring / rewiring diagram to make other cables work.
Thanks you so much for the info! I really appreciate it!
Nearly identical to what I said oops should've read comments first.
Yeah most adapters are TRS tip ring sleeve hot cold ground and most camera 3.5 plug in power jacks are wired left right ground, unless you're working with a cell phone with a TRSS jack then hopefully the device is new enough to be following the standards set forth Inadvertently by Apple.
I would suspect that the Rode VXLR non-fantompower version I think that's the right model number would have capacitors to block DC voltage for protection but without paying the price to dissect one I can't confirm that. Although there's no complaints of people frying their mics so?
It's amazing I actually went in search of those passive adapters that just wire straight through and they were such hard to find things. I wanted to be able to send a stereo signal down an XLR cable and pick it back out the other end with the opposite adapter. So I could run one XLR cable across the room to a laptop or TV and then at the other end spit it back out to left and right into a mixer.
You just had a problem with setting up both the Zoom and your transmitter to be set at either line level or mic level. The transmitter doesn't need any kind of power to assist with its outputting of audio. It's defaulted to output at mic level, and your Zoom might have been set at line level. In this case you wouldn't hear the signal being sent. Those adapters you purchased are for connecting the lavalier mic directly, which would require phantom power for it the work. But I'm glad that it turned out to working for you.
Thank you!
Don't know if i'm a little late commenting on this, but for people in the future; I've found that when i connect my wireless GOs to my zoon h4n pro and it gets too close to the body of the recorder, there is interference between the transmitter and the reciever caused by the zoom recorder. also I don't use XLR to jack adapters I found that a Big jack to small Jack works great. I didn't know it accepted that at first but on the zoom h4n, and other zoom recorder models (including the H5, H6 and H8) here is a hole in the middle of the xlr slot that the big jack fits right into.
I tried that too! I used the 1/4 Jack to 3.5 and still had sound issues. For me those problems went away when I switched to the VXLR+
Thank you Thank you Thank you. I have been searching for weeks on how to do this exact thing (multiple people interview, lav mic, etc.). The set up was icing on the cake. I hadn't even thought about how to make it neat, but that was a really good something extra. I will use your links below to support you for this free information.
Dude thank you for this video, I was thinking of a similar application such as a wedding and needing to mic the bride groom and officiant, but the rodes are currently only 2 so this is very helpful thank you for sharing, that was a lot of work you did!
Have you tried using two sets of wireless Go II - six units, and is there any noise issues?
Hey I’m new to videography. Working on filming my son’s sports events. We are currently in football so the camera is on the sideline and he is mic’d up in the field. I use the rode wireless me mic. Would it be overkill if I connected a rode VideoMic to the phone and had audio from it and the wireless me at the same time?
Is this is a good idea to enhance audio quality?
I'm glad I bumped into this video because there is an upcoming project that requires me to use multiple Rode wireless go devices. I would have never figured it out in time. great save and great video.
Thanks you! Be careful though, from what I understand there can be interference issues if the receivers are too close together, but I have not tested this.
a maryland dude! we're in La Plata - good video - great quality and informative. thanks!
Could you point me in the right direction to what type of splitter to use when just using just two Rode Wireless Go's
Hi, I have the same set up, but using the regular Rode VXLR to minijack adapter (www.rode.com/accessories/vxlr) which is about 10$ instead of the much more expensive VXLR+ adapter - up to now I haven't experienced any problems, I assume that the Rode Wireless Go Receivers don't need plug in power (3-5V) due to the fact that they are powered by themselves. The VXLR+ is to use mics that need plug in power if used on a XLR input as far as I understand.
I assumed the same thing, that they didn't need any additional power. And maybe that is correct, maybe the xlr adapters I was using were just terrible. But I did try 2 different brands. I also tried 1/4 and they all gave me horrible interference/buzzing like sound.
What's good I know this video is old but in the middle of the XLR ports is a 1/4" jack on all 4 of them you could have got a 1/4 headphone adapter for cheap to get it done.. I don't know if anyone mentioned that to you... I like how you mounted everything on the cheese plate fire...
are you gonna update this video with the Rode wireless 2? since you get 2 mics, how would this work with 4
Nice job Craig. I had the same issue when I had 2 set of rode wireless Go. I did not want to use tbe 3.5mminput on my Zoom f4 so I tried 2 out of thf 4 XLR inputs and all I got was load of hiss and very low quality audio.like you after a lot of research I tried 2 Rode VXLR adapters and they work like a dream. Thank for share great job bro.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
What part of Maryland are you in? I’m based in Annapolis. Do you think this technique will work for a narrative film?
I'm in Hagerstown MD. That's about 1.5 hrs away I think. I think it would work, but there are better ways. I had to come up with a solution because I was already invested in the system too much. Thanks for the sub BTW!
@@nextlevelcraig That sounds about right. What do you suggest? I want to put lavs on my actors.
@@Thesmoothhouse I haven't really looked in to the latest options. But I do know that there are kits that come with 2 or 4 sets that are designed to work together.
Craig ..... Useful information. I watched all 9:50 of it. Would have helped a bit to see the hardware setup. The cheese plate is new concept for me. Not sure how you got from the 4 receivers into the recording device. Would love to see this. I may want to follow your same "hook up". Thanks! Will talk to you in the next Zoom!
Thank you bro! I included a few shots but I guess I should have showed me hooking it up. I would be happy to show you the steps in our next zoom meeting!
@JD JD Oh wow! Thank you! 😊
Sir, how bout multiple splits to one camera? Good bad maybe? Thank you
I was just curious about this! And I'm really grateful that you've added all your experiences into this video! Thank you so much, and please make more like this! I'm just starting out, and hearing someone figuring things out as well makes me feel more confident moving forwards.
Thank you so much! Actually you guys are making me want to continue making videos 😊. So Yeah YOU keep going and I'll keep going!
Hiya, it's my 3rd time watching the video. I am starting a podcast all by myself therefore thank you for this video. May I ask where can we watch the video you made with the 4 rhode Mics?
Whats up craig was wondering how much you think it would cost for this setup (4 mics, adapters, sound recorder)
Aren’t you able to turn off phantom power completely on your Zoom? Or does it need the power just in a smaller voltage? Or does it not need the phantom power at all? Because if that’s the case there’s an option to turn off phantom power on the zoom. At least on the zoom h4n it is. Not sure about your model the zoom h6.
I was wrong, the Wireless Go doesn't need any additional power. But yes I can turn off Phantom Power .
had the same issue today with 2 systems... using the 3.5 to 1/4 inch jack adaptor... only get one mic coming in to the H6..... frustrating.. as it looks like I need to get these VXLR adaptors.... THANKS DUDE.. really helped.
Yeah it drove me crazy until I found a solution! I figured that I couldn't be the only one who needed to make this work, so why not make a video. I'm so glad it has helped so many people! 😃
Was so frustrated trying to figure out why my Rode Wireless Go didn't work with my Zoom H6 but this video totally cleared things up. Thank you so much Craig!
You're welcome! I am being told however that the real issue is interference, I need to do some testing.
Man I'm so glad I found this channel. Thank you!
Welcome! Thank you for your support!
Nice solution!
Great Video Craig. Absolutely awesome lighting. I liked your impromptu style of talking without edits in between, it feels natural. Thank for the information about Rode Go, I am thinking of purchasing one.
Wow thanks a lot! I'm still trying to get the hang of this TH-cam thing 😂
Hey does this work for live-streaming on TH-cam and does the zoom h6 connect to my Mac easily or do I need an additional software to download on my computer.
I think the rode wireless go doesn't require plug in power to work as it is already self powered by its battery unlike something like the rode videomicro that requires power to operate.
the reason why the other XLR to 3.5mm adapters wont work is because the zoom h6 expects a balanced audio source, but the wireless go sends out an unbalanced, stereo signal. So one of the channel is flipped and cancel out the other channels, giving you the distorted sounds you are hearing.
you can simply get a cheap 1/4 TS to 3.5mm adapter and it will work fine. the VXLR is probably wired in such a way that prevents a stereo unbalanced signal to be fed into the zoom h6.
Thank you for your explanation, I definitely didn't know that. I did try the 1/4 to 3.5mm and couldn't get that to work either. I'm not sure why.
@@nextlevelcraig You might be using the TRS 1/4 to 3.5mm adapter (meaning the adapter have 2 black rings at the tip) rather than a TS 1/4 to 3.5mm adapter (1 black ring).
You can get the adapter for cheap at less than $2 and try it out :)
@@tjrsasea I was definitely using a TRS adapter! I I'll try it out, thanks!
Makes sens @tjrsasea and I would also say it gets its own power from the receiver as needed and the mic lives in another box, with its own power so, you can't compare the situation with a mic needing 12V or whatever voltage. Thanks to both of you for sharing this topic as I'm facing the same "problem", meaning I would like to use more then one "Rode Wireless Go" for ITW situations when I'm outdoors. Thanks to you, I will save some time for the set-up ;-) Take care!
What’s your opinion on using two sets of wireless go 2 and the rode SC11 cable?
Saw your comment over on Zack's video.
Great video... keep at it!
Thank you!!
who's zack?
@@81springbrook96 Zack Arias.
Thank you for helping me. Hello from Chicago Illinois 💙💙💚💚💛💛
When you hooked up 4 transmitters was that for 8 mics? Or 1 transmitter per mic? Asking because rose has them available with 2 mics. I would imagine with the 1 transmitter powering 2 mics the lines wouldn’t be split in post production
This was a great 👍🏽 video. Nice strong voice and very well spoken. Great information. I would definitely follow to see more of your work. I can tell that you are normally the one behind the camera ...the creator. I want to see you take this video to the Next Level and I mean flawless. I want to see you in front of the camera and OWN it because you built it. Do the research and script everything you do. The hardest thing which takes some getting use to is talking to us viewers with zero interaction from us because we look like a camera lens but it can only get better because the content is of value and you are being yourself. This is the reason you have all this positive comments. Keep up the great work. 👍🏽✌🏽
Wow thanks! You're right, I am usually behind the camera. It will take me some practice and getting used to being in front of the camera for my videos to reach the next level. I'm gonna do my best man. Thanks for the support and encouragement!
What about mic bleed? Do you get mic bleed if the 6 mic users are in the same room?
nice Craig, very detail video. i would like to know did you facing any Disturbance while connecting those rode? coz i may need to record 3 people interview and i'm planning to get your builds for that
From what I understand there can be issues if the receivers are too close together, but I have not tested this.
Thank you for giving such a clear explanation on the phantom power for my shoot tomorrow. Great job!!!
You're welcome! Good luck on the shoot!
Can you use say 3 transmitters to one receiver , ie 3 camera sources
Im using the standard Rode VXLR without any issues. 6 Rode Go to the Zoom H8.
Hi peter,
Do have any issues with wireless interference when using multiple rode wireless go?
Yes you are absolutely right! Lots of people have taught me that I was wrong about that.
I hear that having the receivers too close to each other could pose some issues. I have been wanting to test it, but I haven't gotten around to doing it yet.
Hi Craig,
Have tried this identical setup several times and have never had any luck.
They always cut out and it leaves 90% of the audio unusable. However, whenever I use 1 Wireless Go on its own it will always work absolutely fine.
I'm likely going to invest in Sennheiser mics to avoid this problem, but before I make that investment I'd love to find a way of making this setup work for me!
Appreciate the info! What kind of camera are you using for this video ???
I need that quality lol
thank you for this video! i was down that road with my Xenyx x1222USb, getting nothing but slight interferences from the wireless mics. the adapters solved it.
now i wonder... as every rode wireless go II (by now as well as the wireless ME) receiver can be connected to TWO transmitters, it should work out fine to have 3 receivers (incl 3 VXLR+ adaptors each) connected to a mixer/interface, each being connected to two transmitters? i need to somehow have 6 ppl (all sitting next to each other at a table) recorded in OBS.
Thank you so much! I've had this problem for so long, going to do this ASAP
Did you have any issues with the transmitters or receivers interfering with each other?
Does it have to be the Rode VXLR Pro for this to work, or are there alternatives to use? Not finding any R VXLR for sale at the moment (end of July 2021) and want to use this setup as I have the Zoom H6 from this year along with the Rode Wireless Go that I just ordered.
That lighting is incredible!
Thank you!!
Finally someone that addresses my issue. How do we connect two :) thanks bro keep smashing out the quality videos :)
Thanks! Will do!
Rode is actually selling a bracket and cable now as well for 2x.
Great video. The first I could find on using multiple Wireless Go's. I just got all the stuff for the setup you were having problems with. Appreciate you putting this out there as I assume I will have trouble too. Thanks Craig!
I couldn't find anything either, so once i figured it out I thought a video my help others in my situation. I'm so glad to be of help to everyone!
@@nextlevelcraig I tested my setup tonight with just the regular adapters, and didn't have any problems, but need to test in a real life scenario. Either way, super glad to have found your video, and look forward to see what else you create. Have a great rest of the week!
@@CrispyPelican That's great! Hopefully you won't have the issue I had. I would touch the connector and hear noise interference. Then they would work intermittently. Sucked cuz I was on a job! Best of luck to you! You have a great week too!
i’m a tad confused about this video being that the mics already come with a receiver, does rose allow you to connect multiple transceiver mics to a single receiver. the receiver goes connected into the camera and usually pics up on the mic audio via bluetooth but i find i can only connect one receiver to one transceiver. I currently have 3 transceiver mics and i’m attempting to connect them to one receiver… is this at all possible ? someone pls lmk
Helpful video! Keep uploading! Would love to see more content from you
Thank you so much! I appreciate it! I'm working on getting motivated to do so!
Craig Kilgore I feel you man. I’ve had the same problem.
Excellent explanation. I ended up with an almost identical setup although I used the original Rode 3.5 to xlr adaptor. Never had any issues with the zoom not picking it up or having any distortion. I plug all 4 mics into the zoom and then feed a line out into the Atem mini. Nice simple live audio setup.
Awesome! Maybe I just had cheap XLR adapters.
@@nextlevelcraig yeah. You can manually turn off phantom on the H6 and amend voltage as well I think. Great video again buddy! One positive of this setup (which is a happy accident I found out on a job last night) you can easily cut individual mics during a live broadcast by just turning the inputs off. Really helps when people are messing with papers during someone else talking haha.
@@artistsimpression That's a great idea! I reached out to Rode for more clarification, lets hope they get back to me. LOL
Mr. Kilgore, thank you for sharing this info! Very helpful
My pleasure!
Craig this is awesome. Thank you so much for figuring this out, this exactly what I have been looking for!
just want to add my case, I have 4 (1 Wireless Go II - 2 receivers, and 2 sets of original rode wirless go)
I have issues that the audio is breaking out. at first, I thought it was the distance or interference but I am not so sure yet I need to test more with a more control setup.
I somehow feel like the wireless Go II is better with avoiding interference, but I also read on the FAQ from Rode, that at most you can use 8 sets of the Rode Wireless Go (1st version) at the same time!
I guess after reading all the comments, we could try..
a. keep some distance for each receiver
b. use a slightly longer cable to connect the receivers to the Zoom recorder to avoid interference.
Did you solved your problem?
Hi!
How did you deal with the different mics not syncing up?
I mean, if you connect 2 TX to each Rhode Wireless Go RX, but the person talking to the TX paired with the RX 1, algo gets into de TX paired with the RX 2, their voice is coming duplicated. Did you experience it? Is it possible to synch the two RX?
Thanks!
can use one microphone wireless to multi headset
I remember buying my first sennheisers back in the day and it cost me about $900 for which is one pack in receiver. But now today I can have a four mic set up for under $400 that is just insane
Great video! Helps a lot!
Hi Craig
I found this while searching for something similar:
I'll film an event on _two_ cameras, one a borrowed Sony video camera and the other my Fujifilm X-T5.
I'm new to this, especially with external microphones.
Both cameras have a set of Røde Wireless Go II. Will I be able to use both sets at the same time, with one receiver on each camera, or will there be problems with the signals?
Thank you in advance for any information on this :-)
Such a helpful video, thanks!
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!
Can you do this the opposite way….one mic and record to two GoPros ?
Wow. Your video quality is best I have seen on TH-cam bro.
Thank you so much 😀
You can also use the line out on the H6 for one of the 3.5mm jacks rather than buying those XLR things from rode but you'd only be able to use that for one mic
Yeah you are right. 👍 I thought about that but unfortunately I needed to use four mics.
@@nextlevelcraig yeah but you'd only need 3 rode XLR things not 4...
Use one in the line in and for the other 3 use XLR, didn't know about those rode 3.5mm to XLR jacks though I definitely need to get some
Can you add links to the equipment you bought/need to run four Rode Wireless GO Mics with your camera? I use canon cameras and haven't figured out a good solution for audio yet so your video is very helpful;-)
I never thought of that! I will definitely put the links there as soon as I get a moment, thank you! Btw if you aren't using a audio recorder you don't need need the adapters I mentioned. But give me a hour or so and I'll get you the info 😃
You can use the Rode Wireless GO without any additional equipment. I needed these adapters because I was trying to use 4 at once. Here is the link to the adapters I needed for my external recorder.
www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/387850-REG/Rode_VXLR_VXLR_Mono_Mini_Jack.html
_Amazing video Craig!_
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, that is just fantastic. Thank you!
Craig, I love your chill style. Great video. I have two sets of these mics and I’m always looking for ways to streamline my set up. Thanks for the great tips!
Thank you! I really appreciate the support!
Thank you, great, helpful video!
Awsome thanks!
Also can use this adapter.to connect my rodes in the large panel with the other mics n instruments in.my church? Would be good for kids plays n shows...pls let me know. Ty
Life saver! Thanx my man!
Thanks for this! All of your hard work made it easier for us looking for that solution...
You're welcome! I'm glad the info is so useful to so many people!
Craig, could you not have simply used a 3.5mm-1/4in TRS adapter for your Zoom H6? Is the output from the Rode Wireless Go line or mic level?
I'm no audio expert at all, but basically it turns the 12 or 48 volts of Phantom power to the 3.5 volts of plug in power needed for the GO. I tried 1/4 TRS and that didn't work for me.
you do a great job man, thank you!
Will this setup work with the Zoom H8?
what is the splitter to be able to bring two wireless go receivers into one camera?
Rode makes one bit.ly/2Mp96ID But there are several others out there
Thanks for the video! really helpful, thanks again man
I'm happy to help!!
Awesome tip! Great video! Just subscribed.
Awesome! Thank you!
That is a hot intro bro.
Thanks! But I hate it though! 😂. I ended up copying the glitch effect that a lot of channels do. Right after uploading, I started to hate it, and went to a longer intro. The problem is that I noticed through my analytics that people were dropping off when it started, so I made a new one again. I think I like my new one for now. 😂
Hi, thanks so much, quick question: do you think if you hot 2 more $5 splitters, plugged those 2 into the original splitter, then plugged the 4 transmitters in there, that would work?
I don't know for sure, but I would be really surprised if it worked. If it did I bet the sound would be terrible, but I am no expert. Sorry.
Good solution you got right there.
So for my understanding....it's not possible to connect mutiple rode wireless go transmitters to one wireless go receiver?
Unfortunately no, it wasn't designed that way.
Thank you so much for making this video
I was curious have you ever gotten any wireless connectivity issues with the rode wireless go? I have 1 which is fine but I was worried if you get like 4 of these if they would have interference at all especially since they are on 2.4 Ghz frequencies.
I have not had any issues just yet, but I have only used all four of them together maybe two or three times now.
Plug in power, phantom power is normally only required for condenser microphones as power to work. Moving, dynamic microphones, don't require power.
I'm guessing you had the wrong xlr adapters as the TRS , 3.5mm Jack's are stereo,.
The wierd sound you probably heard when you tried those leads, sounds like bad earthing, when the earth is not connected (floating).
Thank you, I appreciate the info!
i got a new subscriber from brazil! please keep with great job!
Thank you! I will make another video soon!
Hell yeah Craig!
This is just the sort of thing I was looking for advice on, and unlike about 90% of the tech review videos I could've watched the background info without the artifice people often exude with that.
If anything all I could constructively comment is that you could put more confident a call to action, and taking a bit more time but splicing together when you need to take a bit of a pause in post, as this really is some good honest info.
I am finding those Rhode Gos pulling up scarce these days as well as the zoom goin' upabout 80% so you were really on it!
Thank you, I'm working on it!
Thanks man ! I’m hitting the subscribe button
Sweet! Thank you for watching!
Handy ! I thought about getting some of these so thanks for the input 👌
Happy to help!
Good information! Thanks!
Amazing quality content man, gotta a new sub from Brazil! Keep going with the vids!
Thank you man! Working on the next one now 👍😃
Suprised you only have 36 subscribers, great content! Liked & Subbed!
Thank you for the kind words and the sub! I think I can grow once I get back to making more content. Been tied up in a few projects. New videos will be coming soon!
@@nextlevelcraig Looking forward to it! I am starting vlogging so great to get some tips along your journey! :)
Thank you for your help!
please what's your export settings for this video
thank you for this video
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Can someone explain the splitter? I just need 2 audio inputs recorded at once
Hey Craig what is the split wire called you used for two mics? I dont think I'll be needing the zoom h6
Its just a basic audio splitter. Any one will do really. www.amazon.com/3-5mm-splitter/s?k=3.5mm+splitter