The BEST $100 MICROPHONE in 2022? RODE VideoMic GO II

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - FEATURES - Rode VideoMic GO II
03:24 - PRICE - Rode VideoMic GO II
09:17 - MIC TEST - Rode VideoMic GO II
12:30 - Final Thoughts
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[@DavidManningvlog]

I'm sort of thinking that the GO II is going to be my new on-camera mic for most situations! I'll test it over the next month and see how often I wish I had the extra features. What do you guys think?! (ALSO: If you hear some buzzing in this video, it's because I had to use my very old and sort of busted VideoMic Pro to film this video. Had to though so I could show you the other three🤷‍♂)

[@alternativeloops]

Rode Mic GO II are a bad mic. That record with distortion. It's pure garbage. Don't throw your money away with that RODE microphone.

[@TinCupChef]

Nice vid. Helped confirm my choice to buy the Go2. Thanks!

[@furtherupthetrack7583]

David thanks for the video 👍

[@patrickhundley1203]

I recently switched my on camera mic from the videomic ntg to the go 2 after the battery in the ntg stopped holding a charge. Definitely a better choice, much easier to use, less things that can go wrong, and it sounds great!

[@Corman911]

Excited to see the drone work in your video. Great comparison between the mics, made up my mind to get the GO II.

[@DavidManningvlog]

It's a super impressive mic Cory! After I filmed this, I did some other tests as well and it's hard to hear the difference between this and the NTG. So impressive for a little mic!

[@Thunspeed]

Love all your vids! Very informative 👍🏻

[@DavidManningvlog]

Thanks Thun Speed!

[@andyblanco5494]

AWESOME, I CAN USE IT WITH MY GOPRO VLOG SET UP, THX FOR THE REVIEW

[@isaacproductions]

Nice video! YoTube recommended this video to me and I love your content! Keep up the great work!

[@Eucharist3]

Hey David... Thanks for the mic compare... For those of us who are less than pro... plug and go without more batteries to manage sounds perfect. Love the simplicity. Thx

[@DavidManningvlog]

Honestly Maria, I feel the same way! It's one less battery that I need to worry about being charged. Simplicity is always better 🙌

[@makethemost]

Because I EQ going with the II made so much sense. I have had more expensive on camera Mics but the II is my current fave.

[@supertaufiqr]

I have the Go ii. I like the fact that it's a usb mic too. Always helps when I can use it for more than one purpose.

[@DavidManningvlog]

That was for sure the killer feature on the NTG and I'm stoked they brought it to the GO II now! For $100, I really can't imagine a better more well rounded mic for multiple uses!

[@TransplantHelper]

The Go2 is the best mic I’ve ever gotten. I use it with the connect app and sync it in post. I have everything rode sells practically and this is a winner for me. I’m actually planning to buy another so can keep on in my studio setup and have another for on the go. Thanks for all of your reviews. I actually bought my first when this video came out and I came back today to add this comment

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

@11:22 audio is horrible and that's what we found too as we shoot primarily outdoors and it's always windy. We had to go away from the external Rode mic with the dead cat because we were losing key moments of audio in our videos. The wireless GO II is a good mic (when it works) but it looks ridiculous on your collar...ours quit working after a couple of weeks and is now in for repair -- 4-6 weeks. Good outdoor audio is a struggle.

[@DavidManningvlog]

Something that I didn't mention in this video, but might make another explainer video about is how important the direction of the wind is to your audio. It's why I spun around in the super windy scenario, but I spaced on explaining that bit. Listen to that part again and you'll see that when the wind is straight into the mic or straight behind the mic, it sounds terrible, but when the wind is hitting the side of the mic, the audio is perfect. The direction of the wind hitting the mic is your key to good audio in windy situations🙌

[@sosgds]

I love my Rode Video Mic Go II! I bought it a couple of months back for my KZbin channel. After seeing a lot of great reviews on it specifically how it was compared to the ntg model I figured I'd give it a shot. Ultimately it's up my game in my audio. I don't do a lot of eqing. I just try and keep it simple. But surprisingly I use it a lot as a USBC mic for Zoom meetings. It's almost like you're buying two mics and one. Great video as always.

[@DavidManningvlog]

Absolutely, the dual purpose is incredible! Super impressed with this thing, especially at the $100 mark!

[@krisgleave]

Love all the videos and long time fan. Do have to say though all the audio on this video was peaking eek on the main mic which is ironic for a video talking about mics. It’s never happened on your others

[@miltoncallan1471]

The GO II is going to be my new on camera mic! KISS is my moto.

[@DanUnplanned]

I’ve just picked up the DJI wireless can’t wait to try them! Gonna enjoy this video tho! Just looking thru my footage from New York trying to make another video haha

[@DavidManningvlog]

Man, impressive you were able to find some in stock Dan! They've been back-ordered like crazy here in the US!

[@abhijeetkurup3012]

HI DAVE, Hope everyone at home is doing great 🙌🍻

[@DavidManningvlog]

Hi Abhijeet! Thanks man, life is goooooood!

[@Caprica_]

I don't even need a mic for anything but you make great videos that explain stuff I didn't even know about so thanks. Ps hahaha Fresh Prince was great.

[@DavidManningvlog]

Thanks Caprica! Keep making those GoPro videos please, the hyperlapses are mesmerizing!

[@RustyGraffitiReviews]

Hey brother! Great video as usual, I’m having a lil trouble with this mic. I’m using it on my iPad Pro and he’s working but with the Apple lightning to USBC right to the mic and no power. I keep trying different cables and nothing, iPhone 13 Pro Max also with my GoPro hero black 8. Now power, no mic light. Plug it into the iPad and no problem. 😢 so only trs to trrs? Or the RODE USBC to lightning, and a 3rd cable for the GoPro is the ONLY ways?😢

[@gcprost]

I have several microphones including the VideoMic Go ii and the VideoMic NTG. Honestly the Go ii is the best bang for the buck microphone I own.

[@comandotech1]

Friend please can you help me. What microphone do you recommend, Rode videomicro, Rode videomicro II, Rode Videomic go. I need a shotgun microphone to record concerts with my cell phone, most of the time the events are in closed places and I am very close to the band, the sound is strong. They have told me to record directly from the console but it is not an option for me because I do not have access to it, I also saw the boya mb 2021 microphone and it costs much less than the 2 roden, almost half, I would have to save about 2 months, thank you so much.

[@jayanta3542]

Can I connect 3.5mm aux cable to VideoMic GO II for mounting on a boom arm???

[@OneEyeBlindMedia]

For a mobile device (I do this now using the GO II) you can also use an SC4 which is a TRS to TRRS adapter from RODE

[@DavidManningvlog]

Oh, super slick! Thanks for adding that note👍

[@HikingwithGus]

WHAT!? your better half is a musician? Just checked out her channel and her music! Wow! She is your best kept secret. Love her music.... oh yeah, great review of these mics! :)

[@DavidManningvlog]

Yeah man, she's the fancy one! So damn talented!

[@jamessween]

I own the Go Mic Pro, and I would like to know why the battery goes dead after a few days after turning the switch to off position. I have went threw more batteries then I can imagine, Does anyone else have this problem?

[@LorenzLucinTv]

Is the go 2 can use to Gopro10?

[@KennethGreenCMP]

I purchased the RODE Video GO II to replace my older Video GO. It sounds great but it sucks it does not come with the dead cat. One draw back, I had to order the NTG because the Atomos Ninja V only works with powered mics. Just an FYI if you are using a Ninja V.

[@IAmKenArts]

Oh. I did not know this. Is it a difference if you plug the mic into the camera instead of the Ninja? I guess that would solve the problem, wouldn’t it?

[@KennethGreenCMP]

@@IAmKenArts Yes, but there is a slight frame delay (2 or 3 frames) when the mic is plugged into the camera that you can adjust for in the Ninja V because of HDMI. I figured if I buy the powered NTG that one less thing I need to worry about because the frame delay would vary from camera to camera.

[@DavidManningvlog]

So solid, thanks Kenneth!

[@DanielLiwanag]

Nice review, what audio level did you set your camera to when using the VideoMic GO II? I'm trying to figure out what's the best level for this mic since I know that self powered mics puts out better quality and the lower you set the audio in camera the cleaner the noise floor will be. Thanks!

[@DavidManningvlog]

That's solid advice, but it's changed a bit more as camera pre-amps have gotten much better! Back in the day, you wanted to rely on your mic's pre-amp, so I would dial my camera down to almost zero and use the +20dB on the VideoMic Pro. But now, I'm usually dialed somewhere around 10 on my Sony and both the NTG and VideoMic Pro+ sound great. With the GO II, I had my Sony A7Siii at 15. The biggest thing is to always have your audio levels on your monitor so you can make sure that you're averaging between -12dB and -6dB. So your camera level will change based on scenarios👍

[@DanielLiwanag]

@@DavidManningvlog Thanks for the quick reply, awesome channel btw.

[@captain-chunk]

Just out of interest, does any USB-c - Lightning cable work? For example the Apple usb-c lightning? Or other third party cable such as an Anker?

[@DavidManningvlog]

That's a solid question Captain Chunk! I'll test that out and get back to you. In the meantime, no more fake puke in the movie theatre, okay?!

[@1Darius505]

Lol! How do you record yourself in public!!!!? Especially “rap-talking” The fresh Prince song with people around. I live in a place where vlogging doesn’t really happen.. and I’m so shy!

[@dadwhitesfunzone]

I purchased some trrs to trs adapter cables and trs to trrs cables too, so I can use my mics on several devices from my gopro, phone and game capture devices

[@DavidManningvlog]

Very solid idea!

[@zbeknelson]

How far can you be away from the mic and still hear good quality

[@iancraig]

Hi David. Great comparison. Re wind rejection; I wouldn’t use any mic outdoors with a foamie to be honest. You’re testing more the quality of the foamies rather than the mic. I mention this because I’ve taken the Videomic Pro+ out on a beach in 40 - 50mph wind with its furry windshield. It was unbelievably good. The windshield is a ridiculous price, but boy, does it work! Cheers, Ian.

[@DavidManningvlog]

Oh man, sorry I wasn't clear on that one. For the wind tests, they were all rocking the furry windshields that are designed for each of these mics👍 Crazy how much the angle of the wind changes the audio pickup and wind noise on them!

[@iancraig]

Oh OK David. That was surprising. My Videomic Pro+ was amazing in that storm! The Go II worked well in that case and seemed better than the Videomic!

[@DavidManningvlog]

@@iancraig Both the NTG and GO II seemed to have some sort of wind reduction happening on-mic. But something I didn't realize is that all of these mics sounded best when the wind was perpendicular to the mic. Straight on from the front or back and you hear a lot more noise!

[@iancraig]

Thanks David, that’s useful to know. I’ve always avoided using the NTG in wind and switched to Videomic Pro+ in those conditions. I like the sound of my Go but not really used it a great deal since I got it. It seemed very sensitive with its very high output and I felt that I had to keep an ‘ear out’ for very quick peaks which clipped quite easily. Almost like an NTG turned up. All great sounding mics though.

[@34Media]

I use mine with the wireless go 2 as a dual recording setup that way i can control sounds and adjust on the wireless go 2 and also have the video micro go 2 as another option and also for wet weather so i dont wreck my wireless go 2 .

[@DavidManningvlog]

That's a solid setup! Anytime you can film dual audio, you have so much more comfort knowing you didn't miss anything because of wind or a cut out!

[@34Media]

@@DavidManningvlog yeah definitely I’ve had my fair share of scene’s that I’ve had to leave on editing room floor through wind noise and my errors. Like using Apple genuine adapter to lightning I was plugging my sound into that from rode gear and it basically didn’t work and was stuck with iPhone audio, big mistake! Cheers David keep up the great work 🍻

[@justanothersounddiary]

Nice review, just missed out a few things, like the differences in how the auto sensing ports work. I covered that in detail in one of my comparisons

[@DavidManningvlog]

I feel like I hit that with saying the VideoMic GO II only connects to phones via the USB-C, but man your video is super in-depth! Nice work!

[@justanothersounddiary]

@@DavidManningvlog Thanks! Appreciate it, we go hand in hand to inform and help make choices! Keep what you doin legend!

[@adamtaylor17]

David, No link to the mic? How do I buy it and get you a kick-back?

[@DavidManningvlog]

You are smart. I am stupid. Links added🤣

[@YummyFoodSecrets1]

👍👍

[@jsalvemini3439]

Will the Go II drain your camera battery?

[@DavidManningvlog]

Nope! I don't think there's a noticeable difference in camera battery. It's pulling so little power for the mic

[@lindalawson4296]

I love RODE products, and I’m trying to figure out why your audio is over modulated. 🤔

[@DavidManningvlog]

Which part are you hearing that at Linda?

[@PaulFeinberg]

Personally I would take the cheaper microphone less hassle no batteries worry about it really makes me want to have one of those for on the go always over my NTG…. You could barely tell the difference between the NTG and the go ii

[@DavidManningvlog]

I'm with you man! It's a super impressive little mic. My tweet to you was to hear the difference between these three in windy situations. It sounds like the NTG and GO II are doing some wind reduction in mic, because they both blow away the Pro+ in wind. It's got me thinking of selling the Pro+ and using the GO II as my on-camera, NTG as studio mic, then when I need more features, bringing the NTG as my on-camera!

[@PaulFeinberg]

@@DavidManningvlog Ya that sounds like a good game plan. It makes me want to pickup a GO II for on the go so I don't have to worry about a battery, but for now I am good. I have the NTG5 for the studio and then use the NTG Video mic as my on the go mic.

[@longboardluv2]

i wish you would have tested them from the rear! we speak from both behind the camera and in front of it and the sound coming in from the rear is important for us.

[@DavidManningvlog]

None of these are going to be great in that situation. With supercardioid directional mics, the sound from behind the mic is always really muffled compared to in front. Have you checked out something like the Deity D4 Duo for a setup like yours?

[@longboardluv2]

@@DavidManningvlog yeah i have but i guess it's not ideal for me. it outputs to two channels so i'd have to adjust volume twice and create a stereo track from both. seems like a lot of work for not much gain. thanks though. i just want a mic that records at maybe 40 percent volume from the rear so that when i'm talking from the back i can be heard.

[@BlackapinoTheTechGuy]

*I love mine also. I replaced my Video Mic*

[@NatesEscape]

The rode videomic pro plus can also take two AA batteries so I normally just keep two spare in my bag

[@DavidManningvlog]

A very solid upgrade from the original!

[@brycebillmire]

Give us a review of DJI wireless mic system

[@DavidManningvlog]

Coming soon Bryce👍

[@supercurioTube]

About peaking, the audio in this video, in the indoor studio was a little bit hot hehe, like at 15:30 😄 Due to the change of setup I guess!

[@DavidManningvlog]

It totally was François! I pulled in my very old mic to do some work and it was clearly not up to the task🤣

[@judeemclaughlin7394]

Had to come back to do a late comment. I thought the music sounded familiar on the headphone video and again here. I searched my music and it turns out I actually own some of Morgan's music (Trouble). I usually get music either by recommendation but more likely (since I did not recognize the name) I was on a random shuffle and just liked the songs and downloaded.

[@DavidManningvlog]

Oh, so awesome to hear Judith! Trouble is still one of my favorite songs!

[@DanGoodchild]

Why are they called "dead cats" when they are *CLEARLY* tribbles?

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Sorry some people suck man! Anytime someone is asking for money, check that profile name to make sure it's me. These scammers will pull a creator's profile picture and add a fake name, then spam the comments. KZbin isn't much help and doesn't give me a way to mass delete comments. So I have to delete them one by one, but there's hundreds. Sorry Avinash!

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