Fix For Rode Wireless Go II Buzzing Noise

The Rode Wireless Go II is known to sometimes cause a buzzing noise when connected to a device. For me, that was only when it was connected to my camera - a Panasonic Lumix G7. This buzz is caused by RF interference. The Wireless Go II (bhpho.to/3rbDvMA) was perfectly quiet on every other device - iPhone, laptop and Zoom H2 mobile recorder. But when attached to my G7 camera, the high-pitched whining buzz was unacceptably loud. After trying about a dozen things - getting the receiver and transmitters away from LED lights, plugs, monitors, etc. the buzz was still there. It turned out the camera was the source of the interference/buzz. This was almost certainly caused by the Wi-Fi function of the camera. Here is how I finally fixed the buzzing problem with the Rode Wireless Go II.

[@pedroreyes9165]

2 years later, you saved my video. Thanks.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Excellent! So glad it is still working and was able to help you!

[@einfachMarcus]

Have not used my mic for 3 years due to the error. Now found your video: I am infinitely happy - it worked! Thanks man!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

That's amazing! So happy this made you happy 😀

[@dougfranckwolf]

I had the exact buzz when it was only hooked up to my Rode VideoMic Pro R. I did roughly the same thing, got a longer cord and placed it about a foot back and it worked like a charm. Not needed on my Seinheiser, its right up against it and zero buzz. Thanks for the help!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@vividsvp1773]

Out of all the videos I watched, this was the only solution that worked. I was using a zoom h5 and after adding the extension cable, the buzz went away. Thanks!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome! So glad it helped!

[@pros6359]

Thank you. Saved me throwing them out of the window. So annoying 👍🏾

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Glad to hear you didn't have to waste the mics!

[@anakovalova2915]

Oh this is so helpful! Thank you a Tone! Was already getting nervous. Somehow you didn't write in the description the name of the camera but it turns out to be the exact camera model I'm using!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Glad it helped!

[@kylerichard7]

I was about to lose my noodles over this buzzing noise. I have been using this set up for over a year now and never encountered the buzz with the receiver mounted to the cold shoe on my Sony A7 III. Tonight I recorded a few clips talking to the camera and the buzz was present. Luckily I found your video and had a nice 6 ft audio cable in my arsenal. Thank you so much for your help!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome! So glad it helped.

[@maxreviews3418]

How the fuck am I supposed to be 6 feet away from my fucking camera. This is all bullshit.

[@mr_tw]

Nice one Rode, "... the problem is the G7 itself". And other Panasonics. And Sony models mentioned below. I'm also getting bunions from my new fancy shoes, but I take it that the solution must then be to modify my feet? PA operator here, and this should not be a problem of mine, but I work with plenty of photo/video operators who use these. In theory, they are an amazing piece of kit, and make life so much easier, but when I have one of these attached to ANY of my wireless mics - Shure, Sennheiser, Samson, even my cheap backup Aldi mic - and therefore send that awful whine through my system to the entire room, at some point Rode, you may have to at least consider "it's me... hi..."

[@daenskitchen]

Thanks for this video! The buzzing noise has been driving me crazy. Can you please link which cable you bought?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

It was this kind of cable - amzn.to/3BQKzTt though I think I got another brand at Best Buy or something. I just used the one with 2 stripes on the male pin (TRS) and not 3 (TRRS).

[@cutty3d]

This worked with my Rode VideoMic GO microphone on my Canon M50. I was previously using the microphone with my Canon 80D. It worked for about a year on my 80D fine and then the buzz started on my videos about 8 months ago. I did have a new overhead setup and I just assumed it was my camera and/or the new setup. I removed it and used the on-camera audio, after trying several solutions. I just got my Canon M50 and still the buzz on the videos. So, on the hunt again for solutions and your video popped up. I tried your solution and it works! Since I am not mobile, this will work well for me until I upgrade to a better microphone. Thanks a million! 🙂

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I'm so glad that it helped! Thanks for the coment!

[@jackylucky40]

I can confirm this buzzing noise by using my beloved Sony A7C. The mentioned workaround with a simple audio extender cable does solve this problem (but looks very unprofessional), you even can leave the receiver in the shoe of the camera. So thank you for sharing! I also own a Sennheiser MKE 200 and I used this cable to replace the red one provided by Rode. Buzzing noise is much less (maybe at 20 per cent level compared to Rode cable). So there is definitly a problem with the red cable I think. All Rode equipment what I could try so far was rather disappointing. I do recommend the Sennheiser AVX-ME2 if you think you will be using this kind of wireless solution a lot.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks for the info and the recommendation for the Sennheiser AVX-ME2. I'l try to check that out.

[@miguelrubiofdez]

Honestly this is unacceptable from Rode... i bought this item for get rid of cables and now I need to put a longer one?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@miguelrubiofdez It doesn't happen to everyone. And it doesn't happen on all devices. Only some DSLR-type cameras and a few handheld mobile devices, like the Zoom H5n. Otherwise it's fine. It worked perfectly well on my iPhone and computer/laptop.

[@philscomputerlab]

I had the same issue with my Lumix and also solved it with a longer cable. I didn't use an extender, just swapped out for a longer cable. I think they sell it as AUX cable.

[@YourMovieFix]

Noticed the same issue using this mic with my Zoom H5 or BMPCC 4k. It went away if I touched and held on to the cable or receiver. Longer cable seemed to do the trick for me also. Thank you!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@Normandreamfilmmaker]

Thank you for the information. Happy to inform, no more humming noise. Probably the minimum distance between the camera or the recorder, is going to be 2 feet.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Excellent! So glad that helped.

[@GarlandCoulson]

Awesome! I had a different brand microphone but the same whine problem. I bought a 3.5 mm extension and moved the receiver further away and the whine is gone. Thank you for your work to solve this problem! 🙏🙏👏👏

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

So glad it worked!

[@wonkywoody]

Saved me...thank you so much. I have a feeling that dropping the red wire and just using a 3.5mm - 3.5mm stereo cable would do the trick. Just haven't tested it yet. Based on other comments, it sounds like the red wire has a shielding issue...an upgraded wire with better shielding (you get what you pay for) might do the trick.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

So glad it worked for you!

[@alberteye]

I own the RODE Wireless GO II system for little more than a year. It is standard setup incl. 2pcs RODE lavaliers GO bought simultaneously as a complete set. Everything was just fine the whole year, but few days ago (second decade of May) there started something strange and not funny. When I use ONE of the original Lav GO microphones, I suddenly get kind of RF high frequency noise. This noise is recorded into camera video and internal audio .wav file as well. It never happens with the internal microphone of both transmitters, but with Rode lav go inserted into jack 3.5mm. Tried in many locations, and different situations, replaced red RODE cable from RX by another one - all the same: one RODE mic works fine, another one generates ugly noise. I have done to factory reset; I even bought NEW lav GO mic; No luck - it does the same noise right out of the box. The funniest is that one mic is still working fine on both transmitters, so I have now three mics where just one works fine on both TXs. All 3 (three) RODE mics work properly on other transmitters like Comica, Sennhieser G2/G3 and audio recorder Tascam/Zoom H5 etc. and give a clean rich sound NB! Cheap lav mics like Comica, Boya work fine without any noise. I have tried to use Sennhieser ME4 - it is almost ok, but when I move mic close to RODE transmitter it starts generate noise as well. 🙁 I have latest RODE Central software + firmware version 2.1.9 and by the way, before updating firmware to 2.1.9 everything was fine. RODE seems to ignore this problem. UPDATE: in my case turning PAD option off helps! oh... breath out

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks for that info! I hope you can get a resolution from Rode. Will they not even agree to replace it?

[@alberteye]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording thanks, I don't know about replacement yet, we'll see!

[@jessenig]

I had the same issues with my Wireless Go II and Lavalier Go mics. What worked for me was to turn OFF "Pad" on the Transmitter (not the Receiver!), which was turned on (check if there is a small green triangle shown at the mic channel on the receiver display). As soon as I turned off the "Pad" function on the transmitters (with Rode Cetnral, but you can also do it with selecting the transmitter channel on the receiver and long-press the mute button, so that the green triangle disappears), the buzzing noise was gone.

[@PeterCai01]

The same buzzing noise happened to Dji mic with Rode videomic pro microphone, I used your method, buzzing noise are gone, thank you very much.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

So glad it worked for you! I just wish it wasn't necessary.

[@RollingSolo]

Wish I had of found this earlier! Just thought I'd mention I came to the exact same conclusion with my Lumix G85 and s Sennheiser ew112 kit. Those saying it's Rode's fault isn't true. The Lumix camera is at fault. It doesn't matter what wireless transmitter system you use....its the camera and it's inability to turn off it's wifi field. Pretty insane and took a bunch of troubleshooting to determine that.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Glad you finally got it sorted!

[@ExploringSpace]

Except I've had the rode give me the same buzz when approaching it with a sony FX3 or even a comica cvm-vm2 mic.

[@RudyEvers]

Hey Ken, thanks you so much. I was having this exact same noise between a zoom h4n pro and the rode wireless go 2. I also had such a 6 feet cable as yours in the video, put it in between and the noise was gone. You made my day. Happy

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Yay! So glad it helped!

[@camgoodkicks]

Literally same issue. Fixed. What a king

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Woohoo! Glad it helped.

[@winkcreativeedinburgh]

There seem to be two types of buzzing depending on your setup. I have had both!. One is caused by using a lav mic with the transmitter and it has the PAD option turned on. Turn it off and the buzzing goes away. You don't get it from the transmitter if you don't have the mic plugged into it and PAD turned on. The other is caused by the cable connecting the receiver to the camera. If you have a long cable - not coiled or folded up and keep it away from the camera it seem to fix / reduce it. You can try folding the cable bringing the receiver closer to the camera and see the noise comes back. I think it might be something to do with using an unshielded cable, so i've ordered a couple to test this theory, so i'll update when i have tried that option out.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks!

[@danielgulbrandsen9204]

yep, turning off the PAD option worked for me

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@danielgulbrandsen9204 Excellent!

[@PhoneRepairGuru]

I'm gonna try this. God bless you

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks! I hope it works for you.

[@DarkisArt]

It worked! The buzz is out, but now I have to get one that can play back both left and right. That’s easy, I’ll just buy the cable but that buzz was really annoying. Thank you!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Awesome! So glad it helped!

[@markuswalsch5789]

Yesss! That works, I came to the same solution. But I don't think that the problem is caused by the camera's Wifi-module: The noise also appears if you try to connect the receiver e.g. to a Zoom recorder.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Really? I don't get any of that with my Zoom PodTrak P4 or my Zoom H1. this problem seems really kinda random.

[@ww1www]

It may help to move the receiver farther nevertheless. The Zoom H1n for example can pick up the wireless signals of the receiver very easily. I normally move the receiver a half a meter or so away. Replacing the cable to a better shielded one does also sometimes help.

[@micahkafka]

Thank you! Had that problem using it with a zoom. Longer cable fixed it immediately.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Excellent!

[@siedliskomarcinowka]

It's crazy! Instead of getting rid of the cables, you have to combine with longer ones. Thank you for solving the puzzle! Now at least I can do something about it. 😅

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Yeah, more wire to fix a wireless system :-P. glad it helped as a workaround, though.

[@ilovekatieasmr]

I’m having this issue but using my iPhone instead of a g7 camera to film…do you have recommendations for an extension cord that would connect the adapter to the iPhone

[@justgetoutthereguy]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! This was driving me crazy, just watched this and Boom! no buzz. Thanks for your help 😀

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Awesome! So glad it helped!

[@marcoadamo6322]

For a Zoom recorders and I'm using the Zoom H5 this solution works very well. Your other option is a Rode SC11 cable going into a couple of Rode 3.5mm to XLR adapters connected to your 2 XLR's on your Zoom H5 or H6.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks! Yes, I saw that XLR adapter solution on another YT video. It obviously wouldn't work with a camera with no XLR input. But for the H5, yes.

[@marcoadamo6322]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording The reason for the Zoom is to by-pass the camera pre-amps. The Zoom then connect to your camera and you have much better control and better sound.

[@Normandreamfilmmaker]

I recently use my zoom H6, and the humming noise, it was horrible. Need to try this next time. Thank you.

[@tacticalg6686]

​@@marcoadamo6322 how do you bypass the preamps in the camera please? I have a zoom h6 , G85 lumix , and rode wireless go

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Having this issue with our GoPro which also has wifi, but I can turn off the wifi on the GoPro. I will try that first and then try a longer cable, thank you for the straight to the point video

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

@HomebrewAudioRecording Turned the WiFi off on the GoPro and buzz sound from the Rode Mic went away. Thanks again!

[@BreakingBreadASMR]

I had this same problem with my GoPro 11. I’ll try this out and hopefully it will work! Thank you so much!!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome! Hope it works.

[@BreakingBreadASMR]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording I went with the 3ft cord instead of the 6ft because I go out to make videos sometimes, I didn’t want all that extra cord everywhere. The buzzing is not as bad but I can still hear it sometimes. I’m not sure what to do now. 😣

[@raovishalsingh]

Thank you for the great solution. I have a godox movelink m2 and it is causing the same issue. Now I got a solution From your video

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Awesome! So glad it worked for you.

[@MarcoBertazzo]

I also found out during some tests that if you use a TRRS cable the buzz also goes away. When using a rode TRS to TRRS cable to connect the mic to my Mac I noticed that the buzz was gone, while it was remaining with the TRS cable attached to the camera.. so that's another solution..!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks!

[@bujorvoinea]

Este bine venit este acest film pentru că nu e normal să prezinți numai pozitiv un produs. Și eu m-am lovit de acest sunet parazit, la conectarea unui microfon lavalieră, de care nu am reușit să scap. În plus, peste patru luni s-a defectat complet și microfonul încorporat și nu s-a mai transmis nici un sunet, așa că am trimis totul în Service. Mulțumesc pentru că ați trezit lumea la realitate. This film is welcome because it is not normal to only present a product positively. I also encountered this parasitic sound when connecting a lavalier microphone, which I could not get rid of. In addition, after four months, the built-in microphone also completely failed and no sound was transmitted, so I sent everything to Service. Thanks for waking the world up to reality.

[@danielirvine7468]

this happens on my sony fx3 thanks for the tip will try this out .its kinda annoying that i will have to add a cble to the camera while its on a gymbil trying to do walking interviews

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Agree that it is annoying. I wish they would fix this

[@BrianArabsky]

Thanks for this, worked like a charm after I've tried everything else for my Canon 90D

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Glad it worked!

[@GabiM3112]

Thanks. That issue was really annoying.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome

[@MrFarrukh17]

i was having the same issue and I found your video at top of the search list ...

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I hope it helped!

[@arhon888]

Hi, I saw someone solve the buzzing issue by switching off Rode's audio pad mode. In this instance, the buzzing only occurred when using the audio pad mode and a lav mic attached to the transmitter. Another person solved the issue by turning the camera's gain to one noch above zero and only using the Rode's gain. This should enable you to mount your receiver to your camera again. I am surprised your camera does not let you switch off wifi? I read somewhere that if the camera wifi is on by default, this is a camera fault as this should not happen.

[@theharryexperience_]

This has been my problem also and could fogure out why?you just made the explanation sort the issue for me. I use the Go 2 on my sony zv-e10 #ExperienceAfricans

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

So glad it helped!

[@daydreamingcamera]

I really hoped this would save me the headache. Unfortunately, the buzz is still there in the backup internal recording of the transmitter so in my situation, it doesn't seem like the receiver was the problem.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Oh that sucks. I wonder why that happened.

[@MarianoPierantozzi]

Thanks, it works also for Panasonic G4. You save me! Thanks

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

So glad it helped!

[@cameronparker8012]

Been searching for a solution for hours! Thank you so much!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome! So glad it helped.

[@BaroudeurAventure]

This interference problem has nothing to do with wifi, I had the same issue with my phone in airplane mode and I thought it was due to hidden network acitvities but then I tried with the Zoom H5 audio recorder and the result was even worse so it's definitely not a problem of wifi, 4G or 5G. But when I tried with the Zoom I was using a lavalier on the rode and I guess the cable behaves like an antenna. Actually the quality of connection cables is very poor compared to hi-fi cables in terms of isolation to prevent EMF interference. I'm currently looking for very high quality cable and lav.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I'm no expert on RF interference. It was Rode who told me to turn off the camera's wireless capabilities - all of them (bluetooth and Wi-Fi). But there is no bluetooth on the G7 and the Wi-Fi is supposed to be off unless you use it, apparently. I don't know. What I DO know is that getting the receiver 4 feet away from the camera did the trick. I didn't have a problem with my Zoom H2. but there is someone who DID have this same problem with his H4 or H5 like you mentioned (kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4vNhKWtrbqHbLs ). His fix involved getting aTRS-to-XLR adapter and splitter. Then with the XLR connector, the interference vanished. Interestingly, he said he had no noise when he plugged straight into his DSLR (I don't think he said what kind it was). That was not an option with the G7, of course, since the camera's input is the 3.5mm plug. Interestingly that is the same input size for the H2, which caused me no noise trouble at all. Other folks around the web report having the problem with the lav but not with JUST the transmitter. I had the problem with and without the lav. So this is definitely something that seems to be all over the place in terms of how and what will cause the problem.

[@bashanprayerhouse9576]

Baroudeur thank you so much for your comment.

[@dimitrikorczak7529]

Wow.. thank you so much ! Are you sure it's from the Wi-Fi function ?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome! About as sure as I can be. That is what I was told by others, and as it sound similar to other radio frequency interference I've heard, I think it's likely to be at least one cause. But this same sound seems to have many solutions, and they don't all work for everybody. So it probably has several causes.

[@ejays99]

Thanks for the tip! This is a very unacceptable design flaw though, I don't want to have my receiver dangling off my camera on a 6 ft cable. My seems to be fine on the short cable but once it's actually attached to the camera, it does this. Do you happen to know if DJI's wireless set has the same issue?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I do not know if the issue happens with any other wireless mics. Sorry.

[@TrevorJonescreator]

The exact sound I get on my FX3! Gonna try this tomorrow, thanks!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Hopefully this will work!

[@fox24fire]

Hey Trevor, I had this issue with the A7SIII...what fixed it for me was changing the Wifi frequency band from 2.6GHz to 5GHz

[@feydanmedia]

@@fox24fire Hey Trevor, I have similar issue with the FX3, did it fix your issue when you tried this method?

[@charlesgoupille7044]

@@fox24fire Thank you for the tip !

[@wjhendrix3]

I have the same buzzing sound when I use it by itself, connected to a field recorder. Why do people beat around the bush to get to an answer just to make a longer video? Cut to the answer.

[@MiddleEats]

Had the same issue with a Sony A7C, and this didn't used to happen with a sony a6400. I tried using an extender I had laying around, and it worked perfectly. I even put the receiver in the cold shoe, and there was no buzz when using the extender so no clue what is going on.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Thanks for that additional datapoint! And glad you got it working.

[@LifeOn2WheelsVlog]

which extender?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@LifeOn2WheelsVlog It's just a headphone extension (for mobile devices). So it has a 3.5mm (18th-inch) pi with 2 lines on it (stereo) on one end, and a female jack on the other end.

[@McIntyresMalts]

It does indeed happen with my Sony a6400

[@creatures77]

Thanks for sharing! I encountered similar issues with my OnePlus phone and saramonic blink500. Same annoying whine. Will try disabling all phone comms and if not an extension cable .

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I hope one of those things work for you!

[@celam1244]

But I have this problem when recording audio through a zoom recorder that's usually 15 feet away from any camera. Any thoughts on that?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Try this video. That guy was using a Zoom as well.

[@mirreroijmans4833]

I also had this problem with my Lumix S5 and Lumix GH5. With mine, the problem was also solved when I connected another microphone to it, because keeping the receiver as far away as possible is not possible when I move with the camera.

[@motorsports4021]

Thnx 🙌 ... what about the mic level for both the camera and the mic for better quality because I have the same camera

[@IsadoraGama]

IT WORKED!!!! Thank you soooo much!!!! (now, I still have a quick question, the extension I have here has 3 lines, can I still used it? or should I buy the one with the 2 lines? Thank you again!!!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Awesome! So glad that worked for you. You don't need to buy one with 2 lines, especially since this is working for you. Sounds like you're all set. Woohoo!

[@katsotiriou3264]

Im actually so sick of this G7 ive found so many problems with it but alas I cant afford a new camera so multiple fixes for external equipment like your video helps alot thank you

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome! I actually like the G7. Though it is my first non-camcorder camera for video. And it is so far superior in quality to the Canon Vixia that it feels like a great camera. But I haven't tried any DSLRs. I do wish it had a continual auto-focus. It's kind of a pain to have to tap on my face on the screen and have that be the only focus point. If I move forward or back much, I become blurry because of the narrow DoF, which is of course one of the things that makes the video so good. But yeah, when I can afford to, I will likely upgrade.

[@tobiasbulow7722]

Thank you a lot for your solution to this problem, that I off course also have. 😅

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@dugsbugs1]

It's a power issue. This happens to me when I connect to a powerbank at the same time. With a 5mah powerbank, I don't get the noise. With a 10 or 20mah, the noise is there. I would think it's the power coming from your camera that's interfering even though it's not plugged in.

[@davidwarby8745]

Great advice! Thank you

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@AGag47]

Mine had nothing to do with that. Turns out it was my Rode Lav mic. Completely quiet any other time unless the lav mic was plugged in. This began right after a shoot (thankfully) and glad it wasn't the unit.

[@dicedtomatoo]

OK since this may be caused by a WI-FI interference. would turning it off maybe take that away? I guess I will test this on my own lol

[@hotbutterproductions]

any ideas why my new rode VXLR Pro connector is not picking up anything on my H4N from the rode wireless Go 2 mics? using the same red cable with the 4ft extension..? My XLR ports work well with a boom mic plug in...just not with the male to female 3.5mm XLR connector

[@alanpaller2389]

I have recently got the buzz. But the buzz was on the recorded file on the mic too. I tested it at home and it didn't happen. It was on the groom so I wonder if the priests mic was source of interference. Also make sure to shut off any power goingbto the mic input on your cam

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Yeah it seems like there are multiple causes, and hence, multiple "fixes" for this, which are really just workarounds.

[@path2]

Same problem with sony a7s3, same solution, thanks a lot!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@MemeKingChangwei]

Turn-off Wi-Fi will it work 😳

[@alaskainmotion6539]

The same problem happens when the receiver is plugged into recorders that don't even have wifi. So it's not a wifi thing causing the buzz...

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

It may not be WiFi exclusively. Rode says other wireless signals can cause it as well. But whatever the cause (and I'm not sure it was WiFi), THIS solution worked. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4vNhKWtrbqHbLs

[@McIntyresMalts]

Crazy that Rode told you the camera is the problem... If the Wireless Go 2 mics are designed to fit a cold shoe ON a camera and having them buzz is caused by being too close to a camera, then the RODE has the problem as far as I'm concerned. So disappointing, as you said they are great on an iPhone, rubbish on an actually camera unfortunately. You could also use the Rode tranmitter as a field recorder and just export the audio for treatment to add to your footage without needing to send it to the camera at all. Bit of a pain, I think I am going to get a shotgun mic instead....

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Yeah, that functionality to record right onto the transmitters is amazing.

[@momdoesstuff]

THANK YOU!!!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@MarkusDIY]

Thank you! I have the same problem with the Sony ZV E10 and now i try to use a longer cable or disable the WIFI options (i hope this is possible).

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@ricardomartins4597]

Thank you from Brazil! You helped me a lot.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@MindfulFrequency]

Thank you!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@MakingYummy]

I had the same issue, but I just changed the cable out and it went away. It seems that the cable that comes with it isn’t shielded so it easily picks up interference.

[@KenTheriot]

What cable did you end up using?

[@DRJUDE]

This only happens when I have a lav mic plugged in.. Which is so annoying! Havent found a fix yet.. Im using a Canon EOS R6II

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Did you try this "fix"/workaround?

[@anandapriyadarshan]

Had the same issue with my sony A6400. Thank you

[@mhka]

Damn man i just bought Go Wirelss ii single edition and having the same buzzing sound issue :( that's not fair to put my receiver far away from camera i do food vlogging and i have to walk around and shoots like that....

[@skillz-29-gamer51]

May I ask for the link to the correct extension cord? I want to make sure I get the right one! Thank you, great video!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I grabbed this one at Best buy I think. But literally any "3.5mm headphone extension cable 6ft" (or 1/8th inch headphone extension cable 6ft") will work. Here is one I just searched for from Amazon: amzn.to/3HVfO1T

[@travisdulaney15]

But does it really solve the problem? Having it 4ft away from the camera while shooting outdoors or on the move just causes more problems.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

It's not ideal. that's for sure. But yeah. I can let the receiver hang down from the camera and still be 5-10ft away. In fact, the transmission can go as far as a football field. So an extra 2 feet or so of cable from camera to receiver isn't that much of a hassle.

[@luckylooky2864]

Hi, i´ve got the same problem but only while using the Lavalier Go Mics.I wondered why , at the first time i used the Go mics i had no problems.Now i´ve found out why.If you've activated the pad mode(little blue triangle at the channel display) the buzzing noise is terrible, even your camera wifi is activated or not.That was also my first suggestion but after i´ve deactivated the wifi and bluetooth on my Sony PXW-z90 nothing changed.So hopefully this is the solution of the problem and rode will fix it with an firmware update.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Yes, I've seen the that the pad mode is another cause of this same thing for some people.

[@mattkemp984]

I had this problem but only when Pad was turned on. strange issue to have

[@oliverwhite30]

Many thanks for sharing

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@philippefijneman]

Ooh wow I thought that it was my Nanette. Thank You :)

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@logicfrogmedia]

Thank you so much

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Hope it was helpful!

[@chunweng]

thanks for this!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@RonFlux]

Turn off the Pad mode! That was the issue when I used the Lavalier Go

[@tudortomos]

Hi there! Thanks for the tip on using a longer cable, I had the buzzing sound with a Sony A7SIII also. But now I discovered I have the same buzzing sound recorded internally on the transmitter which I use together with a Rode Lavalier GO mic (I used the option available through Rode Central app to use the TX as a recorder). Do you have any thoughts on why this happens?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

There are a number of reasons, apparently, for this buzz. One is a setting on the GO itself, that I don't recall at the moment. But it seemed like most of the solutions on KZbin involved THAT "fix." It didn't work for me. But it might for you. Just check out 1 or 2 of the other YT vids for this and you'll find it.

[@tudortomos]

Thanks for answering! It seems the "pad" option on the TX has to be "off" for the buzz to disappear.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

@@tudortomos Right! That was it.

[@GordonNovember]

@@HomebrewAudioRecording I have a A7Siii. And it seems to be the red cable. As soon as i touch it the noise dissapears. What can I do to fix this? (Pad did not help and bringing the receiver in distance did not help, too.)

[@GordonNovember]

Solution in 2 steps: 1st step) It seems the red Cable from Rode is poor quality. It is not shielded very well. Further it is (by nature) unbalanced. In my case it did not depend on the distance of the receiver to the camera but on a better quality cable. 2nd step) The buzz-noise is independent of the audio level (PAD). Means: You can turn up the level of the receiver without increasing the noise level (which is good). Therefore it is best to bring up the audio level of the receiver as high as possible without distoring and decrease the audio sensitivity inside the DSLR. This makes the noiselevel of this Buzzsound dissapear.

[@antoinelepourhiet7704]

Hi, brand new Wireless Pro here and on my first test I have that buzz. But I have that buzz on the camera AND on the emitter which is recording the audio by himself too. So the fix won't work for me and the issue seems to be different too. I'll do more test, but I'm quite disappointed, that Wireless Pro doesn't seems that much pro...

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

That is weird. At least in my case, the "safety" recording on the transmitter was not picking up the buzzing. For it to also be present in the transmitter seems like something is off. I would definitely try to contact RODE support on that one.

[@TaborJPhotoFilm]

It's NOT just an issue with your G7... I have the same issue while using my Sony FX3. And I am a run-n-gun filmmaker... soooo I can't just drag my receiver 4 feet behind me while running around... The whole point of this Rode system is that it's WIRELESS! haha UGH. I get a buzzing sound simply by plugging in a cable to my camera's side mic port without a mic connected... I'm not sure why. I've tried using a different cable from my shotgun mic and the same thing happens. If I plug in my shotgun in the buzzing goes away. I think you're on to something behind the wifi signals. My camera has an airplane mode but that doesn't seem to change anything, nor switching the signal from 5ghs to 2.5ghs.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Yeah, this seems much too common with too large a variety of cameras and devices to NOT be a RODE problem. They had better fix this before the next release.

[@RAVTechz]

Thanks for this video, you saved me a lot of time!

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@sinasadri8247]

Hi thank you for video I have this buzzing with my Sony zv E10 I cannot put the cable between trs cable and camera I think this made the sound low quality The road TRS is strong but it's short 😅

[@gobeyondbangkok]

I have a same problem but with my Samsung mobile. I use gimbal and attached the receiver to the gimbal. The phone is very close to the receiver. Any solutions? Not easy to do you idea with longer cable if use a gimbal. Thank you

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

There seem to be multiple ways to fix this issue, none of which worked for me, but they work for others. It's odd. Maybe try deactivating or activating the pad mode(little blue triangle at the channel display). Also see if you can disable Bluetooth on your mobile and see if that helps.

[@gobeyondbangkok]

@Home Brew Audio doesn't work. But thank you anyway

[@BartLFVerstockt]

Hi, I'm shooting interviews with the rodes + sennheiser headset micro >>> going to a Sony ZV E 10 >>> I connected the receiver to an Atem Mini Pro. All goes well till minute 50 or something. Then out of the blue I get a huge noise. Where does that come from? It happens all the time.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I can't say for sure. Since it sounds like it only happens sometimes, it makes me wonder if there is a Wi-Fi coming on and off in there somewhere.

[@frodelangset9790]

I have the same issue and solution with my Sony PCM D100 recorder (and other recorders as well as a camera). The PCM D100 does not have any WiFi, so WiFi cannot be the problem. Another guy that had this problem with a Zoom (H6?) recorder got rith of the problem when he connected the Rx unit to Rode XLR Pro which has an internal isolation transformer. He could do this since his recorder also has XLR mic inputs. He did then not have to move the Rx unit away from the recorder any more. To me this tells that the problem is the Rx unit sending this buzz noise to the recorder (camera) via the cable. To me this is a design issue with the Rx unit. Bad design. They have made it for mounting on the camera, and then tell you to move it away from the camera.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Actually RODE never suggested that. It was just an experiment on my end. But yeah. Obviously bad design. Thanks for the info!

[@frodelangset9790]

Hi@@HomebrewAudioRecording : Yes, same to me. I just found a long cable and moved it away, and it worked. However, I just found some info on someone that put a isolation transformer with 3.5 mm TRS plugs between the Rode cable and the camera, and it did remove the noise. He could now keep the Rx on top of the camera. This indicate a form of ground loop problem which is quite common for unbalanced signal lines. An isolation transformer is quite cheap, so I have ordered one (Audac 2070, but there are others and I think he had another one) to see if it fixes the problem. It would be a much better solution since I carry the Sony PCM D100 on me while recording (monitoring the sound) and it is not easy to find a place on my body to clip the Rx unit that is far enough away from the recorder to get rid of the noise. I need to have the Rx unit mounted on the front side of my body somewhere (where also the recorder is) in order to avoid shadowing the radio signal between the transmitters and receiver. Hopefully this is a solution that fixes the whole thing.

[@frodelangset9790]

I thought I'd let you know that I have found a solution the the buzzing noise problem when using the Wireless Go II with my Sony PCM D100. I connected an isolation transformer between the Wireless Go Rx and the mic input on the D100, and there is now no noticeable buzz when I listen to the recording, even on max input volume. I am just using a cheap transformer from Audac named TR2070 (it takes a stereo signal, so you only need one). If your recorder has XLR inputs you can probably use Røde's own VXLR pro, but they are a bit on the expensive side.

[@petersuvara]

Same problem here on a Sony directly to the camera.

[@haydenwilsonx]

wow how annoying, thanks thanks so much for your video

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!

[@Conza]

Need a link or name of the cable

[@samanthafins]

So if i do the same thing with my dji mic 2 it will work?

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

Not sure. But the cable is cheap enough that you might as well just try it.

[@DarkisArt]

Yes that’s exactly that it’s happening to me. I have the same setup. LUMIX with Rode.

[@taykfanp]

But what for an solution is this if this is the only one, this is absurd. I actually need it close to my camera because I'm interviewing, walking and what not.

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

I agree! this is not a long-term solution. The main take-away from the video is to show that soft, bulky material like a comforter (moving blankets are also often used) can prevent room reverb. So with that knowledge, you can find practical ways to tamp down room sound for an actual longer solution. for example, put soft acoustic panels on your hard walls - especially in front and behind you. Or hang blankets on a frame of PVC pipe. I've seen DIY "booths" where your just get PVC pipe and corners and make some walls and hang blankets from that.

[@nikeossler]

thank you!

[@MrFarrukh17]

thank you very much indeed sir.. respect from Pakistan

[@HomebrewAudioRecording]

You're welcome!