HollyLand Lark M2: Complete Review with Extreme Wind/Range/Noise Reduction Tests

[@KarlXByrne]

I got the M2 a couple of weeks a go. Such a handy piece of kit. Clamping the 2nd Mic to the back of your Baseball hat or T-shirt etc would solve the line of sight issue handy enough. Great review.

[@codylander]

Thanks for taking the time to comment! They are great. 👍🏼 I hope they are working on a mark ii version. If I clipped to the back side then I’d have the issue when facing the camera 😉

[@KarlXByrne]

@@codylander I meant one on the front and one on the back. You have two so using them to solve that problems seems logical. I did get the M2.

[@codylander]

Sure that would work. However most people using this dual channel set up would be clipping one mic on one person and the other onto another person. When they lose line of sight drop out will happen. The fix is to upgrade from M2 to lark Max, DJI mic 1 or 2, rode pro, or any other mic with internal recording. I love the M2 for how small it is. I hope the mark ii version somehow has internal recording capabilities. That would be incredible!

[@pandaculture6181]

dude, that's exactly what i wanted. extremenly thankful!

[@codylander]

You got it!! Glad it was helpful!

[@ColdStream]

Actually, BRILLIANT TEST!! Very in depth 👌👌

[@codylander]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@enzoricciotti]

Nice Review!

[@codylander]

Thank you! More on the way 👍🏼

[@blainebowe73]

Great review, thanks! I'm getting the combo set!

[@codylander]

Good choice! Being able to use it with any smartphone or camera will make sure you’re covered regardless of the set up you choose.

[@ISHESHDHIMAN-uk8no]

Very underrated channel... Good review

[@codylander]

Thank you so much! Just got back from vacation and about to start posting regularly again.

[@kalyankickzz5736]

Nice video you pushed it to limits 🔥

[@wasimbrakat6605]

underrated video.

[@codylander]

Glad you think so!

[@kritsadventures]

Great test. These should work nicely for my arcade videos, I think.

[@codylander]

I believe they will. 👍🏼

[@T-gashi]

Nice test menus and reviewing! These are the points I wanted to know about the product when using with ACE PRO.

[@codylander]

I hear good things about Ace Pro 2 🙃

[@crumpetsbuttered]

I use these on my DJI Pocket 3, and they work great. In my opinion the sound is better than my DJI MIC 2.

[@codylander]

Thanks for the comment! Not so sure about them sounding better than DJI mic 2. But these are great! Really hope a mark ii version is coming out soon.

[@phandeazy]

Thank for the extensive review, really helpful

[@codylander]

Glad it helped! Such a great microphone. They packed a lot of value into this little system. 👍🏼

[@ColdStream]

Good test, thank you

[@hallabol-yt]

Hi Cody Lander, Nice review! I found this mic very useful. With which camera you have paired this mic. Thank you.

[@codylander]

Hello! In this video I used 3 cameras. Sony A7siii, iPhone 14pro, and Insta360 Ace Pro.

[@FlorinSaveliu]

Great review, thanks!

[@codylander]

Thanks for watching!

[@youcefyahia2008]

is it mandatory to use the insta360 3.5 microphone adapter or anything similar should work?

[@codylander]

Just depends on what camera you are using. For insta360 Ace pro i you need to use the 3.5-usb-c adapter. I hear good things about the Ace pro ii being able to connect through usb-c directly.

[@wonderpaultv]

Nice review. When your skating, For me it's more realistic when you put the wind protection + noise reduction off.

[@codylander]

Thank you! I 100% agree. I like to be able to hear the ambience. The noise reduction is too aggressive. What microphone are you using?

[@sivagangaisabarisuppiah]

❤Wow,,, fentastic vdo

[@codylander]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@calvin14888]

I researched lots of good things about it and ordered one and arrived today, upon unboxing, while I pull out the magnet at the back of microphone, the metal plate sticked to the microphone been pulled out as well. I think this is a design flaw as I'd observed that the metal plate behind the microphone doesn't have anything to lock it in place but just some kind of hot glue. I lost confident right away because I don't know when will the glue fail again. The strong magnet power will eventually pull out the metal plate again. I'd returned it to Amazon. I like the sound quality but I don't want to take the risk of loosing it.

[@codylander]

I’d guess this is a manufacturer defect. Did you get it replaced?

[@reynandinopol9794]

Is there any indicator if the noise cancellation is active? i do a lot of interview with lark m2 where noise cancellation is just not needed, coz I don't like how it sounds when it is on specially when there is not much noise in the background

[@codylander]

Yes the light on the transceiver changes from blue to green or green to blue. It’s been a few weeks since I was testing it. But the light does change when it’s active.

[@shivapaudel3043]

how do I connect this mic to ace pro. Do I have to do anything on bluetooth?

[@codylander]

It’s not Bluetooth. You need the 3.5 microphone adapter for the Ace pro. You can find it in the accessories for Ace pro on their website.

[@jesusvictoryministries8811]

bro can it work andriod phone

[@codylander]

Yes, there is a usb-c mobile receiver. 👍🏼

[@WeeWalks]

I've read that you can only do mono with the mobile receiver versions. Is it possible to get stereo through the usb-c port on the camera receiver version? So I could get stereo via the usb-c port into my DJI Pocket 3 or phone?

[@mshaftenberg]

Stereo is only possible with the analog output (3.5mm jack) of the camera receiver. Unfortunately not with the USB-C output and not with the USB-C receiver.

[@WeeWalks]

@@mshaftenberg I got it anyway. Just going to use my tascam with the 3.5mm output.

[@codylander]

Correct! Thanks for confirming this. Hopefully the mark ii version of m2 has this issue fixed.

[@Deeprelaxingmusic172]

Is this still working? Any reliability issues?

[@codylander]

Still working. And the Ace Pro ii is almost here!! Can’t wait to test it with that new camera 👍🏼

[@mokisan]

Could you please test the same setup with usb c adapter meant for smartphone? Also with that can you charge the ace pro? Would really appreciate if you could test that 😊

[@codylander]

The usb-c adapter works the same as the lightning adapter. Yes the insta360 acepro mic adapter has a usb-c port also so you can charge it at the same time.

[@mokisan]

@@codylander no I mean can you use the USB c adapter direcrly on the ace pro (without the insta360 mic adapter) and then charge the ace pro while using the mic? Something you can do with the USB c adapter if you use a smartphone.

[@codylander]

@@mokisan It doesn’t work by plugging in the M2 usbc adapter into the acepro. You’ll have to use the acepro 3.5 adapter.

[@mokisan]

@@codylander thank you!

[@codylander]

@@mokisan you’re welcome. I hope that if Insta360 makes an AcePro ii that they will update it so it can receive usbc mics directly without the 3.5 adapter. But even as it is now. It’s still an incredibly small and capable camera that is able to receive audio. Powerful combination! I love mine.

[@kalyankickzz5736]

Can i use three transmitters at a time what i mean i have multiple cameras. action 4, zv1 and mobile if i placed three cameras on different angles can i use those three transmitters at a time for three camerashots ? Please answer this

[@codylander]

I don’t see why you couldn’t buy multiple of the same mic system and use them at the same time. I haven’t tested that scenario but on paper it should work just fine.

[@omannapurnadevelopers]

My iphone reciver lost sir how can i replace it??

[@codylander]

I’m guessing you’ll have to buy a new one.

[@torresharbin]

I have this mic and I put the windscreen and definitely didn't protect from wind. Audio kept clipping so bad .

[@codylander]

How strong was the wind? Were you using the smartphone receiver or the camera receiver? Did you set your levels or just turn it on and go?

[@torresharbin]

@codylander wind was about 7-10 mph I had it on the first level and the wind screen .

[@torresharbin]

@codylander and using reciever connected to a canon camera

[@codylander]

@@torresharbin You’ll have 2 ways to adjust your audio levels. 1st on the lark m2 receiver. Low middle and high. 2nd on your canon. If this level is set too high on your camera it doesn’t matter what wind protection you use. You can still clip the audio.

[@torresharbin]

@codylander yea I set the audio on my canon pretty low where my voice was a bit too quiet with normal talking but wind kept clipping but I'll keep trying thanks for responding!