Rodelink Wireless Filmmaker Kit Full Review

[@scottlamp3097]

This is the most complete review I have seen of this system. Thank you for your work!

[@lucidclock1399]

how does he know so much.....

[@Emerald_City_]

It's been years later, but I watched in a row some 5 other video's on this topic (which were not bad). But this one is by far the best. I am happy I discovered your channel, Cheng!

[@MarkPatten]

Just received this as a Birthday present today (19th). Your review has taught me so much. I am very grateful for your presentation. Thank you.

[@TheKeenMechanic]

The best review I have seen so far. Very professional👍

[@wefamilymediagroup7687]

VERY DETAILED REVIEW!!! I LOVE IT!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!! All I need to know to make a buying decision.

[@MarksTech]

if your camera has horrible built in pre amps, just turn them down in the menu settings. when using this rode system, its best to turn the built in audio all the way down, then add 1-2 .. then just do a +10 or +20 boost on the actual rode. that way, you'll get much better sound

[@nailafarhana_]

can you use two lavalier mics on this kit?

[@thabangmoshoe508]

Good day.. with rodelink wireless filmmaker kit... will I be able to make a set-up? Whereby I have one transmitter (connected to a mixer) and four receivers (connected to four DSLR cameras)???

[@TVFormula1]

What did you use to record the audio before trying the Rodelink?

[@nagipalliv]

can i use it in a live settings which i will connect to speaker system instead of laptop or camera?

[@claudiaabadia9300]

What’s the other apparatus brand you connected to the receiver?

[@NNCMMC]

Does can be work one transmitter and two resivers at one channel?

[@GaryDmedia]

+ZY Productions good point about the remote mute toggle override function. I didn't know that before I watched your video, thanks.

[@KlarnetTaksimi]

good review. hello. i have an ipad air 2 , how can i use this rodelink wireless with my ipad air 2? Do i need an adapter or not? can you make a revies using it on ipad air 2 so that we can watch it real. thanks

[@sanjaymangal6970]

Hi, so i bought this rode mic and i connected it to my Nikon d5300. But when i shoot a video and watch it, there's a lot of noise like someone is blowing trough the mic. I also connected this mic with my zoom h2n on Line In. There's no noise. What am i doing wrong with the camera and mic? honestly i dont know the proper settings of the mic....

[@JDsProductions2020]

I enjoyed the thorough information. I notice Rode now has the XLR adapter. How do you pair it quickly using the same receiver? Sometimes I would want to use the XLR adapter with a mic and at other times the lavaliere mic is necessary. I also observe in reading that the lavaliere can also be used with the XLR adapter as well.

[@fitguy49]

Really enjoyed your review. answer every question I had. The only thing I was confused about was towards the end you commented that you wish the kit had a XLR connection. Isn't the snap on XLR connector that can be purchased that connects to the 3.5mm mini jack that connection? It does allow the kit to be plugged into XLR port on a camera?

[@m.sabir21]

Hi ZY, excellent video content and excellent audio quality, which microphone you used to record this video?

[@BVProductions]

Hi there, can I use the rode link set to record direct from the sound mixer during an event to my camera body?

[@richmenchio]

i was wondering what do you set the camera to (canon 70D) for the Rode

[@gerardozuccala]

Hi, Congrats! very nice video, I have a question for you , I Have a camcorder Pansonic HC-V770 do you think a can use rodelink wireless filmmaker for my VideoCamera? should i do some setup in videocamera? Thank You so much and keep going

[@TeamAPS]

very thorough and informative review!

[@johncarambat4762]

Thank you so much for this detailed, helpful vid. You wouldn't believe how many people did vids on these and did not include how to change channels.

[@liant9314]

Please help. I occasionally interview people at Starbucks shop. Its very noisy, I used By-M1 lav mic ($20 one), audio is unusable but I have no choice because I have no other place. Will RodeLink FM Kit block all those noise?

[@MohamedSayed-re3il]

Hey Thanks for this review but I have a questionI bought this rodelink but I cannot take the micon 1 out of the lav cable, it looks like they are one piece , I can't even see the little nut that attached to micon 1

[@knecht105]

Very thorough review ... thanks

[@AnaCorrie]

Hi! I have a question: I am feeding the rode wireless filmmaker kit into the tascam dr60mk ii, and recording straight into the tascam recorder, and one thing I am noticing with the screen display of my wireless receiver is that it shows the audio level but only one bar, I mean as I talk on the mic lavalier, on the tascam recorder I can see my audio levels no problem there, they move according to the input levels of my voice, but on the screen display of my rode wireless receiver the audio input levels stay only on the first bar, it never moves up to the second or third bar. Is that normal?

[@vstol]

Excellent review. You have covered all the points needed. Your time and attention are much appreciated.

[@PokeSquirtleBlue]

How does it handle movement? Say if my talent is walking around while talking? Does it ever cut in and out?

[@shuolangliu304]

i assume you can connect the receiver to a recorder for better sound quality ?

[@Hassan-jw8pd]

can I use 2 TX with 1 RX from same Canal for Interview recording? Thank you ver much.

[@itschriswinter]

Great review mate.

[@zy_cheng]

Chris Winter Thanks man :)

[@Freedom_fighters898]

I need help I have the same rode but is not bringing the sound at all

[@MotocrossFilmmaker]

Is there a way possible you can hook-up two mics using the one unit?

[@zy_cheng]

+Jason Kirby You can try a splitter cable. 2 3.5mm Female inputs to a single 3.5mm Male output.

[@trammway]

I really wanted to see a important comparison between Sennheiser and RodeLink for the fact that they both are different as Analog and Digital transmission used respectively. Hence the deal breaker should not be the distance or buttons but the interference. Did you get a chance to check how they behave in a crowded environment with 100 to 200 ft distance like a party site, ball room conference, exhibitions, festival scenarios as that's where we should see many mobile phones really in action. I really wish you post the test results of the transmission issues. Thank you.

[@sunlightfilms5222]

ZY, great job! You taught me everything I needed to know about this Rode system that I just purchased. Thanks!

[@eunice1500]

can i connect this to a soundboard? if yes, how?

[@FlashOneFilms]

will this receiver work with other transmitter?

[@zy_cheng]

+FlashOneFilms I don't think so yet.

[@FlashOneFilms]

+ZY Productions ohh okay because I have one and I need to add multiple mics.

[@qassimali722]

I have just bought this device. Can I have two transmitter on the same receiver. I want to record for two people.

[@zy_cheng]

+QAssIM Ali That is not possible. You need one receiver for each transmitter.

[@wildeyestudios5]

Hey great review thanks! Do you have any idea of how it performs in busy streets or any other area of big cities? I've been testing it in Barcelona, Spain, and I keep having dropouts in distances below 40m, we've tried several channels and also 3 different brand new kits. We also tried pointing receiver and transmitter to each other and same result. We even had our phones off during tests and nothing new. We also tried with different type of batteries and different cameras, but we always had some drop outs

[@radusz1]

great review how many lav transmitter u can connect to one receiver ?

[@omerabbas2001]

I wana know that too

[@ratpat8474]

I have looking for you guys but this is still in progres. www.rode.com/wireless/tx-belt I think you can buy separately the transmitters and the lav but the lav is now 200,- euro :(

[@libraryofthemind]

This is the answer from Rode's website: "Can I use multiple transmitters with a single RØDELink receiver? Not simultaneously. Each RØDELink System is designed to operate as a pair and you can only receive audio from one transmitter unit at any time."

[@richmenchio]

great job! best review ive seen on the Rode

[@ChrisM-hg6yg]

I don't see any sellers have it come with that deadcat, do you have a link for it??

[@zy_cheng]

I believe the furry windshield should come standard with the kit. I bought mine from a store in Singapore.

[@akaalyoga]

Thank you for the video! Is it possible for me to use thic mic on my computer during live streaming sessions? For ex. Skype meeting? Or is it just for cameras?

[@zy_cheng]

+Akaal Yoga It should work if you plug it into the mic input of your computer. Just make sure you select that particular input as your main mic in your Skype settings.

[@OutandAboutwithTrev]

Nice work, I am about to get the "Rode-link wireless filmmaker kit" and very impressed about how you reviewed this. I use a Canon XA30 camera which has XLR sockets. Rode have a adapter allowing this cable to be connected XLR sockets, I'm not sure if you have checked how that works. As for connecting a XLR microphone to the system...yes that sounds interesting. Hopefully Rode are working on that as I use NTG4+ microphones and it would be good to be able connect one of them to this from time to time...makes me think...I was also interested on how you connected the zoom H6 to the system. Yeah a very good review well done.

[@richardviken4819]

ty for all the info!! It is a lot of videos about rødelink but thay are not so details as your video!

[@zy_cheng]

Thanks for your support!

[@Mehdi_kavandi]

hey, i have a question about this kit. is it possible to use 2 microphone for 2 person? how can i do it? i'm a travel show producer.

[@zy_cheng]

+Mate Kava Hi there, to do that you'll need to purchase 2 kits of these. 2 transmitters, 2 receivers. The Saramonic UwMic9 can handle 2 transmitters with one receiver though, I have made a review about it not too long ago

[@ashmorevideo]

Really happy with the unit, my only complaint is that when you go out of range for a short period of time the TX unit shuts down and does not switch on again when you are back in range, not ideal when you can not get back to the TX unit. e.g. When filming a wedding and the priest is wearing the unit and has started the service and you have no way of getting to him to switch the unit back on.Michael

[@kornelijekovac9793]

Is it a stereo unit? Disregarding lav mic...

[@zy_cheng]

+Kornelije Kovac It transmits mono i believe.

[@3Kmartin]

Nice review, what audio are you using at the start of the video? It sounds great.

[@zy_cheng]

3Kmartin Rode NTG-3

[@JimAtHome]

You're very description and explanation is very logical and concise, I enjoyed your review

[@Splinterbas]

Great in depth review of this system! Though I have a question. Did you use any noise reduction when you we're testing the system indoors? Especially the sound when you breath in sounds a bit off. When you showed the system outdoors though it seems like you probably didn't use any reduction due to the ambient that could actually represent being outdoors. Looking forward to your answer :)

[@zy_cheng]

+Bas Huijben You have very good ears! Very observant of you to notice - I have applied a very little bit of noise reduction for the indoor tests, mainly because the fans on my LED lights were showing up pretty loud in the audio.

[@wesrandalmcd]

I'd appreciate if reviews like this began with a simple audio-quality vs. cost ratio. Rest of the info is great but this is what I really watch reviews for.

[@nightdonutstudio]

can we do multiple lavs with this system. like for two person interview. we just buy another pair?

[@zy_cheng]

Kai Liu Yes, you'll need one pair for each lav/input.

[@infokus6824]

+ZY Productions I never used wireless microphones so I'm happy someone asked this question. But do you mean that we can't use 1 transmitter for 3 receivers (for example)? So what are the channels you talked about? Btw great review ;-)

[@zy_cheng]

So far the RodeLink system only supports one-to-one communication between their Rx and Tx units. However the general rule for wireless systems is you can have multiple receivers for a transmitter but not multiple transmitters for one receiver. Think of it as talking, one person cannot hear multiple people speaking to him at the same time, but many people can listen to one person speak. As for the channels, it's for when you have multiple sets of Tx and Rx's. Imagine if many people were to have a conversation in the same room, it would be noisy and hard to hear. Hence operating multiple sets of wireless devices on the same channel will be very unstable as they are subject to a lot of interference. Switching to an empty or unoccupied channel would be like having a conversation in an empty room.

[@davidmarkphotovideo]

You have the best review of this system. Great job and thanks! I own one and your review helped me set it up.

[@markstanley2001]

FYI... Rode has XLR transmitter kit in its range now. RODELink Newsshooter Kit

[@mezyal]

Great review. Also what is your laptop? I like the design of it :-)

[@MarcelloScotti]

belt clips are removable

[@daSGvids]

ZY Productions Thanks for the review. I just have a quick question, is there a way to monitor what you hear? Like a headphone or any hardware to add? I'm using the old 7D. Thanks!

[@zy_cheng]

+Samuel Gaviola You can try a splitter cable on the output, but the signal quality and strength may degrade.

[@skakdosmer]

Røde makes a mini jack to XLR adapter, so there is really no need for any other XLR connectivity.

[@samyrnovelli]

Nice! Can i use same channel with 2 lavs?! Can i put a external mic, example: Rode VideoMic Pro or a Handmic Shure?

[@zy_cheng]

Samyr Novelli Each set can only transmit one Stereo track. You could get away with 2 tracks if you split the L and R channels. But of course, you'll need some sort of adapter to do that. You can transmit any audio signal with it, as long as you can plug it in.

[@samyrnovelli]

Oh, yes! For example, i have 2 rodelink kits, but i set 2 in same channel, can i make it without problem?

[@samyrnovelli]

And this adapter, is a p2 adapter?

[@samyrnovelli]

Sorry for any questions hahaha

[@zy_cheng]

You shouldn't be using 2 kits on the same channel. And for the adapter, you'll need to get it according to what you intend to use it with.

[@Musiquedecor]

very nice review, nicely filmed and informative :)

[@barryparsons4044]

you have done a really great job, very well done !! Many thanks Barry

[@renatoarturocontrerasfaria6278]

can i charge it to the wall or it will

[@musicgearnetwork]

Great review!

[@philipshropshire]

Interesting review. I have been using this system now for some time and it most certainly compares to Sony and Senheiser systems.

[@michaelmakarevich601]

Great review! Thank you

[@VibhuPsHvM]

dude can u pls help me out between rode nt 1a and rode nt 2a my need is to get high quality audio for acoustic and vocal recording plss help me out

[@Engineering.workshop]

Dont have knowledge about that...

[@Engineering.workshop]

Sorry

[@VibhuPsHvM]

DHRUVESH VISHWAKRMA n problem bro i just asked from the zy productions

[@zy_cheng]

***** The NT2A uses a dual-diaphragm capsule. Basically the NT2A has switchable polar patterns whereas the NT1A only has a cardioid pickup pattern.

[@VibhuPsHvM]

ZY Productions if we dont consider patterns will there diffrence in sound quality of nt 1 a and nt 2a ?

[@NestorTapia22]

This was really helpful. Great job on the review.

[@magicmars86]

Can I use this with two mics on two people having conversation ?

[@zy_cheng]

You'll need two pairs for that

[@nowherewithnoah]

2 transmitters? or another transmitter and receiver?

[@jadezhu7840]

Another brand Saramonic has two people wireless solution, you can find at Amazon: www.amazon.com/Saramonic-96-Channel-Wireless-Microphone-Transmitters/dp/B01AYDSWK2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1482127314&sr=8-3&keywords=saramonic

[@libraryofthemind]

I was wondering the same thing and found this on the Rode website: "Can I use multiple transmitters with a single RØDELink receiver? Not simultaneously. Each RØDELink System is designed to operate as a pair and you can only receive audio from one transmitter unit at any time."

[@misteroj]

Awesome review, great work!

[@18degreesfilm50]

Really clear and helpful. Thanks!

[@seanmcmullen3580]

Great review. Very helpful.

[@zorbaz-greek3576]

Excellent tutorial, thanks!

[@ChinmayDas]

@zyproduction nice detailed review dude... good work!! Big Thumbs up. :)

[@thegreenviking1422]

Great review. learned allot from you thank you

[@yannstewart1355]

I think I can do a long range remote wireless link to my compute with two pairs of this in Skype call. One pair for the headphone and the other for the microphone.

[@arcadia449]

I bought this kit and it worked well until the mic broke. Rode use a non-standard jack=plug on this kit and so you can't use any other mic on it. I can't seem to get a replacement either? My kit is now useless, so be warned!

[@JD_757]

Awesome review--thanks!

[@paulszilard1685]

I just tested this product myself, against a Sennheiser G3 and a Sony UWP-D. In my experience the Rode had a quieter noise floor, but a slightly more boxy sound. What really disappointed was that it didn't have an XLR connector, so I would need to then purchase a 3.5mm to XLR adaptor for each channel. Boo! Other than that it is a very convenient product with less fiddling than the more traditional wireless mics around.

[@aLgProduction]

Nice review.....Thank you

[@MitchellCamps]

Great video! Hopefully going to pick this up soon :D

[@amatipettes]

great job

[@RowanJohnson]

Really useful review, thank you!

[@ed6164]

Very well done, thank you

[@markstanley2001]

very comprehensive review!!

[@iStudyJapaneseClassroom]

Awesome, thanks!

[@DDinTN]

Professional quality review. Thanks.

[@ErikThureson]

Well done! Good stuf!

[@jamesmcp99]

Hehe "down the rode" and they have an XLR tx now

[@zy_cheng]

+Bronner Gaming Haha I see what you did there

[@melzboy]

At first look i thought it was Kai Man Wong.

[@ne0ne0]

Great review. Thanks!

[@scottlarson8090]

Nice review, thanks!