48k 24-bit
REC. SETTINGS
N/A
REC. LOWCUT
N/A
REC. LIMITER
N/A
AUX. SETTINGS
N/A
AUX. BASS
N/A
AUX. HIGH-LOW
N/A
MIC. SETTINGS
ON
MIC. LOWCUT
N/A
MIC. HIGH PASS
+20
(RFI) RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE
LESS THAN
1.1ft / 0.34m
BETWEEN
1.1ft / 0.34m -2.2ft / 0.67m
BETWEEN
2.2ft / 0.67m -3.3ft / 1m
BETWEEN
3.3ft / 1m -4.4ft / 1.34m
Published:
February 23, 2023 at 5:25:05 PM
REAL RATINGS
After testing each microphone, I like to know if it sounds realistic (accurate lows/bass, mids, highs/treble) in combination with the recorder and/or AUX. amplifier, to see if it needs EQ.
LOWS/BASS
DO THE "LOWS" SOUND REAL?
MIDS
DO THE "MIDS" SOUND REAL?
HIGHS/TREBLE
DO THE "HIGHS" SOUND REAL?
NOTES:
SHORT VERSION:
The short version is, you've got to use the mic at +20 MIC. BOOST or there's too much RFI (if you record at a lower MIC. BOOST setting and then boost in post-production).
LONG VERSION:
This transmitter/recorder doesn't have any way to set the REC. LEVEL (record level). That means the only way to change the level while recording is to use those MIC. BOOST settings, and the Rode VideoMic Pro R has only 3 options (-10, -0 and +20). So, I tested this mic/recorder combination at each of those 3 MIC. BOOST settings...and the results were interesting. You know from the "short version" above that the only setting that works is +20, but you may be asking "Why?" You may know that this little transmitter/recorder has a strange ability to be boosted in post-production, without increasing the noise floor too much (which I learned from other tests) but what I didn't know was that, with this microphone/recorder combination, the small amount of RFI present does get louder when the level is boosted (this RFI is presumably caused by the transmitter emitting a signal while searching for the receiver). The result sounded really bad at MIC. BOOST of -10, almost useable at -0, but pretty good at +20, as the level of the good audio (my voice) is loud enough that you can't hear the RFI in the background (when boosting to a proper level).
P.S. You still cannot use this combination with the wireless RECEIVER turned on (there is way too much RFI).
Remember to always monitor your audio while you're recording (using accurate headphones) because good settings can't fix bad audio. Also, these settings will not establish the exact level you'll need for every scene, but the goal is to provide a good starting point that will become clean, after adjusting in post. Additionally, these "custom settings" are used to make the Microphone-Specific EQ files work (as they won't work as intended if any of they aren't used). The EQ files were created to correct any imperfections of the microphone and/or wind protection (FOAM and/or FURRY) and were made in Audacity (the free audio editor) to make them as affordable & universal as possible.
