@@TylerEdwards hey pal I’ve been watching your channel for a while… thanks for all the tips and advice you’ve been given.. I shoot music videos for right now I have a fx30 should I invest in cinema glass like the new Cooke sp3’s and or the new atlas lens? Or should I save up and get a red Komodo or the k’x? I’ve been seeing red footage it looks so good…
I'm using the RODE Wireless Pro at the moment and the Deity Theos resolves most of the complaints that I have of the Wireless Pro (unique file names based on transmitter name, timecode sync to TC-1s rather than acting as a master clock, replaceable batteries). There are a lot of pluses for the Wireless Pro, though. The biggest flaw of the Wireless Pro is its 2.4 GHz frequency that will get clobbered in a busy location (making the on-board audio recording essential). Wireless Pro also has the price-point advantage. Thanks for the review, Tyler.
The Deity Theos looks like a pretty good wireless system. I do have several comments to make. I think you can do as well with quality, but at a better price point, that's not saying anything negative about quality. The second point is the actual microphones offered with the system. Let's assume quality mics, but they should be cardiod to reduce ambient noise. That is the reason you are using wireless instead of a shotgun mic. The third point is that they don't include an adapter cable so that XLR connectors can be used. You might have to plug a mixer into the body pack. When doing High School sports we used a Samson wireless system and made an adapter cord to plug in a Sure mic mixer. That's how we got the audio from the stadium or field back to the truck so it could be microwaved back to the studio. Also this adapter cord allowed us to use standard mics for remotes and other events. If they want me to test out the system, they can send me a unit, but I am assuming it's a quality system.
Excelent job here. Very humble approach, yet a surprisingly deep dive into this. Do you think that it lends itself to multiple units so that you could use it on a shoot with 4 subjects?
understood, my question is more about how easy it is to manage multiple recievers in the audio software as far as scanning ,naming, audio file management etc, does it agregate a multichannel system together and let you manage an 8 channel system for example. If it does its an absolute killer. Thanks!@@TylerEdwards
Hey Josh, simply: yes - you can manage up to 20 devices at a time in Sidus Audio. That includes dedicated timecode gear like TC-1s and TC-SL1s but even with a few of each, you'll have plenty of space for an 8 channel system.@@joshheineman4245
Tyler Edwards, THANK YOU for testing the Deity Theos with a third-party mic. Do you perceive a difference in sound quality between the SANKEN COS 11D and the W-LAV PRO? do you prefer one mic over the other?
I can definitely tell a difference and they’re both great sounding mics in my opinion. The deity mic is a bit brighter to my ears, but that’s not a bad thing because I like hiding mics and that brighter sound gets a little more balanced when hidden under a shirt in my experience. Overall though, I still prefer the Sanken. It has a more full sound to my ears with a little more low end response
@@TylerEdwards Thanks that's good to know. Sanken sounds audibly better in your test to my ears. I wish someone would test a Sennheiser lav and a DPA lav on the Theos. I don't like how the w-lav pro sounds.
that is only for the US to be clear. your only other option really is to get a zaxcom unit since they hold the patent but that is significantly more expensive. even lectrosonics can't do that and they are industry standard.
Thanks Tyler, I’m actually looking for such a setup. I use tentacle for TC so is there a way to jam tc into the deity Theos when using tentacle sync ? Edit: just saw you answered the question later in the video ha ha 😂
There is a 3V and 5V power option so if those mics fall into that requirement (which I think they do) you should be good to go. My COS-11D uses 5V and pros perfectly.
