DJI Wireless Mic 2 vs Rode Wireless Pro 

One of the best gear review I’ve seen! Very well explained and demonstrated, can’t really say anything against! Also very convincing

Thanks Sam for the super helpful review! I came here wondering which of Rode or DJI wireless mics to get, but ended up loving the sound from your shotgun mic and so bought the Comica from the links in the description 👍 😅

THank you so much for sharing. This helps a lot when chosing my microfones.

I’m loving my dji mic 2 that came with the pocket 3. Just got the full DJI mic 2 package and am looking forward to testing it to the max and seeing how smoothly it fits into my workflow.

Very detailed review.. you kept my attention throughout the video.. !!

Getting ready to leave my Rode Wireless Go II for the DJI. I just love the platform of DJI so much and have all of their other products already.

great video thanks, looking at selling my rode wireless go ii for one of these two, definitely leaning DJI, primarily because of the receiver. thanks for the comparison!

thanks for the in depth review. helped make a decision for sure.

Great vid Sam - just wanted to check the DJI Mic apparently has the low cut/ high pass filter on by default which is why it can sound a bit weak

I've played guitar for years and used the loop thru method on guitar cords all the time... never thought to use it for my lav mics! Great tip & overall review - thanks!

Rode Wireless Pro now selling for $349.00. It’s like paying $149 for the set if you consider the Rode lav mics alone are almost $100 each.

cool review - as for aesthetics is there a 'black' wind cover for the DJI?

Hi Sam. Excellent and helpful review! The Rode sounds better on your vid (but as someone mentioned below, for some unknown reason, it looks like the DJI comes with the high pass/lowpass filters in the “on” position)… but you are right about needing things to be simple when you are out filming especially if you are trying to capture live moments. Loved the pizza 🍕 slices too! 😂

Fab video Sam, thanks for sharing !

Several people mentioned that the DJI 2 comes by default with the high pass filtering turned on. Was that turned off? It would sound thinner if it was still on.

Thanks Sam for the great review. In contrast to many others, you are looking for practicality in everyday life. So that's what we're all about in the end. And I see everything the same as you. I sent the Rode back and got the DJI set and I'm very happy with it. I even love the sound more. The Rode sounds better at first because it has a boost in the low mids, which makes the sound a little warmer. The DJI sounds slimmer and a little brighter in this regard. But when you use the Rode for a mix with Atmos and especially music, I noticed that I turn down exactly these mids because they often "clash" with the identical frequency responses in the music, e.g.

Great review, thanks

I've used the DJI mic, DJI mic 2, Rode Go 2 and the Hollyland Lark M2. Although all of them are good, to be honest I do like the sound of the Rode but I prefer the DJI mic 2 for all the same reason you've mention in your review. Also I love the blue tooth feature it cool not to have a lot of stuff to hook up. BTW the clip has a wire lock on it.

Love the new set mate.

Thanks! Great video :)

Amazing review!

Hi, great video! 👏And I would like to ask if DJI Mic 2 or Rode Wireless Pro will be better for my lapel microphones (rode lavalier go)? Mainly used for weddings 🙂 Thank you for your reply

Did you had the low cut turn off? Because it is always on with a new dji mic 2 otherwise make a new revieuw! You do a great job! Love the vid ❤

Excelent work on this video.

Great comparsion Sam ❤ BTW You have iPhone pro? Pro MAX?

I'm loving the cool design of the DJI mic 2, the material of the charging case, the touchscreen and the scroll wheel, the sound quality... I'm just all about it, every bit of it.

You forgot a piece for the Rode when it comes to PC transfer that is done directly from the case.

This is great Sam. Im on the fence. Want the DJI for all the reasons you mentioned, but timecode would be be a massive help for my workflow.. eem

that lav mics with a plug lock mode wins all with rode pro, thats what I was missing with all these type microphones, I am not a youtuber and I use them mainly with lav mics for clients.

Welp, I know what I’m having for dinner tonight 😂 The range on the DJI mic was insane!

That was very very helpfull!

Does Rode Lavalier work propelly on DJI Mic 2? (on the old DJI there was a lot of noise with rode lavaier) Thanks

I was hoping to learn which one is better when transferring the internal recording to a computer. I heard that some Röde models need special software to do that, only supported on certain computers. Is the DJI a disk drive when connecting to any computer? That would be much better as you don't need special software that might get outdated after a while. Also, using the receiver USB cable to interface directly to computer or phone would have been interesting - if using for live streaming, is there latency?

Nice review ! You missed auto-gain assist with the Rode which is a killer feature

Lol, the thing that you discovered is actually a design by DJI. You missed the cord slot at the back of the recorder where you can loop in the cable better. It's a cylinder slot where the chord perfectly fits.

Good one. Thanks.

Brilliant review, thanks, dude!

I bought the Rode setup and a day after it showed up, DJi released the Mic 2. I ended up ordering the DJi setup and quickly returned the Rode setup. Love it so far!

I love your videos bro. Keep it up!

I would have liked to see you also test the DJI vs. Rode when it comes to recording voiceover directly to a computer

The DJI ships with the Low Cut Filter engaged by default. It sounded like it was engaged during your audio comparison test. Did you turn it off during your test?

Excellent review. It would appear from your review the DJI is more user friendly. I like that idea! Thanks a million.

Fantastic! Thank you for the video 🙏🏽 I made up my mind, I’m gonna buy the DJI 2 😊greetings from Peru 🇵🇪

What audio preset did you use for this video? I came for a review but stayed for the sound

I bought two sets of Rode Wireless Pro and was thrilled until I plugged in the DPA 4063 microphones. Even in the internal recording, there was crazy interference. According to the sound engineers, a problem with the Rode power scheme. I tried the DJI MIC 2 for a test and no problems. So I kept the DJI. But that's not to say that the Rode Wireless Pro is a bad system.

This is a great review of these systems so thank you for that. That being said have you ever done any sort of whisper test to see how well they will pick up your voice when you drop to a whisper or will the 32bit float handle it? My main purpose for them will be outdoors with people speaking at very low volumes.

really loved your beautiful composed content my dude!! really needed this... DJI all the way!!

Picked DJI over rode on the first version. Then I got rode for the second version because they had added the lav and 32bit float. Too bad I didn't know anything about DJI making a new version else would have much preferred it. I don't use them enough to warrant owning 3.

Is there a quality difference when I connect Rode Lavier 2 to the Wireless go 2 or Wireless Pro? Or do both sound identical?

Awesome review as always Curtis. One thing you didn’t mention (something everyone misses, annoyingly) is that Rode gear is made in Australia, not China or elsewhere in the Far East. Rode also have a fantastic reputation for after sales support, and have so for decades. I had a seven year old NT1A that died one day, they replaced the capsule free of charge save for the $11 postage to them. Mic came back with extra bands for the suspension mount too. A mate had their near-decade old mic repaired and it came back in new, updated case for it.

not having to use the app to get the audio off is the killer for me

One big feature I'm looking for in Rode is gain assist. it is a big advantage for me in weddings were the levels automatically adjust themselves

which one would you recommend for weddings?

Hey Sam, I am a beginner and this will be my first microphone. I want it for social media use, while I record other person (either inside empty houses or outside) I dont know how to adjust the video audio, I just want a microphone to plug in the phone and have excellent audio quality. what's the best microphone for that thanks 8:20

I have both the road wireless go one and two versions and I’ve had the DJI version one and now version two and I definitely like the DJI version two much better. It’s a much more easy to use system and I just prefer it.

Design, user interface, haptic feedback, goes to Dji But audio quality is completely Rode so I have gone for the Wireless Pros

FCPX Audio presets purchased... Great content and love supporting my fave creators. Cheers brother! 🎥🙏🏼

When will davinci audio preset come out?

One thing that should be mentioned is that the Rode transmitters record 32bit internal while the DJI only records 32bit in conjunction with the receiver. When using the transmitters on their own it goes down to 24bit.

Great review. Subbed.

Hey , does anyone know what is exactly the auto gain feature on Rode? Does that mean that I will never need to choose the levels on the rode mic?

Great Video. Same as you I'm keeping DJI's mics as they're more practical + easy of use than Rode's in a daily professional use. but nonetheless, right out of the box, Rode mics sound better than Dji for my taste. But some presets tweaking can fix that. Cheers, Isma

Hallo Sam, how does audio Presets actually work?

thanks for this

thxxxx for thiss!!

What’s the difference between the ride pros and gos and me?

Sooo happy I went with the DJI. Such a great product

Headphone monitoring on the rode receiver is the USB. Wireless Go II and Pro have that feature.

Solid review bro

Just subbed. I’m using a single DJI Mic2 transmitter with a receiver connected to my Sony ZV-1. I have the transmitter with gain set to 0, it’s +9 on the receiver and +1 on the Sony ZV-1. Is that right? I did a test using my Audio-technica AT875R shotgun mic going through a GoXLR to Slobs and also on the DJI Mic2 at the same time. I recorded on the DJI Mic2 with the Lav mic and without it and also both again with noise cancelation and without it. My room is slightly reverb but when I listen to the comparisons, the audio from the DJI Mic2 sounds weak and like I’m speaking to someone through a window and the shotgun mic audio sounds full and powerful. Could you point me to some tutorials for how you adjust the wireless audio in post please?

Just bought the Rode Pro for £350. I almost cancelled the order to buy the DJI Wireless 2. The thing that keeps me is the included mics and the fact that they lock to the unit. Something that my Sennheiser ew G4 does. I was toying with just buying another G4. The bit thqt got me intereated was Timecode. That would save so much time though it will be interesting to see how this works when pulling it from the device. I use a B and C cam and matching the voice can be a royal pain. You make a ton of quality of life points and I'm really impressed with the DJI design. My dad has the first version of that system that he uses with his drone.

Is there an audio preset to use in Resolve?

Amazing comparison!

Always really enjoyed and learned from your stellar videos. Big thumbs up. Allow me, however, to add a couple notes on this one. ONE: the RODE sounds better in every test I've heard - significantly so. Hard to imagine that better sound would be worth just one or even ten pizza slices. For some of us it is everything. TWO: You claim the DJI turns off when the camera turns off but not the RODE, yet I use the RODE with that feature too. THREE: Seems like transmission is better in the DJI - which I tend to agree with - but I haven't been able to match your poor results on the RODE. Still, they both have 32 bit local recording to the transmitter so these extreme distance tests are mitigated by onboard 32 bit recording. And this local recording is what everyone should be using regardless of how they use the transmitter. The 32 bit recording will be far better than anything brought in by your camera from the transmitter (as the audio in the camera will have been transmitted, flipped from digital to audio and then back again in the camera, adding noise). And it is trivial to align these 32 bit recordings in DaVinci. So once again if audio quality is king - and for many of us it is - most of these pizza slices don't apply. I would never use noise reduction in my wireless system when I can control that in post. And most of those cool menu features in DJI just don't apply to real life. Further, while I like the DJI attachment for the dead cat, some might prefer the more complex attachment on the RODE because it is now locked in and can't come off, much more secure. Obviously no point in commenting on all the things you nailed here, which are many. Thanks again.

The Auto gain is the best feature of the rode one, it’s such a pain to always change the gain input on the DJI microphones😖I used both and I have to say that the rode is a live saver with auto gain. Plus the Internal recording you often don’t have to use, I think the rode with the better audio is a clear winner cause it is more time saving and that is all you need on set

Im not real impressed w not triggering 32bit record w camera start /stop and timecode doesnt help w syncing w Atomos Recording sync so at least i can get timecode w Zoom f3. The Rode sounds better.Great breakdown🔥💣💥Thank You

Rode also has the auto on/off feature on the receiver

Yes, the DJI Mic 2 has much better usability overall … but i lacks in the most important part … the Sound. And if the frequency response of the base recording is not good enough you have more work in post (or simply can not correct it properly at all) that completely cancels out the other advantages.

Rode just dropped price from 399 to 350 just like Dji. I think I’ll be returning mine for better audio out the gate, the trs lock, no multiple files, and the lavs. Just wanna have fun filming and editing after

Hey, mate! I want to buy your audio presets for FCPX. But I use the latest version of FCP. Will there be an update for these presets? Or will these work with my version of the software?

Great vid

Wow just made me switch from rode to DJI. Thanks Sam

On the DJI can you start and stop the internal recording with the receiver???

Well, since I bought the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 creator combo…. I’m happy with the DJI Mic 2

Great comparison. Yeah. Rode sounded better but that's all. I have the old go ii because that was the best back then, but I've never really liked them until the hardware update they pushed a year ago. Someday i want to get the DJI.

The threading on the Rode Mic makes it the only one for wedding filmmakers because if the groom or officiant unplugs them youre screwed.

what about TIME CODE feature for filmmaker. Rode deserves at least 3 points for that...!

I wish they were both Matt black too. Not a fan of fingerprint magnets. Really like the looks of the menu system on the dji. Ahhh the old loop the wire round the strap trick. Had to do that with my bass. I was always so clumsy with that 😂 Awesome comparison video mate, showing how they would be used instead if doing it all in a studio. I agree with your choice too by the looks of it 🙂 I prefer how the rode sounds, but I might look into the dji. Why do I have a craving for pizza again now 😂 🍕

I went with the rode because the transmitters are black and look easier on the eyes if I see them on camera. I hate that both decided to slap a giant logo on it. And the big decider for me was that the rode came with two lavalier mics for the same price. Huge value, the new rode lavs sound very good as well and worthy upgrade from my older lavs.

I have the Rode, it was definitely worth the grab.

Thank you for your presentation. I agree to tally with your conclusions.

i like rode's audio quality more than the dji. but the dji is more convenient and less pricey (you can buy just 1 transmitter and not the whole set). sound quality is good, too. 😊

I don't know why I waste my time watching other people when I need to know something. Another great video thanks. DJI it is for me. I've got the Action 3 and it is a great camera.

thank you. still one question though: what's the latency on the DJI 2 mics (TX-RX)? are they similar?

I want the DJI mic system

Отличное видео!👍👍👍 Прекрасный обзор микрофонов DJI Mic. Хотел приобрести твои пресеты, но пока что не получаеться их купить в России.

Would be nice if DJI make it possible to connect wireless headphones or airpods via Bluetooth instead of via cable.

For me if it doesn’t have a locking mechanism for the lav mic every other little pizza slice becomes kind of useless. I pay that premium price for the quality of sound and for the product to make my life easier, I don’t want to be worrying about the lav mic disconnecting. You can do as many little tricks as you want but sooner or later that cable will get disconnected. I think that if you are making professional work that require a lav mic go for the rode. If you don’t need a lav mic go for the dji.

I love my DJI mic. I can use the Bluetooth with my insta 350 x3. I don't have to have the adaptor and cold shoe on my camera. Complete wireless I love it

This was an honest review, and man the poor Rode was having its backside handed to it over and over!