Hollyland Lark Max amzn.to/3PXBZdn 0:00 Intro/Unboxing 01:17 Hardware 02:14 MENU 10:03 Troubleshooting 11:14 Recording and Sound test 12:44 Range and Sound Test 14:09 ENC test 14:33 Final Though #hollyland #larkmax #wireless
By far the best run through of the Lark Max that unfortunately doesn't come with that much of a set up guide. You show all that is needed and 20 times more that the official video on You Tube. Thanks a lot.
Thanks a ton bro, I just got one. The manual seems incomplete. In fact they shud print this video's link in the manual. Very well explained. Lots of love ❤.
BEST tutorial I've come accross so far!! Thank you for making this!!! 🤩 I have 1 question; when I want to record a vlog, and I connect the transmitter to my phone (android) and I use only 1 of the mics to record the audio (as a clip on); then what is the best setting to assure the sound of my voice will be heard on the right and left speaker later when listening to it? Should I put the setting of this 1 speaker to 'stereo' for this? I keep getting confused by the actual audible difference between stereo and mono 😆 Love to hear if I understand this correctly. And in addition; when speaking with another - in an interview for example; is 'mono' the more natural setting for both mics? Does this lead to later hearing one speaker from the right and the other from the left? Or would here too - in fact 'stereo' be the more common choice? Thanks again for all your time and attention!! Much appreciated!! 🙌🙏❤😊
Hello, Thanks for your comment, I really appreciated it. When recording in stereo and using one mic/Tx it will record only on one side depending on which mic you are using. When recording mono it will record on both sides even when using the two mics. So in mono, you will hear both mics on the left and also on the right basically they are both mixed in one track. I would suggest recording in Stereo when using two mics that way you have more control in the post to manipulate the audio (unless there is something quick and you don't want to deal with post-production) and in mono when using just one mic. I hope this helps. 🙌
@@SoIDoNotForget Prefect! Thank you so much!! Your eply has made an end to my confusion on this matter!! With ongoing gratitude for your work! Wishing you a great day!! 😄🙏💟
man u did great review of the item. thanks actually the company supposed to use ur video for how to use it. i had no clue how to use it , till i watched ur video. Thanks for ur time
Really, really appreciate your walkthrough. You explained details other RU-vid tutorials didn't. Question: What is that turnoff setting (15 minutes or never) all about?
Thank you very much. This feature is when you have auto record on. It means that the transmitter will star recording immediately you get it out of the case and it will automatically shut off at 15 minutes or never (depending how you set it up)just in case you don’t put it back in the case right after capturing what you need.
Great walkthrough and a really useful review. I have a set of those. I use them for interview recordings in construction areas. The fur caps (would hardly call them a dead cat) fall of quite easily. Do you have any suggestion on how to make them stick better? Or better to just suck it up and put lav mics on them, and put the unit in the interviewees pocket?
Thank You! Yes, one suggestion that comes to mind is probably to use Velcro tape. A slim strip of Velcro on the from of the transmitter or back even though the back part is a little narrow could work. Since you have the lavs I would suggest using it that way the transmitter is not showing on camera, clip the transmitter in the back of their pants. There are several types of tapes online that you can use to hide the lav or just clip it on. amzn.to/3TWhoIP
Can you do a tutorial (YT short ) on how properly set up gain levels on the internal mic cam and the wireless mic? Like if the volume is to high o low to you first change the gain on the receiver first or the transmitter first?
wait, so did you do the mic recordings via on the receiver /? you kinda glossed over that part, where you can activate the mic recording from the reciever?
Hello, good catch. I didn’t do it but I mentioned, it is on the minute 5:00 where you can activate the recording via receiver for any of the mics. Thanks for the question.
Thank you for answering questions that other didn't! I have one more: Do I understand correctly that you can record BOTH the audio to the camera AND on the transmitter seperately? (For example if I film an interview and I'm not recording from my camera, can it be so that the transmitter still records? And that if I start to record from my camera, it will be recorded as the audio for my camera as well?)
Yes, that is correct. You can record internally in the transmitter and also send the audio to the camera with the receiver. Basically you have the option to do both or just one.
Thank you! Not really, if Audio drifting occur is because frame rates are different between audio from video. Depending on what’s the frame rate on your video convert your audio frame rate to the video’s. Hopefully that helps!
@@SoIDoNotForget thank you for the detailed explanation. Do you mind going a little bit more in depth on what do you mean to convert the audio to the adequate video frame rate? Thanks
@@Mr.C0ffee sure, basically what it means is that if you are recording video @ 23.976 FPS and the audio is 24 FPS eventually is going to start drifting when doing long takes, because they are not the same Frame Rate. Both of them need to be set at the same Frame Per Second.(FPS)
I think at 04:13 you meant the output to headphone. these are the controls for the output to headphone. To control the output to camera (or other device you're recording to) you need to change the gain. correct? sorry, trying to figure this thing out and bit overwhelmed with all them options
is there any specific setting to download the files on Mac? when I plug the usb cable it doesn't appears on finder or anywhere else, it only reads on windows pc, tried a bunch of different cables and nothing, but on windows pc it reads normally.
Thank you! When recording two people, two mics, then exporting the audio. Do I have to export the audio from both of the mics or transmitters or from the receiver?
Hello, you are welcome! Yes, from both transmitters(mics) using the type C cables. You would have better control in post. The transmitter just transmit the audio into the camera if connected. 🙌🏼
Been messing around with mine and it seems to be pretty good. I noticed though recording level is pretty low, upped gain to about 6 and it still seems pretty low. Im guessing the volume will have to be upped in post and hope background noise isnt to bad. Did you have to up the volume during editing?
Hello, yes yesterday I recorded a quick voice over(at 6) and even though the level is kind of low, I raised on Davinci and it sounds good. No floor noise. You can also go higher on the setting of the receiver maybe 8 or even 10 just to double check and see what’s the ideal final level. Thanks
Thank you so much for making this video. I have a challenge: nothing happens when I connect the transmitters to my pc to get recorded audio. I tried connecting the receiver as well, but nothing popped up as well. Please assist 🙏
You are welcome! I hope you were able to figure out if not the only thing I can think is probably to use a different cable to connect the transmitter to the PC. I don't have a PC honestly, hopefully somoe in here does and was able to fix this problem. Also a restart will fix things.
Hello, to be honest, I'm not exactly sure but something like that I noticed when I recently purchased them. What I did was to let it charge for days, meaning mainly overnight connected to a wall, and it's been charging and holding the battery every since then but if you still have that problem probably will be better to contact Hollyland or the place you purchase it from. Another thing that might need, (if available) is maybe a firmware update.
The reason why you only hear in one ear is because in stereo recording mic 1 is been recorded on the left and mic 2 is on the right (to monitor them). In Post just place it in a mono track and it will be output stereo through the master Bus. You are good.
Hello it seems like even when I turn my noise cancel on it doesn’t work . I try having noise in the background to test it and still nothing any way to fix this and thank you and is phone speaker better on or off
Hello, not sure to be honest, but I would reset the unit just in case and give it a try one more time. If still doesn’t work and you have warranty, it would be good idea to replace them.
The first thing that comes to my mind is to double check the cable that goes from the receiver to the camera. If you have an additional one, try it out. Worst case of scenario if you already on the set remember that you can record the audio directly in the transmitter(microphone) Also double check that the cable is not plugin in the audio input.
Hey there! I actually figured it out. It’s my mistake entirely but I hope this helps anyone else who has frustration with this. There are two separate audio jacks on my A7RIII. The recording jack and the headphone monitoring! Apparently they are easily confused. Hope this helps someone else
@@SoIDoNotForget Is there a visual cue or red dot on the receiver? Can internal recording work for both transmitters at the same time or work for just one transmitter? I have hollyland lark and considering purchasing this if I can monitor internal recording
@@SoIDoNotForget cool! Currently my lark setup is.. Sound booth to zoom h1, via trs, and it's connected to my lark, via trs, and I have to check and go to the sound booth to check if my h1 is recording. With lark max, no need to go to the soundbooth to check if my h1 is recording
Hello, apologies for the late respond. Safety tracks basically record both mics on the same side left and right but the difference is that in the right side will be record in a lower level just in case there is a loud signal that might peak and on the left side will be record in a normal level.
If you only use the transmitter(mic) to record internally in it, yes You need to sync it in post. That's why is a good idea to do a slate before you start recording or a clap in front of the camera so that way it's easy to sync it in post. However, if you use the Receiver meaning is attached to your phone while recording you don't need to do this as the audio is automatically synced to the video.
@@SoIDoNotForget can you make a video on how to have it automatically synced? If Im correct their is only 1 receiver it is the biggest item that comes in box? Sorry I am new to these audio devices and not as tech savy for wireless mics. How about when you stop your recording on iphone will the hollyland mics auto stop when you stop recording on iphone? Or does it not auto sync with iphone video app? Actually nit even sure how to set this up to work with video app on iphone in fact would be grateful for a video covering that too.
@@xaratemplate yeah, that is correct on the receiver. The mics are the transmitters. When you connect the receiver to your phone it will sync automatically. Which means as soon as you star recording will sync the audio to the video. However it will not save it on your transmitter unless you press the record button on them. When recording the audio directly to the transmitter you are in control to record and stop when needed. I’ll try to make that video. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@SoIDoNotForget oddly when I try using the default iphone video app to record video it doesnt playback on iphone with the hollyland audio. Instead it is using the iphone mic.
@@xaratemplate I just did a quick test and it does work on my end. Meaning is recoding using the Hollyland mic. I'm using iphone 14 pro max. One thing I would suggest is to connect the receiver first to the iPhone and then open the video app.
Hello, It might be a cable situation or maybe the phone is not compatible(maybe). I actually have Galaxy Note 8(old phone), I just did a test, and didn't work in fact it was distorted but I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max, and recorded very clearly. Try with a friend or relative phone to see what happened.
Hello, you can bring it up on post or maybe use a compression to bring the volumen even louder. If it is too noisy you need to use a denoiser to clean it up.
@@criticactual you can increase the level in the mic setting menu all the way to 10 , also if the audio is being recorded into a camera check the setting and increase the level as well. But you have to balance between the two.
I had my Tx connected to pc for transferring the back up audio, now the RX wont turn on? The RX will power on in the case or usb, it shows that the RX is 100% battery level however as soon as I pull the RX out the case it shuts off completely. Waiting on hollyland to get back to me via email, anyone else encounter this problem?
I would try to do factory reset. Not sure if by connecting the receiver itself to a USB power will turn on. If so, That way you’ll be able to reset it and see if it something change.
@@SoIDoNotForget yeah I did that multiple times, no difference. I fixed it today before hollyland got back to me. I just left the units in the case open for a couple hours. So far it seems okay, just not that reliable as the power button wasn't working either when I was having issues. I think it has something to do with the wake up protocol of the magnets?
Hello, you can reduce gain level on the receiver per transmitter, I would say about 6. If it is peaking on the camera assuming you are sending the signal to it. Adjust the levels in the camera.
