This might be redundant information now but technically you don't need plug in power for the road wireless go as it outputs a mic/line level output. But I totally understand getting an adapter that just works, for anybody else doing this I would recommend the next level down Road has an adapter that doesn't do the phantom power 48v to plug-in power 2-4v conversion it's way cheaper and works with any active microphone that has a battery in it mostly. The reason the first XLR adapter you got didn't work is the wiring followed the traditional XLR to TRS quarter inch cable wiring where as the microphone is not outputting a balanced signal, it's out putting a stereo signal with a left and a right rather than a tip ring shield, hot cold ground arrangement. The added benefit of not needing the conversion and I'm pretty sure this adapter will work without phantom power applied, it will decrease the battery drain on the recorder with it off. I don't have those adapters so I would recommend trying it first. However having the plug-in power adapters allows you to plug-in just about any computer microphone, something I have been looking for but didn't want to spend that much per adapter. I went with the Movo ones instead. edit: oh yeah and I really think manufacture should start putting the circuit diagrams up for these adapters, it's really hard to tell whether it's going to come out the opposite end in the right combination needed. I was looking for ethernet separators and after purchasing 8x from eBay that were supposed to do that I ended up with splitters. The difference is 8 wires in and 8 wires out onto Jack's, or what I was looking for 8 wires in with 4 to 1 Jack and 4 to the other. I'm over in West Virginia and did extensive research before buying two months ago, and wondering why I didn't run across your channel when I was doing extensive research. I think you're the first person who is taking it further than a two channel system and has posted a video about it. That is until the newly released version 2....
@@nextlevelcraig I've gone looking for information on phantom power and plug in power and the line gets blurred between the two so much that I try if I have the opportunity to help straighten this info out. it's pretty cool, I can't wait to see some more reviews on it. the transmitters record internally a loop back up although I'm still questioning whether that will be a patent infringement issue In the US..... It's now a dual channel unit with two transmitters to one receiver. Supposedly it's going to be backwards compatible with the original transmitters. Better range and antennas. That kind of revision to wait on before buying and then as soon as you bought one they upgraded it kind of thing. B&H and at least one other RU-vidr have done a review so far. Although I still think the originals have their usefulness. Love the colored stickers, I was wondering what a good way to distinguish them would be. I only have one set right now, hoping to get a good deal on a second one at some point.
iMark, could you share the Movo adapter that you used? Any idea what to use for the XLR inputs if you want to use two Go2 transmitters, to one receiver (1 mic on each side of stereo channel)?
Craig, great video. Just ONE thing I cannot get past. I have 2 Rode Wire Pro setups (2 mics each). I am going into my Sound Devices MixPre 6 to get a multitrack audio clip as syncing audio afterwards is always tough. The issue I am having is dropout. I think it's because the 2 Rode Pro receivers are fighting for the same/close frequencies. So they kind of battle it out. I am wondering, with those SINGLE CHANNEL/First edition Rode mics, did you ever find that they had any frequency problems? I am looking to find a solution for these Rode Wireless Pro mic sets. Thank you and anybody else that has an answer.
Hey I’m new to videography. Working on filming my son’s sports events. We are currently in football so the camera is on the sideline and he is mic’d up in the field. I use the rode wireless me mic. Would it be overkill if I connected a rode VideoMic to the phone and had audio from it and the wireless me at the same time? Is this is a good idea to enhance audio quality?
Don't know if i'm a little late commenting on this, but for people in the future; I've found that when i connect my wireless GOs to my zoon h4n pro and it gets too close to the body of the recorder, there is interference between the transmitter and the reciever caused by the zoom recorder. also I don't use XLR to jack adapters I found that a Big jack to small Jack works great. I didn't know it accepted that at first but on the zoom h4n, and other zoom recorder models (including the H5, H6 and H8) here is a hole in the middle of the xlr slot that the big jack fits right into.
Hiya, it's my 3rd time watching the video. I am starting a podcast all by myself therefore thank you for this video. May I ask where can we watch the video you made with the 4 rhode Mics?
nice Craig, very detail video. i would like to know did you facing any Disturbance while connecting those rode? coz i may need to record 3 people interview and i'm planning to get your builds for that
Aren’t you able to turn off phantom power completely on your Zoom? Or does it need the power just in a smaller voltage? Or does it not need the phantom power at all? Because if that’s the case there’s an option to turn off phantom power on the zoom. At least on the zoom h4n it is. Not sure about your model the zoom h6.
Hi Craig, thanks for the enjoyable video! As a note, you do not need the Rode VXLR+ adapters for use with the Rode Wireless Go receivers, other than as a 'safety precaution' to stop accidentally blowing-up your receivers with 48v of 'Phantom Power'. Wireless Go recovers do NOT require any power into their audio output cable. So you can safely switch off phantom power on your Zoom recorder, should you have enabled it (that will make the Zoom's batteries last longer too). However, what you now have is the ability to plug in TRS Lavalier microphones directly into the Zoom recorder and switch on Phantom Power for the VXLR+ DC to DC converters to send a low voltage supply to them :-) :-) Zoom also make a VXLR (non-plus) adapter, which does not have a DC to DC converter built-in. This is cheaper and will work fine with the Wireless Go receivers, PROVIDING THAT YOU DO NOT SWITCH ON PHANTOM POWER (if you do, you risk blowing the receivers). Likewise don't use these with directly plugged-in Lavaliers. Finally, Rode's wiring of their VXLR adapter is different from most TRS/XLR adapter cables. Let me know if you want a wiring / rewiring diagram to make other cables work.
Nearly identical to what I said oops should've read comments first. Yeah most adapters are TRS tip ring sleeve hot cold ground and most camera 3.5 plug in power jacks are wired left right ground, unless you're working with a cell phone with a TRSS jack then hopefully the device is new enough to be following the standards set forth Inadvertently by Apple. I would suspect that the Rode VXLR non-fantompower version I think that's the right model number would have capacitors to block DC voltage for protection but without paying the price to dissect one I can't confirm that. Although there's no complaints of people frying their mics so? It's amazing I actually went in search of those passive adapters that just wire straight through and they were such hard to find things. I wanted to be able to send a stereo signal down an XLR cable and pick it back out the other end with the opposite adapter. So I could run one XLR cable across the room to a laptop or TV and then at the other end spit it back out to left and right into a mixer.
I'm in Hagerstown MD. That's about 1.5 hrs away I think. I think it would work, but there are better ways. I had to come up with a solution because I was already invested in the system too much. Thanks for the sub BTW!
@@Thesmoothhouse I haven't really looked in to the latest options. But I do know that there are kits that come with 2 or 4 sets that are designed to work together.
Had to watch it again to get the name of the step-down adapters. Man, you are the best. Thank you, thank you. It's Friday, I can't get help from my usual source. Now I know what to order and it'll be her Monday!! Life's good.
You just had a problem with setting up both the Zoom and your transmitter to be set at either line level or mic level. The transmitter doesn't need any kind of power to assist with its outputting of audio. It's defaulted to output at mic level, and your Zoom might have been set at line level. In this case you wouldn't hear the signal being sent. Those adapters you purchased are for connecting the lavalier mic directly, which would require phantom power for it the work. But I'm glad that it turned out to working for you.
When you hooked up 4 transmitters was that for 8 mics? Or 1 transmitter per mic? Asking because rose has them available with 2 mics. I would imagine with the 1 transmitter powering 2 mics the lines wouldn’t be split in post production
What's good I know this video is old but in the middle of the XLR ports is a 1/4" jack on all 4 of them you could have got a 1/4 headphone adapter for cheap to get it done.. I don't know if anyone mentioned that to you... I like how you mounted everything on the cheese plate fire...
Craig ..... Useful information. I watched all 9:50 of it. Would have helped a bit to see the hardware setup. The cheese plate is new concept for me. Not sure how you got from the 4 receivers into the recording device. Would love to see this. I may want to follow your same "hook up". Thanks! Will talk to you in the next Zoom!
Thank you bro! I included a few shots but I guess I should have showed me hooking it up. I would be happy to show you the steps in our next zoom meeting!
Hey does this work for live-streaming on RU-vid and does the zoom h6 connect to my Mac easily or do I need an additional software to download on my computer.
Dude thank you for this video, I was thinking of a similar application such as a wedding and needing to mic the bride groom and officiant, but the rodes are currently only 2 so this is very helpful thank you for sharing, that was a lot of work you did!
just want to add my case, I have 4 (1 Wireless Go II - 2 receivers, and 2 sets of original rode wirless go) I have issues that the audio is breaking out. at first, I thought it was the distance or interference but I am not so sure yet I need to test more with a more control setup. I somehow feel like the wireless Go II is better with avoiding interference, but I also read on the FAQ from Rode, that at most you can use 8 sets of the Rode Wireless Go (1st version) at the same time! I guess after reading all the comments, we could try.. a. keep some distance for each receiver b. use a slightly longer cable to connect the receivers to the Zoom recorder to avoid interference.
I remember buying my first sennheisers back in the day and it cost me about $900 for which is one pack in receiver. But now today I can have a four mic set up for under $400 that is just insane
i’m a tad confused about this video being that the mics already come with a receiver, does rose allow you to connect multiple transceiver mics to a single receiver. the receiver goes connected into the camera and usually pics up on the mic audio via bluetooth but i find i can only connect one receiver to one transceiver. I currently have 3 transceiver mics and i’m attempting to connect them to one receiver… is this at all possible ? someone pls lmk
Good solution you got right there. So for my understanding....it's not possible to connect mutiple rode wireless go transmitters to one wireless go receiver?
thank you for this video! i was down that road with my Xenyx x1222USb, getting nothing but slight interferences from the wireless mics. the adapters solved it. now i wonder... as every rode wireless go II (by now as well as the wireless ME) receiver can be connected to TWO transmitters, it should work out fine to have 3 receivers (incl 3 VXLR+ adaptors each) connected to a mixer/interface, each being connected to two transmitters? i need to somehow have 6 ppl (all sitting next to each other at a table) recorded in OBS.
Truly appreciate the info but out of 10 minutes of talking, only showing 4 seconds of what you are talking about is huge loss. I might also put the 4-5 minutes of what not to do at the end...unless this is all a monetization thing(sorry thinking as I type). Looking to do the opposite.. from soundboard to zoom h5, through attached wireless go to my dslr. Do you know if that will work? If i run into no audio issue I'll consider the vxlr. Thanks!
Thank you for your advice. This is literally my second RU-vid video and I'm figuring it out as I go. Even though this video is doing well for a tiny channel, I am no where near being able to monetize. As for your question, it is a recorder so if you can send sound it can record it. It will accept one 3.5 , four 1/4 or 4 xlr inputs. As for output it has One 3.5
Nice job Craig. I had the same issue when I had 2 set of rode wireless Go. I did not want to use tbe 3.5mminput on my Zoom f4 so I tried 2 out of thf 4 XLR inputs and all I got was load of hiss and very low quality audio.like you after a lot of research I tried 2 Rode VXLR adapters and they work like a dream. Thank for share great job bro.
Does it have to be the Rode VXLR Pro for this to work, or are there alternatives to use? Not finding any R VXLR for sale at the moment (end of July 2021) and want to use this setup as I have the Zoom H6 from this year along with the Rode Wireless Go that I just ordered.
Hi Craig I found this while searching for something similar: I'll film an event on _two_ cameras, one a borrowed Sony video camera and the other my Fujifilm X-T5. I'm new to this, especially with external microphones. Both cameras have a set of Røde Wireless Go II. Will I be able to use both sets at the same time, with one receiver on each camera, or will there be problems with the signals? Thank you in advance for any information on this :-)
I'm no audio expert at all, but basically it turns the 12 or 48 volts of Phantom power to the 3.5 volts of plug in power needed for the GO. I tried 1/4 TRS and that didn't work for me.
It used to be a pain to charge all of my devices. But I built a charging station, I wish I could upload a picture. I got the idea from this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3cWO9ZdgCGY.html it really helped a lot!
Hi! How did you deal with the different mics not syncing up? I mean, if you connect 2 TX to each Rhode Wireless Go RX, but the person talking to the TX paired with the RX 1, algo gets into de TX paired with the RX 2, their voice is coming duplicated. Did you experience it? Is it possible to synch the two RX? Thanks!
Hi, I have the same set up, but using the regular Rode VXLR to minijack adapter (www.rode.com/accessories/vxlr) which is about 10$ instead of the much more expensive VXLR+ adapter - up to now I haven't experienced any problems, I assume that the Rode Wireless Go Receivers don't need plug in power (3-5V) due to the fact that they are powered by themselves. The VXLR+ is to use mics that need plug in power if used on a XLR input as far as I understand.
I assumed the same thing, that they didn't need any additional power. And maybe that is correct, maybe the xlr adapters I was using were just terrible. But I did try 2 different brands. I also tried 1/4 and they all gave me horrible interference/buzzing like sound.
Hi Craig, Have tried this identical setup several times and have never had any luck. They always cut out and it leaves 90% of the audio unusable. However, whenever I use 1 Wireless Go on its own it will always work absolutely fine. I'm likely going to invest in Sennheiser mics to avoid this problem, but before I make that investment I'd love to find a way of making this setup work for me!
Was so frustrated trying to figure out why my Rode Wireless Go didn't work with my Zoom H6 but this video totally cleared things up. Thank you so much Craig!
I think the rode wireless go doesn't require plug in power to work as it is already self powered by its battery unlike something like the rode videomicro that requires power to operate. the reason why the other XLR to 3.5mm adapters wont work is because the zoom h6 expects a balanced audio source, but the wireless go sends out an unbalanced, stereo signal. So one of the channel is flipped and cancel out the other channels, giving you the distorted sounds you are hearing. you can simply get a cheap 1/4 TS to 3.5mm adapter and it will work fine. the VXLR is probably wired in such a way that prevents a stereo unbalanced signal to be fed into the zoom h6.
@@nextlevelcraig You might be using the TRS 1/4 to 3.5mm adapter (meaning the adapter have 2 black rings at the tip) rather than a TS 1/4 to 3.5mm adapter (1 black ring). You can get the adapter for cheap at less than $2 and try it out :)
Makes sens @tjrsasea and I would also say it gets its own power from the receiver as needed and the mic lives in another box, with its own power so, you can't compare the situation with a mic needing 12V or whatever voltage. Thanks to both of you for sharing this topic as I'm facing the same "problem", meaning I would like to use more then one "Rode Wireless Go" for ITW situations when I'm outdoors. Thanks to you, I will save some time for the set-up ;-) Take care!
had the same issue today with 2 systems... using the 3.5 to 1/4 inch jack adaptor... only get one mic coming in to the H6..... frustrating.. as it looks like I need to get these VXLR adaptors.... THANKS DUDE.. really helped.
Yeah it drove me crazy until I found a solution! I figured that I couldn't be the only one who needed to make this work, so why not make a video. I'm so glad it has helped so many people! 😃
Awsome thanks! Also can use this adapter.to connect my rodes in the large panel with the other mics n instruments in.my church? Would be good for kids plays n shows...pls let me know. Ty
I was curious have you ever gotten any wireless connectivity issues with the rode wireless go? I have 1 which is fine but I was worried if you get like 4 of these if they would have interference at all especially since they are on 2.4 Ghz frequencies.
I’m not sure. I imagine you could with the right adapters, but does that lav require phantom power? If so then the Rode wouldn’t be able to provide it.
Sorry I can't recommend anything. But from what I understand it might not be needed at all. I am researching and testing now. I also reached out to Rode and maybe they will clarify for me. I'll let you know or make another video.
Actually you don’t need a VXLR+ and in my opinion you shouldn’t use it. Use the much cheaper RODE VXLR. RODE WIRELESS GO doesn’t need plug-in power. Check this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jAQVF838j00.html
I'm glad I bumped into this video because there is an upcoming project that requires me to use multiple Rode wireless go devices. I would have never figured it out in time. great save and great video.
Thanks you! Be careful though, from what I understand there can be interference issues if the receivers are too close together, but I have not tested this.
Hi, thanks so much, quick question: do you think if you hot 2 more $5 splitters, plugged those 2 into the original splitter, then plugged the 4 transmitters in there, that would work?
This was a great 👍🏽 video. Nice strong voice and very well spoken. Great information. I would definitely follow to see more of your work. I can tell that you are normally the one behind the camera ...the creator. I want to see you take this video to the Next Level and I mean flawless. I want to see you in front of the camera and OWN it because you built it. Do the research and script everything you do. The hardest thing which takes some getting use to is talking to us viewers with zero interaction from us because we look like a camera lens but it can only get better because the content is of value and you are being yourself. This is the reason you have all this positive comments. Keep up the great work. 👍🏽✌🏽
Wow thanks! You're right, I am usually behind the camera. It will take me some practice and getting used to being in front of the camera for my videos to reach the next level. I'm gonna do my best man. Thanks for the support and encouragement!
I hear that having the receivers too close to each other could pose some issues. I have been wanting to test it, but I haven't gotten around to doing it yet.
Plug in power, phantom power is normally only required for condenser microphones as power to work. Moving, dynamic microphones, don't require power. I'm guessing you had the wrong xlr adapters as the TRS , 3.5mm Jack's are stereo,. The wierd sound you probably heard when you tried those leads, sounds like bad earthing, when the earth is not connected (floating).
Can you add links to the equipment you bought/need to run four Rode Wireless GO Mics with your camera? I use canon cameras and haven't figured out a good solution for audio yet so your video is very helpful;-)
I never thought of that! I will definitely put the links there as soon as I get a moment, thank you! Btw if you aren't using a audio recorder you don't need need the adapters I mentioned. But give me a hour or so and I'll get you the info 😃
You can use the Rode Wireless GO without any additional equipment. I needed these adapters because I was trying to use 4 at once. Here is the link to the adapters I needed for my external recorder. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/387850-REG/Rode_VXLR_VXLR_Mono_Mini_Jack.html
Hi Craig, My purpose is to record videos on my canon camera using a wireless microphone(just like the rode wireless go). But i also need something to be able to hear(wireless) the audio of the participants in Zoom calls or regular phone calls and talk to them.Bose QuietComfort 35 can do this.But it looks too heavy and lacks the ability of routing my audio to the canon camera (mic input 3.5mm )which is bit far from my desk. I don't want to buy two different things. So suggest me some wireless microphone that can transfer my audio clearly to the camera or laptop and also listen audio in calls.(a very minimalistic headset that looks good in the videos & video calls/detachable from the microphone setup when not in use).Please ensure it is compact, wireless, good quality microphone. If it is a user replaceable battery system, then it will be more convenient to me.
You can plug the Rode wireless go receiver into your laptop, and wear the microphone. After that any wireless headset you like will let you hear the zoom participants.
Thanks! But I hate it though! 😂. I ended up copying the glitch effect that a lot of channels do. Right after uploading, I started to hate it, and went to a longer intro. The problem is that I noticed through my analytics that people were dropping off when it started, so I made a new one again. I think I like my new one for now. 😂
You went through EGGZAKLY what I am going through now except I am connecting two Rode inputs and two Samson CO2 condenser mics. I always thought that the Rode Wireless Go TX supplied their own power so Phantom power was not needed. The other thing I had to figure out was to connect the Rode Rodelink Filmmaker TX to the Line Out so I could go directly to my Canon 5D Mk iv camera. Lots of things to figure out.
You can also use the line out on the H6 for one of the 3.5mm jacks rather than buying those XLR things from rode but you'd only be able to use that for one mic
@@nextlevelcraig yeah but you'd only need 3 rode XLR things not 4... Use one in the line in and for the other 3 use XLR, didn't know about those rode 3.5mm to XLR jacks though I definitely need to get some
Great Video Craig. Absolutely awesome lighting. I liked your impromptu style of talking without edits in between, it feels natural. Thank for the information about Rode Go, I am thinking of purchasing one.
Hi Sarah! I use a shotgun mic and field recorder. Sennheiser MKH416 | amzn.to/35T01O5 and the Zoom H6 Recorder | amzn.to/35VKZHq . Those are affiliate links by the way. By using the affiliate links I earn a small fee of your purchase, it does not cost you anything extra to use them. They help me to be able to create more videos for you. Thank you for the support!
Great video! Do you have footage from the interview I would love to hear the sound quality for 4 people talking at once with the wireless go. Great to hear someone from Maryland I'm from Maryland also!
Thank you Thank you Thank you. I have been searching for weeks on how to do this exact thing (multiple people interview, lav mic, etc.). The set up was icing on the cake. I hadn't even thought about how to make it neat, but that was a really good something extra. I will use your links below to support you for this free information.
Thanks for your very helpful video. Do you know how many Rode Wireless Go II mic transmitters can be used alongside each other in the same room for a roundtable/panel discussion? So if I buy 3 Rode Wireless Go II bundles, I would have 6 transmitters and 3 receivers. Would I be able to use all of those together with my Behringer UMC 404 HD audio interface? Thank you.
Hey wassup Craig! I’m glad a come across this video, I was having a hard time understanding how to hook up multiple mics at once. What exactly is the zoom H6 thing? I’m not familiar with jargon..please help. Thanks
There Zoom H6 is an external recorder. Instead of recording audio directly to your camera, you can record audio separately and add it to your video later.
The Rode mics weren't designed to work in sets. If that's what you need them don't buy them, there are other mics that can do that for you. I was already stuck, so I had to find a solution. And I wanted to share what I found.
Excellent explanation. I ended up with an almost identical setup although I used the original Rode 3.5 to xlr adaptor. Never had any issues with the zoom not picking it up or having any distortion. I plug all 4 mics into the zoom and then feed a line out into the Atem mini. Nice simple live audio setup.
@@nextlevelcraig yeah. You can manually turn off phantom on the H6 and amend voltage as well I think. Great video again buddy! One positive of this setup (which is a happy accident I found out on a job last night) you can easily cut individual mics during a live broadcast by just turning the inputs off. Really helps when people are messing with papers during someone else talking haha.
