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Review: Best low-priced Lav I've bought on desertcart - Let me
being with the desertcart review mantra: "I usually don't write
reviews for products but..." OK, now that I got that out of the
way 😂 , Let's talk about this Lav mic! I felt compelled to write
about it because I expected another L from desertcart. I bought
the Pop voice mic, and maybe mine was a dude but it didn't work.
Wouldn't work on my mac or my phone. A complete waste of money. I
decided to give this one a shot before I bit the bullet and
purchased a guaranteed good (but pricey) mic like the Rode Plus.
I was confident due to the reviews but I've been fooled by cap on
this app many times. People hyped for a product that ends up
being trash. For the price, it was worth another attempt to add a
quality lav mic to my home studio setup. The packaging and
product is as advertised in the pics you see. I didn't have
trouble installing the battery into the power section. The
packaging is clear and separates all the parts so you're ready to
use it out of the box. I tested this on my Macbook Pro using the
USB attachment (I needed an adapter because this isn't USB-C), On
My MB Pro using my Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 third gen (there's a
1/4 adapter included too) and on my iPhone. I can report that the
sound is clear and the lav just works! It's sensitive and picks
up background noise, as I could hear my heater on faintly, but
it's not bad enough to detract from your audio. Worst case you
can eliminate those minor sounds in post-production. The
attachments allow me the versatility to use it on any camera and
laptop. I didn't test in my Canon camera, but if it works on a
Macbook (which also requires the Camera button to be ON to use
it), then Im sure it can work for a DSLR. I tested this in
Quicktime on the Mac, on the Camera and Voice Notes app on iPhone
with no issue. Ditto for the Focusrite. It's great to have gain
control on the audio interface so I can adjust it. The mini
Camera/Smartphone power pack has a little weight, but it also has
a belt buckle attachment, so think of it like a wireless lav mic
receiver. it's easy to hide and shouldn't be too cumbersome. If
this had a gain control option, it would probably cost more
money, but it would also be even more perfect. For a lowe price,
you get high-end quality sound that's serviceable enough for your
Zoom calls, iPhone recordings and anything else you need to do
that requires dope audio. Highly recommended. P.S. - it doesn't
work if you want to send a voice note in the messages app and I
didn't test for FaceTime, but those shouldn't be your primary or
even secondary use case for a lav mic. If y'all want an audio
test let me know and if enough request, I'll add it.
Review: Great mic, I underestimated it because of its price. -
This mic works exactly as advertised. The sound source is clear
and easily distinguishable and the mic seems to be well built. I
use it for Microsoft Teams meetings and the one person no one has
to ask to repeat themselves is me! It also comes with a really
nice wind screen. You do have to fiddle with the wind screen a
bit to get it to stay on properly (for example, I twist mine
while pressing down.) After that, the wind screen will stay on
really tight. I love the chord length. It also comes with its own
chord-tying thing so you don't have a lot of cable if you don't
need it. The USB adapter comes with both a mic and headphone
jack. I use my laptop's jack for the headphones though since the
sound quality from the USB sound card has a lot of treble but no
bass, so the sound quality isn't too good. This doesn't hinder
the mic though, and I bought this for the mic. It's nice to no
longer have to wear my over-the-ears headset anymore for really
long Teams meetings at work! It's definitely worth the price. You
don't need anything more expensive than this mic. It does the job
really well. One of the features that stood out is that it has an
on/off switch, so now I can mute myself without pressing mute in
Teams. I prefer the hardware to control my mute status so this is
a very nice plus! The mic is omnidirectional. I get the best
sound with having it clipped to my shirt collar as opposed to
near my chest, but I'm sure it'd do just fine if clipped there as
well. The clip is strong and keeps the mic in place--and this is
coming from someone who wears the mic for eight hours a day. It
won't move at all once you clip it. One thing not listed as of
this writing is that this mic does require a battery. I don't
remember which one now, but if you do plan to use it with the USB
adapter you will need a battery.
