Lark M1 Duo

I recently went from the Hollyland Lark M1 to the Rode Wireless Pro. I'm certainly no pro but it's worth the extra money from my perspective. I'm doing outdoor/bike-related Insta/Youtube content on different devices - phone, Insta360 Go3, Sony A6K depending on the location. The M1 used to clip heaps and would pick up so much wind noise even with wind protection. The Rode I can do voiceovers on the bike in 50km/h winds and it's super clear. I also no longer have to use the phone for recording on all devices, I just use the Rode on-board recording and sync audio later on.

I have the $30 Lark set from Hollyland and they’re great for recording at my desk and in the studio. The noise cancellation completely removes the ambient background noise like my PC and room fans. I’d expect the higher end model to be a bit more robust, but loud environmental noise can be a gamble.

Wireless lav mics with magnets will be a great help. Hollyland, Neewer, and Boya I can vouch for.

https://a.co/d/hHFaJtT I was using a hollyland lark. But somebody pointed me towards this one because the receiver can go right on the side of the camera and doesn’t show up on the invisible stick. And it works pretty dang good. Down the road if Insta360 ever allows you to have two of their air mics in operation at the same time. I may switch over to those. At the moment, I’m pretty happy with this one.

Oh nice… must’ve been an update… I know the Hollyland Lark works

I use the hollyland lavier mics. I had one of the aluminium frames which the receiver attached to via the usb c connection. And then I velcro’d the cable to the stick. It worked ok.

sometimes, when the wind is around me it picks it up but the fluffy attachment is pretty decent, but don't forget these are the cheapest ones. \]

hm which ones are you using? i have the basic hollyland and the X4... but you know i will have an opportinity to test it today so i will try and do it.

I just had a look, i actually have the usb to audio jack adapter from Insta360. so that is probably the piece you are missing. [https://store.insta360.com/gb/product/x4-mic-adapter?\_ga=2.94491796.907806065.1768567538-1437808834.1763977231&\_gl=1\*ntm0s\*\_gcl\_au\*MTQ4MjAyMDcyMi4xNzYzOTc3MjM1\*\_ga\*MTQzNzgwODgzNC4xNzYzOTc3MjMx\*\_ga\_7TV2BE92TS\*czE3Njg1Njc1MzIkbzQkZzEkdDE3Njg1Njc1NTEkajQxJGwwJGgw&i\_campaign=x4-mic-adapter&i\_medium=product\_page\_button&i\_source=website](https://store.insta360.com/gb/product/x4-mic-adapter?_ga=2.94491796.907806065.1768567538-1437808834.1763977231&_gl=1*ntm0s*_gcl_au*MTQ4MjAyMDcyMi4xNzYzOTc3MjM1*_ga*MTQzNzgwODgzNC4xNzYzOTc3MjMx*_ga_7TV2BE92TS*czE3Njg1Njc1MzIkbzQkZzEkdDE3Njg1Njc1NTEkajQxJGwwJGgw&i_campaign=x4-mic-adapter&i_medium=product_page_button&i_source=website)

You could use something like the Hollyland LARK or DJI Mic and leave the receive inactive, just trigger the local recording on each transmitter as you put them on the speakers. It might be a bit of a hassle to sync up all of those recordings in post but it would work. They'll still be trying to transmit, there would just be nothing at the other end to receive. If the venue techs will worried about that, then I'd look into carrying a small bag of something like the Tascam DR-10L recorders - on-body recorders with no transmission capability. They'll be a bit bigger and have no remote monitoring option but have no antennas or chance of causing interference.

I own both the Larks and the RODE Wireless GO (Pro and regular) - they’ll all do essentially the same job, but none of them will let you turn the transmitting off. So that’s the only real concern.

Agreed on the RODEs. Honestly, the only reasonable way to manage the settings is by connecting them to your phone via cable and configuring in the mobile app. I've got a couple of sets of the Hollyland Lark mics and while they're a bit fiddly, the audio quality is quite good, especially if you record locally on the transmitters. My big complaint is the auto-gain logic is quite slow to adjust.