I work regularly in podcasting and YouTube voice-over. I highly recommend against any of the mics you are considering. They will record sound... but in my experience they are low quality and will give you low quality results. Since you are in a mobile situation, I would recommend the Rode Wireless Lapel mics so you can at least sound consistent from episode to episode. These mics sound fine, even in sort of noisy environments. They are more portable and less contingent on your position in the room related to the mic placement. You just strap it to the same spot every time and you will sound consistently the same, regardless of your environment. Hit me up if you'd like to chat details and ways to address room and other noise.
rode with a wired lav attached. I only ever use the built in mic in an emergency (lav broke and forgot to pack extras) or on a stick.
The hollyland stuff is good too, and if you want to skip the lav part that’s what I would go with.
Cheapest way to do this in a small room is a DJI or Rode lapel mic kit as these will connect to the PC via USB-C or 3.5mm (I prefer DJI) and feed audio that way.
For bigger rooms wireless will be a challenge but for small DJI is a rock solid solution.
I've been recording the sound of Frogs in my backyard with mine, leaving the mics clipped to trees and wandering back away from the spots where they're recording from, using the Rx unit in headphone gain output to monitor the recordings.
After testing my own Rode Go Pro kit, I have to argue the point on the Lectrosonics.
Unique Perspective - I do RF/Roving camera for horse sports,.. and the company I used to work for had Lectrosonics gear with the Rx that mounts inside the camera body, and that thing was lucky to have a 5m range most days, 8 meters on a good day, and got interfered with by everything.
My own person Rode Go Pro kit, I've tested on my own time and got better the 25 meters range between the two Tx units and the Rx with zero sign of drop out, I was able to get 50m away and heading indoors when both Tx units dropped out completely.
Sound quality wise. the Lectrosonics kit was closer to the sound of the talent, but does that matter if they can't get more then a handful of meters from the camera without dropping out?
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