Wireless ME

Oh, my. I HATE Rode's wireless mics! Who thinks having a giant brick hanging off their t-shirt looks professional!?  The gimbal at least makes sense. The rest is overkill, but works. 

Rode dyo some pretty good mics, on a budget try and get some used Rode wireless ME mics with two Rode Lav mics. Then I would recommend that with the rest of the budget get a used DJI osmo phone gimbal and a cheap light/s, Neewer do some decent cheap lights on Amazon. Hope this helps.

I use rode wireless mic on my pixel 7a. The camera is soft with poor dynamic range but I can make it work for the content I make. Audio is very important. You can stylise bad footage but not bad audio. Also front facing camera nay be worse quality but being able to frame yourself is so helpful. Plus I like point to shoot of phone. Tbh not even bothered about a camera at this point just would like more dynamic range.

Canon XA11, Canon 500D, Gopro Hero 8 and 10, Android phone, Rode wireless mics for the Canon XA11 and one I'll use on one of the Gopros every once in a while. Either way too much for what I'm doing these days lol.

Honestly a lot of it is just the nature of video vs audio-only content - people are way more forgiving of mediocre audio when they're watching someone's face vs listening to a pure podcast where audio quality is literally everything Also those Rode wireless mics are actually pretty decent and have built-in noise reduction, plus most YouTubers are doing at least some basic audio cleanup in post even if they don't mention it. Your setup is definitely overkill for casual YouTube content but perfect for professional podcasting where audio quality can make or break you

Hi! Zoom H1n + wired lavalier mics → affordable, reliable, and great for capturing dialogue. Shotgun mics (such as the Deity D4 Duo or Rode VideoMic GO II) → good for general scenes and can plug directly into your phone with the right adapter. If you need wireless → Rode Wireless ME or Neewer CM28 are inexpensive and easy to sync in post. Most importantly: always monitor your audio with headphones and make sure to record **room tone**. Viewers can tolerate low-budget visuals, but they’ll lose patience quickly with bad sound.

where's the r/videographycirclejerk at? kind like my rode wireless mics tho....do shoot quite a bit in HD rec709 now...

QX5's player mic would be a broadcast choice. A Rode wireless with a concealed lavaliere mic could do the job, as well as with several other brands. What you're looking for is as small as possible and light so players won't complain. These Sennheiser clones that you're looking at won't serve your purposes. And good luck trying to convince them to wear a mic.

Used Rode rx/tx but this was only one channel. I then moved to DJI2 - love the functionality and the sound was clean. However, plugging a lav into the transmitter did not work well. There was frequently a pop like the jack was loosing connection. Hooking the cable under the clip and even putting in a broadcast loop did not solve the problem. Nothing did. I have now moved to the DJI mini. The magnet is small and you can turn the TX inside the shirt if you really want to hide it. Sound is not as dynamic as the DJI2 but I adjust it in post. I do ENG for broadcast and the small size and portability works great for me.

I personally think it can take a bit of tuning for your voice as well.. any time I used a blue yeti (I had a pro for years back in 2015-2016) and it didn't take to my tone well and would cause peaking and such with any setting, I ended up with a ShureSM58S but make sure not to get a fake one. Go to a legit seller as there are many out there selling copycats. I run it via XLR into a Fifine SC3 Mixer I have a 2 pc setup and also run a Hollyland Wireless mic or Rode Wireless mic kit when I am doing hand reveal streams. I also run my mics through a splitter and combiner. There are a lot of things you can do with audio once you get there but Generally Check your space, check local audio places to see if you can test a mic or even rent one, then invest in the one you find works best for you. Good luck!