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Review Summary
2013-07-15T21:00:00
Very happy with this Mic. Download it FREE Rode LE version (iPhone app) for recording. Sound quality was just what I expected nice and clean. However I have never test it this mic against any other Lavalier mic's.
Andrey P.
2013-07-15T21:00:00
I picked up this mic for ENG projects, and I'm pretty impressed with the overall audio quality at this price point. It's pretty easy to marry up the audio with the footage, and hiding an iPhone on someone is just as easy, if not easier, than hiding a wireless lav transmitter. The one thing I didn't love about it (but you can hardly find fault in this, given the price...) was how much background noise the mic can pick up. It's an omnidirectional mic, so it's pretty much expected... So if you have the budget, you'd be better served by a higher end lavaliere. But otherwise, the SmartLav is awesome!
JReitz1984
The Rode Microphones SmartLav is a professional-grade wearable microphone designed for use in a wide range of film, television and broadcast scenarios, or wherever professional quality audio is required in a discreet, portable format without the complication and expense of additional wireless equipment. With the smartLav the user simply mounts the microphone on the talent, connects it to a Smartphone or tablet headset jack and records via the Rode Rec app for iOS, or any other audio app of their choice.
By employing a high quality omni-directional condenser capsule the smartLav picks up sound equally from all around the microphone, allowing for versatility when mounting and ensuring a high degree of user-friendly operation. A foam pop shield is supplied to minimize wind noise and vocal plosives (hard 'b', 't' and 'p' sounds), as well as a durable mounting clip with in-built cable management.
The smartLav is compatible with any audio app that accepts input from the headset connection, however it has been designed to pair perfectly with Rode's Rode Rec app for Apple iOS devices. Rode Rec turns the user's iOS device into a fully-featured field recorder, with a wide range of equalization presets to suit various recording situations, in addition to professional editing functions and the ability to publish to SoundCloud and Dropbox direct from the app.