Audio Gear, Sound for Video Curtis Judd Audio Gear, Sound for Video Curtis Judd

Three Lavalier Microphones for your Mobile Phone

Need to record better audio to your smartphone or even record video with better sound on your mobile? We’ve reviewed several lavalier microphones over the last few years and in this episode we’ll let you hear three of them back to back to help you decide which may be best for your projects. Each of them are well under $100 USD and two of the are well under $40 USD so there’s an option for any budget. You can get surprisingly good sound, even with a $20 USD microphone.

We’ll have a listen to the GORA Lavalier, the Aputure A.lav, and the RODE smartLav+. I personally prefer the RODE for the great sound quality and robust build quality, but the GORA also sounds really good, despite its lesser build quality. The Aputure A.lav wins as the most versatile as it can record, out of the box, to your phone, your camera, or your camcorder.

Each of these mics can be a great option.

Also, I'm finding the Rycote Undercovers to be a nice way to mount lavalier microphones and avoid clothing noise. We'll take a closer look at those in an upcoming episode.

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Audio Gear, Sound for Video Curtis Judd Audio Gear, Sound for Video Curtis Judd

GORA Lavalier Microphone Quick Review

GORA Products released a new lavalier microphone for recording to your mobile phone. This will record just audio or the sound for video shot by your phone. The GORA lavalier comes in at only $20 USD and overall, looks like a great buy with good quality sound, low noise, and decent build quality. Worth a look if you’re operating on a tight budget and need to get sound for your video that is better than what almost any camera can produce.

We'll follow up in about 2 weeks with a comparison of this versus a couple of other affordable lavalier microphones designed to record to smartphones:  The RODE smartLav+ and the Aputure A.lav.

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