RODE smartLav+

Name: RODE smartLav+
Brand: RODE
SKU: 732289
Price: 65.9 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 8.5 (70 reviews)

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Microphone model
- Tie clip microphone
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- Tie clip microphone, Wireless microphone
- Stereo microphone, Tie clip microphone

Directional characteristic
- Omnidirectional
- Omnidirectional
- Bidirectional
- Omnidirectional
- Omnidirectional

Type of microphone connection
- 3.5mm jack
- USB
- Apple lightning connector, USB
- USB
- Apple lightning connector

Microphone sensitivity
- -35 dB
- 135 dB
- 120 dB
- 0 dB
- 135 dB

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Product information

Key specs

	Application microphone	[Interview/speech]
	Microphone model	Tie clip microphone
	Directional characteristic	Omnidirectional
	Type of microphone connection	3.5mm jack
	Microphone sensitivity	-35 dB

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Pros and cons

According to our camera microphone expert

Because you connect the microphone to your phone or tablet, you can use the microphone anywhere.
With the included Lac clip, you can clip the microphone to a clothing item.
You can't use the microphone with all Android phones.
The mobile RODE application can only be used on an iOS device.

Description

With the RODE smartLav+, you can turn your phone or tablet into a clip-on microphone system. This makes the microphone ideal for starters in the movie and television world. You can clip the microphone onto a piece of clothing during an interview or lecture. Making a documentary? thanks to the microphone, you're ensured a good audio recording. This way, you don't have to depend on the sound that you record with the camera. Because you connect the microphone to your phone or tablet, you can use the microphone anywhere. The microphone connect to both your iOS and Android devices. You can use the mobile RODE application to make recordings. Thanks to the included windscreen, you're not bothered by wind and breathing noises.

Included by default

Manual
Windscreen
Clip

Reviews

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Sound quality

Review is 10 out of 10.

Design

Review is 10 out of 10.

Options

Review is 10 out of 10.

Most helpful reviews

Review is 7,6 out of 10.

After a lot of effort, a top microphone!

Sound quality is fine
Compatible with Android
With Android: a lot of research work

The tie-clip microphone really does have a manual, especially on the Android devices: with which it is certainly compatible, with any android device to my knowledge, as long as you use the right apps!

A disadvantage: the manual I was talking about is NOT included, you have to figure it all out yourself, luckily I have had this microphone for a while and I can fully explain it to you!

I use the microphone for an android device, you can plug it in and that's it Kees .. I thought! I went to record the sound with the standard sound recorder of my telephone, and I was shocked: what a dredging quality!

I almost returned it until I found out that the standard recording apps on your phone are not suitable for this at all, I bought the app "Recforge Pro" for about 3 euros from the Playstore and the 3 euros is well worth it!

With this app you can set everything, and the most important: the recording volume. This is very important because otherwise you will really record the audio too loud and the sound will actually be "broken". You have to play with the volume yourself a bit, because one naturally speaks louder than the other.

All in all, this search cost me a lot of money, because I already had another microphone for this, but I did return it because I thought it was my microphone, but it was the application.

So here is the user manual, in a nutshell:

Plug and play, that's right.. But download an app like Recforge Pro so that the sound can be heard! (By the way, it saves a lot of work for Coolblue and PostNL, if you want to return it just like me..)

Review by:
Darshan Boerema
Date:
19 January 2017
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 10 out of 10.

Professional quality for an amateur price

Super clean sound
Very easy to use
Professional
No

From the KRO I am used to the expensive variants. Because I now want to start for myself and so I am starting out, I went looking for decent quality for a starting price. This product is much more than that. It is very handy, nice sound and very good quality. I am positively surprised and will not save for a more expensive one, at most for a few more of these :-)

Review by:
Yvette moerdijk
Date:
17 November 2016
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 7,6 out of 10.

Professional sound at an entry-level price

Can be used in combination with camera without audio in
good sound quality
film with your smartphone with super sound!
You have to mount audio track separately under your video if you use separate camera

Used for recording promo video. Audio track recorded on mobile. Video camera provided a razor-sharp image. Publicable result

Review by:
Stephan Bol
Date:
25 June 2018
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Insure your camera microphone

Coolblue takes care of everything, from taking out an insurance to repairs
For almost all accidents
More coverage in case of damage than your standard warranty
No deductible

How do I insure my camera microphone?

First, add your camera microphone to your shopping cart. On the next page, choose the Protection Plan below. You always have a 30-day return window and pay no deductible in case of damage.

2-year Protection Plan
€ 7,99
one-time
3-year Protection Plan
€ 8,99
one-time

Specifications

Product

Product
	Product number	732289
	Manufacturer code	RD103882
	Brand	RODE
	Warranty	2 years
	Processing of your defect	Carry-in warranty

Properties

Properties
	Microphone model	Tie clip microphone
	Directional characteristic	Omnidirectional
	Transducer	Condenser
	Microphone suitable for	Gimbal, Smartphone
	Zoom microphone
	Microphone recording type	Mono

Sound quality

Sound quality
	Frequency range	60 - 18000 Hz
	Signal-to-noise ratio	27 dB
	Impedance	3000 O
	Microphone sensitivity	-35 dB
	Maximum SPL	110 dB
	Bit rate	16 Mbit/s

Connectivity

Connectivity
	Type of microphone connection	3.5mm jack

Physical properties

Physical properties
	Width	118 cm
	Depth	4,5 cm
	Height	4,5 cm
	Weight	6 g
	Color	Black
	Material	Plastic

Power supply

Power supply
	Power supply type	Via a different product

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