Low is the best gain setting when using a Rode Wireless Go as an external microphone with a GoPro & Media Mod. Watch the video below to see the difference between the 3 gain settings.
If you’ve upgraded to the Wireless Go II or Wireless Pro, Rode has written their own setup manual for the GoPro.
Rode Wireless Go with GoPro gain setting recommendations
With me talking in a small room, on low, the audio level on the GoPro sits between 18 – 12 dB. When I’m vlogging in the street in India, it’ll peak around 6 dB – perfect! Because I’m primarily a vlogger, I always use low.
Medium is a good setting when talking to the camera in a quiet room because the audio level sits around -6 dB.
High, there’s really no reason to use this. It sounds too hot, and it’s always hovering around 0 dB.
The best gain settings for Rode microphone and DSLR
If you want to get the cleanest audio results with your DSLR, Rode has written a fantastic blog post.
The gist is to set your DSLR’s microphone input level as low as possible because they have cheap and noisy pre-amps and then adjust the level via the Rode microphone.
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