Røde Releases Plug-and-Play Dual Wireless Micro for Smartphone Creators

Responding to increasing competition from Chinese manufacturers introducing wireless audio solutions for consumer and content creators who do not require and don’t care about professional features, Røde announced its smallest and simplest wireless microphone solution to date. The Wireless Micro is a pocket-sized dual microphone system for smartphones that uses Intelligent GainAssist technology to ensure results. Røde doesn’t even care to detail what wireless audio technology it uses - it just says it works within a 100 meters range.

Mackie announced a second wave of products in its Unmuted "drop" launch campaign, which features new professional powered loudspeakers, a new USB microphone, wireless headphones and more. By far the most interesting product among the announcements, the OnyxGo Mic ($119 MAP) is a new clip-on lapel design that transmits audio wirelessly via Bluetooth to mobile devices, working in combination with a dedicated OnyxGo app.

Following the introduction of the instantly successful AI-Micro ultra-compact interface with support for mobile recording from two microphones, Røde Microphones now introduced a brand-new addition to its range of compact wearable microphones. The Røde Lavalier II is a premium lavalier microphone that is ideal for the most demanding audio and video applications. Boasting a low-profile design and professional features, it offers superior sound quality for everything from broadcast applications and filmmaking to all kinds of content creation.

The Apogee ClipMic digital 2 is a perfect personal microphone solution for interviews, narration, lessons, auditions, and conferencing. The compact lavalier microphone capsule, combined with Apogee’s analog-to-digital conversion and low-noise mic preamplifier technology allows ClipMic digital 2 to record and stream audio to any mobile device or laptop with excellent sound quality. Now shipping.

Hooke Audio, the company that previously developed the Hooke Verse binaural recording headset, is now launching a new KickStarter campaign to promote its latest development, the Hooke Lav. While there are many affordable lavalier microphones that connect to wireless transmitters and even Bluetooth, the Hooke Lav gets a few things right. First its design is "lapel" friendly and will look nice on-camera. Secondly, the updated Bluetooth technology means it might actually work better.

In view of the current shelter-at-home situation, Sennheiser has added another special deal and is now offering its wireless Memory Mic for just $99.95 USD (MSRP, reduced from $199.95). The Memory Mic and its free companion app make it easy to create smartphone videos with great audio and are ideal for course instructors and vloggers but also families keen to stay in touch. A perfect companion for video creation, allowing anyone to get better audio with an external microphone.