Modern cameras and smartphones capture high-definition footage that can make consumer video look as good as pro footage! However, if you rely on using your camera/smartphone’s built-in microphones, then the audio quality of your footage won’t match the production values of your video clips. Sound quality drops off the further you stand away from your device’s built-in mic, and your voice will soon get drowned out by background ambient noises such as traffic. You can improve poor audio tracks with some post-production tweaking in apps such as Final Cut Pro, but this takes time, and the results won’t sound as good as they would if you’d used a third-party wireless mic kit such as the Lark A1 Combo.
By clipping a wireless transmitter mic to your clothing, you can make the mic stay close to your mouth at all times, even when you’re talking over 100 metres away from the receiver plugged into your camera. This wireless mic set-up ensures that the sound quality is clean and clear at all times, enabling you to make more effective contact with the viewers of your video. You may have resisted the urge to buy a wireless mic due to price, but thanks to a flood of competing products, Hollyland has released the Lark A1 Combo kit at a very competitive price, and to my surprise, it performed as well (and in some cases better) than more expensive wireless kits.
