Hollyland Lark M2 - Tiny And Excellent
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the creator reviews the Hollyland Lark M2, a compact and affordable wireless microphone system designed for content creators. The Lark M2 offers a lightweight, easy-to-use solution with impressive sound quality, despite its small size. The video compares the Lark M2 to other microphones like the DJI Wireless Mic 2 and the Road Wireless Pro, highlighting its advantages in terms of portability and price. The review also covers the unboxing experience, real-world usage, and sound tests, demonstrating the microphone's performance in various conditions.
Takeaways
- đ€ The script discusses the DJI Wireless Mic 2 and the Road Wireless Pro, highlighting the inconvenience of their size and weight for content creators.
- đ The speaker praises Hollyland as an underrated tech company known for innovative products like wireless monitors and microphones.
- đïž Hollyland Lark M2 is introduced as a compact and affordable wireless microphone system that offers high-quality sound and various attachment options.
- đ The Lark M2 comes with a charging case that automatically pairs the transmitters and receiver, providing up to 30 hours of working time.
- đ§Č The microphone transmitters feature magnets for easy attachment to clothing and include alternative mounting options like clips and necklaces.
- đ± Compatibility is emphasized with the inclusion of 3.5mm cables for cameras and USB-C and Lightning connectors for smartphones.
- đŠ The package includes a USB-C charging cable, wind muffs for outdoor use, reusable stickers for customization, and a carrying bag.
- đïž The script includes a real-world test of the Lark M2's performance in various conditions, including wind and noise cancellation.
- đ The noise cancellation feature is tested at a busy intersection, demonstrating its effectiveness in noisy environments.
- đ A sound quality comparison is made between the Lark M2, Lark Max, DJI Wireless 2, and Road Wireless Go, emphasizing the value of Hollyland's offerings.
- đč The original Hollyland Lark M1 is also mentioned, comparing its features and sound quality to the newer Lark M2 model.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video script?
-The main topic of the video script is the introduction and review of the Hollyland Lark M2, a wireless microphone system for content creators.
Why does the speaker consider the DJI Wireless Mic 2 and Road Wireless Pro as having a problem?
-The speaker finds the DJI Wireless Mic 2 and Road Wireless Pro to be too big and heavy, which makes them inconvenient to use, especially for content creators who are often on the move.
What is the Hollyland Lark M2 and how does it differ from the other microphones mentioned?
-The Hollyland Lark M2 is a compact and lightweight wireless microphone system that offers an alternative to the larger and heavier microphones like the DJI Wireless Mic 2 and Road Wireless Pro. It is designed to be easily attachable to clothing and offers good sound quality at a fraction of the price.
What are the unique features of the Hollyland Lark M2's packaging and accessories?
-The Hollyland Lark M2 comes with a small charging case that holds the transmitters and receiver, automatically pairs them when taken out, and provides up to 30 hours of working time. It also includes magnets for easy attachment, magnetic clips, necklaces for quick interviews, and different stickers for customization.
How does the Hollyland Lark M2 compare to other microphones in terms of price?
-The Hollyland Lark M2 is priced significantly lower than the DJI Wireless Mic 2 and Road Wireless Pro, offering a more affordable option for content creators.
What is the microphone's noise-cancelling feature and how does it work?
-The noise-cancelling feature of the Hollyland Lark M2 is activated by pressing a yellow button that changes the indicator light from blue to green, which helps to reduce background noise and improve audio clarity.
How does the Hollyland Lark M2 perform in real-world scenarios according to the script?
-The Hollyland Lark M2 performs well in real-world scenarios, being inconspicuous, lightweight, and easy to use. However, it requires a wind muff in windy conditions, which the speaker finds less convenient.
What is the range of the Hollyland Lark M2 microphone system?
-The Hollyland Lark M2 has a range of 1,000 feet in line of sight.
How does the sound quality of the Hollyland Lark M2 compare to other microphones tested in the video?
-The sound quality of the Hollyland Lark M2 is considered good, but when compared to more expensive options like the DJI Wireless Mic 2 and Road Wireless Pro, it lacks some features like 32-bit float internal recording.
What is the Hollyland Lark Max and how does it differ from the Lark M2?
-The Hollyland Lark Max is Hollyland's premier microphone system, offering features like internal recording but without 32-bit float recording. It differs from the Lark M2 in terms of size, weight, and price, with the Lark M2 being more compact and affordable.
What was the speaker's experience with the Road Wireless Pro in a real-life situation?
-The speaker had an amusing encounter with a garbage collector who mistook the Road Wireless Pro for a body cam due to its size, leading to a friendly conversation.
Outlines
đ€ Introduction to the Hollyland Lark M2 Wireless Mic
The speaker introduces the Hollyland Lark M2 as a compact and affordable wireless microphone solution for content creators, comparing it with larger and more expensive alternatives like the DJI Wireless Mic 2 and the Road Wireless Pro. They highlight the Lark M2's portability, ease of use, and innovative features, such as the magnetic attachment to clothing and the inclusion of a charging case that provides up to 30 hours of usage. The speaker also mentions that the microphone was sent to them for review at no cost, setting the stage for an in-depth comparison with other microphones later in the video.
đŹïž Outdoor Testing and Wind Protection for the Lark M2
This paragraph discusses the outdoor testing of the Lark M2, emphasizing its inconspicuous design and lightweight nature, which is beneficial for content creators who need a portable setup. The speaker addresses the microphone's wind protection options, including a wind muff that can be fitted over the microphone and a method of reversing the mic for wind protection. They also touch on the potential for a smaller wind cap and the accidental activation of the noise-cancelling feature during wind muff attachment. The paragraph concludes with a humorous anecdote about a misunderstanding with a garbage collector due to the size of a different microphone, the Road Wireless Pro.
đ Noise Cancelling and Real-World Usage of the Lark M2
The speaker tests the Lark M2's noise-cancelling feature at a busy intersection in Toronto, demonstrating how it switches between a standard setting and noise-cancelling mode, indicated by a color change on the microphone. They compare the audio quality with and without noise cancelling, noting a slight robotic tone when the feature is enabled. The paragraph also includes a casual 'walk and talk' segment to showcase the microphone's performance in a quieter environment and its convenience for vlogging with a small camera setup, such as the Sony ZV-E10 with an 11mm lens.
đ Sound Quality Comparison and Conclusion
In the final paragraph, the speaker compares the sound quality of the Hollyland Lark M2 with that of the DJI Wireless 2, Road Wireless Pro, and Hollyland's own Lark Max. They discuss the advantages of the more expensive microphones, such as internal recording and higher bit rates, but also express their preference for the Lark M2 due to its sound quality, ease of use, and affordability. The speaker also briefly mentions the original Hollyland Lark M1, comparing its size and features with the M2, and concludes by inviting viewers to share their thoughts on the sound quality and potential interest in the product.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄDJI Wireless Mic 2
đĄRoad Wireless Pro
đĄHollyland
đĄHollyland Lark M2
đĄTransmitter
đĄMagnetic Attachment
đĄNoise Cancelling
đĄWind Muff
đĄInternal Recording
đĄSound Quality
đĄInconspicuous
Highlights
Introduction of DJI Wireless Mic 2 and comparison with Road Wireless Pro.
Problem with traditional transmitters being too big and heavy for content creators.
Introduction of Hollyland as an underrated tech company with innovative products.
Unveiling of Hollyland Lark M2 as a compact and affordable wireless microphone solution.
Comparison of Lark M2's price point with other premium systems like DJI Wireless 2 and Road Wireless Pro.
Unboxing of Hollyland Lark M2, showcasing the charging case and automatic pairing feature.
Description of 10-hour working time and 30-hour total usage with the charging case.
Innovative magnetic attachment options included with the Lark M2 for various wearing methods.
Inclusion of 3.5 mm cable for camera and phone compatibility with different adapters.
Introduction of reusable stickers for customization of the microphone's appearance.
Field test of Lark M2 demonstrating its inconspicuous and lightweight design.
Discussion on wind protection options for the microphone and suggestions for improvement.
Real-world noise cancelling test at a busy intersection in Toronto.
Comparison of sound quality between Hollyland Lark M2 and other high-end microphones.
Discussion on the advantages of DJI Wireless 2 and Road Wireless Pro for professional use.
Comparison with the original Hollyland Lark M1 and its features.
Final thoughts on the Hollyland Lark M2's convenience, sound quality, and value for money.
Transcripts
hi guys what I want to talk about today
is what I think is a genius piece of
gear because it really solves a big
problem for us content creators and it
comes from a company that I believe is
one of the most underrated if not the
most underrated company in the tech
space but check this out this is the DJI
wireless mic 2 and uh this monstrosity
right here this is the road Wireless Pro
and even though you can plug 3.5 mm
lavaliers into these things I find I
don't and I know a lot of other content
creators don't cuz we're running and
gunning like the kids like to say so you
just grab the transmitter and then you
stick it to your shirt and it's way too
big and way too heavy it doesn't matter
how big these transmitters get we end up
just sticking them to our shirt anyway
and just letting it drag our collars
down so hollyland that is the company
that I believe is underrated because
they are always coming out with great
Innovative products Wireless monitors
transmission systems and of course
microphones they came out with this the
hollyland Lark M2 it is n g you heard
that right it is n Gams you can attach
it to yourself in a myriad of ways it
sounds fantastic and it is less than a
fraction of the price well not less than
a fraction that doesn't make sense math
wise it is a fraction of the price of
these bad boys right here as well as
Holly land's own premium system this is
the Holly Land lar Max and I will at the
end of the video I will compare all of
these mics to this mic in terms of sound
quality and you can judge it for
yourself oh and a disclaimer Holly Land
did send these over for the purpose of
review at no cost to myself but all of
the other mics that I will mention in
this video were also sent to me at no
cost to myself from the different
companies and I will also take this
adorable little mic out in the field to
show you how it works in the real world
but let's talk about what you get in the
box of the hollyland Lark M2 you get
this wonderful little charging case look
at this tiny adorable charging case the
two little transmitters and the receiver
fit Snuggly in this little case and when
you pull them out they are automatically
paired the case is charged by the USBC
right on the back there and you get 10
hours of working time with just the mics
and the transmitters but the case can
charge it two times so you can get a
total of 30 hours of working Time Each
transmitter comes with a little magnet
on the back really easy way just to
attach it to your shirt or to your
collar which is what hollyland
recommends and it's so great to be able
to get this mic so close to your old Yap
hole because that will give you the best
quality sound but if you don't want to
use that particular method there are
other ways they have these cool little
magnetic Clips Just Clips to the back of
the transmitter and then you can just
attach that to your article of clothing
or whatever else you want to attach it
to it also comes with two of these
little magnetic necklaces so let's say
you're somewhere and you want to
interview somebody really quickly you
can just tell them throw this on over
your neck and then we will get a
wonderful interview of all of the
nonsense that that person might spout
has a 3.5 mm cable to attach to your
camera but also you can attach it to a
phone this one is for the old iPhone and
this one is USBC so if you buy the uh
total package then you can have these
little phone mounts too but you don't
have to buy these you can just get the
uh one that goes to the camera
separately they have a couple of
different incarnations of this thing of
course it comes with a USBC charging
cable and these furry little wind muffs
that muffle out the wind I don't say
dead cat because I love my cat now check
this out hollyland also send you these
reusable stickers and you can just put
it on the front of the transmitter here
and check this one out you can have a
nice little playful microphone or you
can make it more discret use the all
black sticker or the allh sticker If you
want to hide it against certain articles
of clothing that is a really cool little
option to have and it all fits into this
carrying bag you just cinch it up take
it along it is great takes a very little
room in your camera bag so very little
room on your shirt very little room in
your camera bag and still great sound
the microphone is 24-bit and has 1,000ft
range if you are in line of sight but
that's enough yapping about the specs
and what you get in the Box let's go out
in the real world and see how it does
okay guys check this out you talk about
something this microphone is designed to
do out in the real world being
inconspicuous so small lightweight even
though sure I'm holding a camera and
talking into it while it's on a selfie
stick so I look like an absolute lunatic
but over here very nice and subtle it's
also of course extremely lightweight
what a small little setup I have right
now the little zv E10 the 11 mm from
Sony and I have a little ND filter on
and this microphone attached very small
compact easy to take around fantastic
now I will say these are perfect
conditions for this microphone because
there is absolutely no wind here and
when there is wind you're going to have
to do one of two things you're going to
have to put on this little wind muff
right here which encompasses the entire
microphone or you can flip it around and
have it on the inside let me show you
what that looks like so as you can see a
lot less inconspicuous but during a
windy day you're definitely going to
want this wind muff on I just wish it
was a little smaller something half like
a wind cap you know that they could put
on over the microphone that they have on
a lot of their other mics because I
can't really tell which way the
micophone is facing right now if the mic
is facing up or down that will make a
very big difference and also as you're
trying to get the microphone into this
wind muff it's very easy to press the
noise cancelling button and I often
don't want that button pressed when I am
using this microphone for best audio
quality so another method without using
the wind screen is to do what I am doing
right now I just reverse the microphone
the magnet is now facing out it's hard
to tell because the mic is so small it's
about the same size as the magnet but
here you go now you are protected from
the wind the sound isn't quite as full
but you don't have to carry around this
wind muff having a small lightweight
microphone makes a big difference to me
because I do like the convenience of
being able to use the transmitter but
the bigger transmitters they'll drag
your shirt down you're in danger of a
big old nip slip when you have a big
transmitter on your shirt there and also
I was putting out my garbage the other
day and I was using the road Wireless
Pro and the garbage collector he stopped
me he was like hey are you a cop I was
like no why do you think I'm a cop he
said oh cuz of the big body cam you have
there the road Wireless Pro he thought
was a big old body Cam and I said no no
I'm not a cop just testing out
microphones why what are you up to and
then we both had a nice laugh about it
you know it's fun getting to know the
people in your neighborhood so I think
that was enough outside time for right
now let's go back in to the safety of my
studio away from all of these people so
these things are dead simple to use like
I said you pull them out of the case
they are already synced up you connect
the receiver to a phone to a tablet to
your camera to a computer it can do it
all and it has a little dial on the
front and you can go from level one to
level three depending on what you need I
usually leave it on level two with my
Sony cameras I will set the levels at
five in my Sony camera and I will put it
on the medium level right here when
connected to a camera you can click this
button on the side to cycle between
stereo mode or mono mode depending on
how you use it if you're using it with a
phone you have to use it on mono mode so
now before I get to the test with these
three bad boys there is one more thing
to do with this guy out in the world and
that is to test the noise cancelling I
went to a very busy intersection it has
a one button right here you see that
little yellow button you press that and
uh it goes from blue to green you see
that right there oh I've lost Focus you
go to green right there and then uh that
is how you know your noise cancelling is
on so let's go out and test that now so
here we are at one of the busier
intersections in Toronto which makes it
one of the busier intersections
in the world and as you can hear there's
a fair amount of traffic going past me I
will turn on the sound cancelling right
now to see how it
goes so the green button means the sound
cancelling function is on is my voice
more clear is it a little too robotic
sometimes I don't like sound cancelling
in microphones but this intersection
could definitely use a little help let's
turn it off
again and there it is people just think
I am taking a picture but really I'm
just vlogging vlogging my gorgeous face
and this is with the standard on let's
turn the noise cancelling back
on noise cancelling is now enabled once
again would you find this feature useful
write it in the comments below that
helps engagement and the algorithm and
me to make money and now as I flee the
noise of that ridiculous intersection I
just figured one more time one why not
do a little of the old walk and talk let
you hear the microphone a little bit
more in a more quiet environment plus
it's just so easy and convenient and any
excuse I can use to uh Vlog with the
little zv E10 and the 11 mm from Sony I
will take it oh boy this is fun times
love holding the camera in front of my
face and looking at everybody going I'm
important I have a YouTube channel so
now let's do the test of the Hol land
Lark M2 versus the Hol land Lark Max
which is Hol land's premier microphone
the DJI Wireless 2 and the road Wireless
go this is a pet cleanser and the sound
of my fx30 internal microphones and we
are about to compare the little
hollyland Lark M2 to these three big
microphones here we go this is the sound
of the road Wireless go going straight
into the fx30 this is the sound of the
hollyland Lark M2 going straight into
the fx30 and this is the sound of the
DJI Mike 2 going straight into the fx30
this is the sound of the hollyland Lark
Max going straight into the fx30 Mark
Bennett is as handsome as he is
intelligent which is very Mark Bennett
is as handsome as he is intelligent
which is very Mark Bennett is as
handsome as he is intelligent which is
very Mark Bennett is as handsome as he
is intelligent which is very I actually
really like the sound of the hollyland
Lark M2 but of course when you're
comparing it to something like the DJI
Wireless 2 you're going to get a lot of
advantages with this guy he's bigger
he's heavier and he costs a lot more
money but he also can have a 3.5 mm Jack
plugged in and it has internal recording
and that internal recording can be
32-bit float recording so you're not
going to Peak this guy no matter what
and you have that really reliable backup
in case something goes wrong so if
you're in a professional setting
something like this or the road Wireless
Pro which also has 32-bit float internal
recording or the hollyland lar Max which
doesn't have 32-bit float internal
recording but it does have internal
recording now a microphone I used a lot
and I loved very much was the hollyland
lar M1 the original version right here
comes in this adorable little case and
you pull it out and see here's the
transmitter right here it is not
certainly nowhere near as small as the
little M2 but I mean it is still really
small and lightweight it doesn't have
any magnets on the back so you kind of
you have to use the clip I guess that is
a bit of a drawback but I do prefer the
wind muff on this guy so this is the
wind muff for the M1 right here as you
can see and it just goes right on over
the top and there you go I can tell the
microphone is facing up and I can tell
if I have noise cancelling on or off so
I wish that the M2 did have like a half
cap or something like that you know just
just that would fit on over the top that
might be hard to engineer but I'd like
to see it but these things are still
super light super convenient and even
cheaper than the M2 so if you want to
hear a sound comparison of these two
side by side here it
is this is the sound of the hollyland
Lark M2 going straight into the fx30
this is the sound of the original
hollyland Lark M1 going straight into
the fx30 Mark Bennett is this handsome
as he is intelligent which is very Mark
Bennett is as handsome as he is
intelligent which is very I just really
love what hollyland has done right here
a good sounding mic that is so easy to
use you can pin it absolutely anywhere
and wear it all day you don't even feel
it when it is on and it is not that
expensive I really love it for my apsc
cameras throw it in the bag with my
little zve E10 and a small little Vlog
lens ready to go lightweight setup
thanks very much Holly Land for sending
this out for a review and for making
some nice Innovative products tell me
down below what you thought of the sound
quality tell me is this something that
you would like to pick up if not we'll
have a nice little discussion about I
talk to you again soon okay bye-bye
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