Hollyland Lark M2 Wireless Microphone Tutorial and Review
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- Hollyland Lark M2 Wireless Microphone Tutorial and Review. The smallest wireless microphone kit in the world with built in microphone and 2 transmitters and 1 receiver. Weighing just 9g, LARK M2 wireless lavalier microphone is the lightest mini microphone on the market. With its lossless sound reproduction and top-of-the-line recording capabilities, it brings you unmatched recording performance. The wireless audio transmission can reach up to 1,000ft line-of-sight range. Perfect for filmmakers, vloggers, and podcasters.
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[Hi-Fi Studio-Grade Sound Quality] Designed for the Pro, LARK M2 microphone features a 48kHz/24bit audio format, capturing every sound with accuracy. With a 70dB signal-to-noise ratio, it ensures excellent audio signals with minimal background noise. Moreover, it can handle a Maximum 115dB Sound Pressure Level, perfect for recording in environments with high-pitched sounds.
[Extended 40-Hour Battery Life] With optimized power efficiency, the LARK M2 wireless microphone can work for up to 10 hours (with ENC off). The compact charging case can fully charge the entire set twice, and each charge takes less than 2 hours. With the charging case, the camera version has a battery life of 40 hours. No more worrying about low battery situation.
[Smart Control of Noise Cancellation] LARK M2 supports one-click on the yellow button to turn on/off the noise cancellation on the transmitter. On the receiver of the camera version, the indicator lights at the top of the RX will stay green when noise cancellation is on. Enhanced firmware and audio algorithms ensure crystal-clear, rich, and undistorted human voices, even in noisy environments.
[Smooth Switch Between Mono & Stereo] The Lark M2 receiver of the camera version supports two recording modes: mono and stereo. You can switch between them by pressing the Mode Switching & Pairing button on the receiver. Note: The receiver supports switching between mono and stereo modes only when connected to the camera through the 3.5mm audio jack.
[Instant Pairing Upon Unboxing] LARK M2 microphone system is pre-paired at the factory, so you won't have to deal with any complex setup procedures. The TX and RX will automatically pair with each other, allowing you to start recording right away. You can easily adjust volume levels on the RX using the intuitive knob. Three LEDs clearly display volume levels, showing the current status.
[300m Stable Transmission, Support UAC] LARK M2 is equipped with a superior high-gain LDS antenna that eliminates interference caused by the human body, providing a stable and uninterrupted audio transmission of up to 1000ft/300m LOS range. With its UAC function, you can connect the RX to your computer directly, eliminating the need for an external sound card.
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The double mic test with your son was adorable and wholesome. 🥲
@@xiaorishu hahaha lol too funny.
Thank you. Just keeping it real.
Glad you enjoyed it. I’ll let him now.
Just tested: plugged the usb-c receiver (for mobile phones) into my new macbook with usb-c ports and MacOS recognized it without issues. It does combine the signal from the two transmitters into mono, though. Perhaps on an even more important note, even when you connect the "camera" receiver to the mac with a usb cable, you are getting the same merged mono. The only way to get to separate tracks into your computer/recorder/mixer... is to use the audio cable (headphone jack).
P.S.: I have also tried connecting the camera receiver to my phone via USB and it works, but again, both mics as 1 channel. Having to use an audio cable to get separate tracks for the two mics is a shame. Still, a great product for the price!
Awesome thank you for sharing your testing results on the Mac and different receivers and cables from usb to 3.5mm aux cable etc.
Yes for the price and the sound quality and the use of use with so many devices.
I have been using it for all my UA-cam videos since I got it.
I’m happy with it.
Thanks for clarification. it seems switching to stereo is not functional except when connected using audio cable. This is quite misleading having option to turn stereo mode on but it actually does nothing.
When used with phones it makes sense it is limited to mono as phones are limited that way. But, when connected to PC via USB and still having mono is very strange and quite disappointing.
@@epedja try connecting the M2 camer receiver to the pc using the 3.5mm output.
Using the USBc will be a digital signal. Verses using the 3.5mm will be an analog signal which should be able to provide a stereo signal.
If you have anymore questions let Mr know.
And also be sure to keep us updated with your results.
Hey it’s Dooley! Just picked up the Lark M2 and came across your video review. Thanks for all that you do! Greatly appreciated. I am enjoying the features that add to making me more mobile for my Apple devices. It was plug, play, and done. Thanks again for the review.
Heyyy Dooley what’s up man.
Wow thank you soooo much for your kind and supportive comment. That’s amazing. I’m glad you enjoyed the review video and I hope it helped to get you started and more familiar with the product. If you watch any of my recent UA-cam videos, the majority of them have all been recorded with this Lark M2 since I got it.
💯🎥💪 thank you again.
Keep in touch.
Can we reduce the game on a microphone
Yes we can reduce the mic gain by adjust the circle dial on the front of the receiver. ( camera receiver )
At section 12:50 in this video I discuss how to adjust the mic gain via the circle dial on the receiver. By rotating the dial. Low medium and high.
Which mode we need to use Single mic speak and dual mic speak
@@vickyfoodhunter hey there Vicky.
When your just using 1 mic you can set it to mono mode. When you are using 2 mic’s you can set it to stereo mode.
When you using 2 mics you don’t have to use it in stereo mode but it is suggested to use it in stereo mode when using 2 mics that way you will have more flexibility when it comes to editing the audio in post production with your video editing program. That way you can have more control of the audio from both mics when using stereo mode.
Any more questions feel free to ask.
Best part of this vid was Marco!! Adorable kid! Great job
Amazing thank you so much for your kind words and support. I’ll definitely let marco know. He has such a warm heart. Thank you thank you thank you.
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can it connect to ps4??
Hey Maaz, I don’t own a ps4 but I believe it is possible to use this mic kit with the ps4.
You might need to use a 3.5mm TRS to TRRS cable.
Home run video you and your son put together guys! I picked mine up too and will be doing a review of it as well. Such a fan of it!
That’s great news. Congrats on the now mic kit.
I’m sure you’ll enjoy using it.
I appreciate the support and feedback on the video.
Glad my son Marco gave me a hand in this video. Helpful.
Thanks again Marco lol
You forgot to mention the application
What application ? What do you mean ?
@LeoPazzo Rhe Lark application on Google play store
Not sure why but mine sounds like crap plugginginh in directly with usb c in my s22+ phone
Have you resolved this issue?
If so what fixed it?
@@LeoPazzo I have not solved it yet. I haven't played with it since my comment. I'll give it a try. Any tips?
@HonestFred are you using the small mobile phone receiver plugged into your phone ? Or are you using the larger camera receiver plugged into your phone? Both options should work.
Depending what lark m2 kit you bought.
Did you buy the mobile phone version which comes with 2 mics and 1 small usbc receiver?
Or did you buy the combo version that comes with 3 receivers?
-camera receiver
-usbc receiver
- phone receiver
As shown in this video, I have the combo version which comes with all 3 receivers.
For your case, since you want to use it with your phone, you can use either the small usbc receiver or you can use the larger camera receiver but you will need a usbc to usbc cable to connect the camera receiver to your phone.
In my opinion the camera receiver will give you the best audio as you can control the mic gain on the camera receiver.
Also keep in mind the positioning of the mic will give good or bad audio.
Another tip would be to turn off the noise cancelation feature.
If I recall correctly you have to press the small button on the microphone to turn ON or off the mic noise cancelation feature. Turn it off. I can’t remember if the light should be green or blue to indicate that the noise cancelation is off.
Skim through this video again as I do talk about which color the light should be on the microphone that indicates that the noise cancelation is either off or on.
I think the blue light on the microphone means noise cancelation is off. Which is what you want.
Hope this helps.
Keep me updated.
@@LeoPazzo I'm using my Samsung s22+ but you know what I'm gonna try my other phone and see. It could be my phone
Thanks for taking the time to reply and all the details. I will test this and update you.
What a thumbnail man 😮🙏
Hahahha thanks man. 🎥💪
You have explained the functionality of this tech so well. Thanks.
Amazing thank you so much. Happy this video helped. I really and truly appreciate your feedback and support.
I try to make all my videos like this. But some of them don’t get as much recognition and feedback like this video.
Thank you again.
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@@LeoPazzo great job. Just keep going. I'll share my test results here soon.
@@rezamatheka3011 perfect. That will be cool to hear your feedback and test results after using this mic kit. What type of recordings will you be doing?
Thank you so much for this video, it really helped me to figure out the combo kit and how to use everything.
Perfect. Your welcome. I’m happy this video was able to help.
Awesome mic it. Bingo 🎯
Is there a sound quality difference if you are or are not using the transmitter? For example, on my PC is there a difference if I plug the usb into the computer or use the cable to connect the receiver to the computer?
Im not sure if I understand your question 100%.
But I’ll give it a shot.
There is no option not to use the transmitter. The transmitter is the mic.
Without the transmitter you will not have any mic or audio.
Maybe I’m not understanding your question correctly.
Please explain more so I can try to help.
what's the difference between mono vs stereo modes?
Hey there, generally speaking and to keep it simple as possible.
Mono is usually used when you just have one mic activated for one person speaking.
Stereo is usually used when you have two mics activated and 2 people speaking.
So each person would get their own wireless mic.
@@LeoPazzoWould the audio files record separately? How did you show the separate tracks for you and your son? As a podcaster, that’s a feature I’d love to understand! Great video!
@@CoolKidsKidsSchool hey buddy. Thank you for your feedback. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
I filmed this video with my Panasonic GH6 camera. My camera records the audio stereo. And when I use a mic like this Lark M2 in stereo mode. It records 1 video file which has 2 channels, a left and a right channel. Which is basically mic 1 and mic 2. As you exactly see in the video. Now I have full control of each mics audio levels independently.
I’m not sure exactly how to apply this to your podcasting audio setup. If you tell me a little bit more about your audio setup for your podcast maybe I can help you figure out how to specifically have 2 audio tracks when recording in stereo mode with the Lark m2 and using both mics for 2 people speaking.
Cheers 🍻 thanks again.
Great Vid bro. Was very helpful. Def Gained a follower 🔥
AMAZING thank you so much.
I really appreciate it 💯🎥💪
I've been looking for a new mic for my pc as I wanted to move away from a headset into IEMs, and didn't want a full on production mic on an arm, and I think the Lark M2 is the perfect solution. I think the only downside people are mentioning is the use of 2 mics and the single channel, it's only going to be using, so I don't think there will any issues
@@rifle yes this mic is a great option. I have zero issues using this mic with my PC.
@@LeoPazzo I had them come in today, and they were almost perfect, I used software to sort out the noise suppression and now they are perfect. I don't think I'll be touching another mic any time soon. Great video!
@@rifle amazing news. Glad to hear that.
Congrats. Feel free to share any of your content links with me. I’ll Check them out.
Hey bro! Nice review!
I have a couple questions tho, could you rec in separate channels for each mic at the same time ?
And the second question, can u use these on a zoom h6?
Thanks a lot!
Hey Hector.
If I understand your question correctly.
Yes you can record in Stereo setting and it will record a track for mic 1 and another track for mic 2. This is how it works for me when recording to my Panasonic GH6 camera. I get 2 audio tracks in post production. 1 track for mic 1 and 1 track for mic 2.
I don’t own the Zoom H6, but if the zoom h6 has a 3.5mm mic input then Yes you can. If the h6 only has a 1/4 mic input then I’m pretty sure you can just use a 1/8 to 1/4 adapter and connect the Lark M2 receiver to the h6 mic input.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the feedback.
Keep us posted in thr comment section if this video on your results and findings. Cheers 🎥🎙️💪
@@LeoPazzo thanks a lot for the reply!! Really helpful info, keep it up!!
Amazing thank you so much for your feedback.
I don’t do this UA-cam stuff as a job.
I do this as a passionate content creator for the love of the hobby of filmmaking.
@@LeoPazzo love it and get it bro, same here trying to make yt videos for pure passion.
Hi, how far away can the microphone detect speaking? For conferences.
It’s a omni directional mic so it will pick up the sound but in my opinion it wouldn’t be the best audio if the mic is too far away from the people speaking.
You might just need to increase the mic volume gain to help support the distance you need.
Do you own the mic kit already?
How far do you want the mic to be away from the people speaking ?
I can try and test this for you when I have time.
@@LeoPazzo Hi, about 1.5m away from the people speaking. Thanks thanks.
@LeoPazzo Hi sir, have you tried?
@alvin1948 I will try and test it tonight.
Do you want me to upload the audio test onto my Google drive for you to check out to listen to?
Send me an email if you like and I can share with you the Google drive audio test.
Hi Leo. Great video! I have the M2 system (works great for me) but I have to record a round-table with four guests. What's the best solution to do this? If I buy another M2 system, will all four transmitters connect to the receiver connected to the camera I'm using? Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
Hey there thank you for your feedback.
I haven’t tested trying to connect 4 lark M2 mic’s to the 1 receiver.
To be honest I don’t think it’s possible. You may want to double check with Hollyland to answer that question 100%. But my first guess is NO, it is not possible.
I think your next best option is to buy another Lark M2 kit. Have one of the receivers from the kit plugged into your camera as you normally would. And then have the other receiver from the 2nd lark m2 kit plugged into your PC. Then download a free audio recording app on your pc and record the audio to your pc.
So in other words. 2 mics will be recording to your camera in stereo. And the other 2 mics recording to your pc in stereo.
The audio recorded to your pc will need to be synced in post production editing to match up with the camera audio / video.
Another option I’m thinking can work. Is if you use a audio recording device, for example like a Zoom h4n pro audio recorder.
This way you can plug in both receivers from the 2 lark m2 kits as audio inputs to the Zoom h4n pro recorder. Then just record all the audio onto the Zoom h4n pro micro sd card.
Or you can connect one receiver to your camera as normal and the other receiver plugged into the Zoom h4n pro audio recorder. And record the audio that audio to the Zoom h4n pro audio recorder. Yes again you will need to sync the audio in post production.
Another option is to plug in the one receiver into your camera as normal. And the second receiver from the 2nd lark m2 kit plugged into your mobile phone. Then just use a audio recording app on your phone to record the other 2 mics. Yes it is similar to the very first option but this time it can allow you to use your phone to record the audio instead of your PC.
Hopefully this has made sense and has given you some other ideas on how to record 4 people.
Keep me updated on how it goes.
Do some testing before the recording date.
Thanks for sharing. Your video is very well done.
Wow thank you very much for your kind feedback and encouragement to continue making content.
I truly appreciate it 💯💯
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@@LeoPazzo I ordered this system yesterday. Your video has me excited to receive it.
@photographybydaniellee check out all of my recent videos I published on my UA-cam channel. I have been using this mic kit for pretty much all of my videos since I got it.
I have been very impressed with the audio quality and it’s so easy to setup.
How the hell do you put the mic in the wind muff ??? Not one review is showing this
Hahaha I know what you mean. lol
It’s not that hard. It just fits inside. It’s a snug fit. If you’re really struggling and need more help. Let me know and you can add me on FB or IG and I’ll send you a short video showing you how.
Thank you for the video, very thorough and made it super easy to get started! Based on your testing, do you recommend noise cancellation or not for recording on iPhone 14? While it would be nice to cancel out the sound of shuffling papers, etc during meetings, I don’t want to sacrifice audio quality (my first time using a mic, so apologies if this is a basic question!). Thank you!
Hey thank you so much for your support and feedback on the video.
I truly appreciate it.
From my tests I prefer to keep noise cancellation off. I feel with it off it sounds better. More full dynamic audio with both highs and lows.
If the mic is not pointing at those shuffling papers etc then it wouldn’t be too loud into the mic and won’t negatively affect your audio.
Trial and error. So what you like best.
But for me I prefer to keep noise cancellation set to OFF.
@@LeoPazzo Incredibly kind of you to reply right away, thank you so much for the advice. I thought I noticed a bit of an audio quality shift during your testing of the noise cancellation, so that confirms it, much appreciated!
Thanks for the review brother
Much love man. Thank you very much.
I totally appreciate the support.
Can I store the phone adaptor in the combo charging case?
No you can not. They will not fit in the charging case. But you can store them in the little bag with all the other cables and wind muffs.
Thanks so much for sharing this breakdown!
Anytime. You are more than welcome. I appreciate your support and feedback.
Much love. 🎥💪💯🔥🎙️
Do you know if you can record in stereo on iphone 15 pro max using the usbc receiver?
@@DavidWoodBusinessCoach I would assume yes but I’m not 100% sure as I don’t own the iPhone 15. I think your best option is to reach out to Hollyland directly.
Or if you give me some time, I might have a chance to test that out with my iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Thank you so much this video helped a lot
Amazing. Thank you very much. I really appreciate your feedback. Thank youuuu. 🎥🎙️💪
I tried the audio cable and the USB-C cable with my phone. Not getting two separate streams. It's just two streams with identical audio. Tried both the modes, mono, stereo. I have the camera version. OnePlus Nord CE phone. Somebody help, please!
If I recall correctly our mobile phones do not support the stereo features.
You would have to use your camera to take advantage of the stereo mode. You could try your PC to see if it supports the stereo option.
I mainly use this mic kit with my camera and my camera 100% supports the stereo mode.
Try recording to another device in stereo mode.
I’ll do some more research and hopefully get back to you asap.
@@LeoPazzo Yes. It works with my desktop alright. The phones don't support stereo recording, you're right. Thanks for looking out, Leo! Your video helped me figure out how things would work. I am now recording the two Transmitter's signals to two separate tracks in my DAW. Works like a charm!
@@theguitarteacher BINGO! Awesome 👏 that’s what I’m talking about yesss. Glad you got it all sorted out for your needs. It’s crazy what this mic kit can do and it’s soooo small and sounds great in my opinion. What kind of audio are you recording into your DAW? Just 2 people speaking with both transmitters?
@@LeoPazzo I got one tx on my guitar and the other on myself to record a sing-along performance! Planning to devise guitar lessons from here on. The mics are really clean for stuff like this! 🤠
@theguitarteacher amazing. Where do you have the mic placed on the guitar? And how did you mount it to the guitar? Just with the clip? Very cool way of using the mic kit.
How do you have the receiver connected to your PC? With the USBc connection or the analogue 3.5mm connection ? Laptop or PC or Mac?
I'm new this microphone thing and I don't know what a lightning and usb c was so i was so confused when I was buying so I was gonna buy the combo to just are witch one will work with my s23 but you just saved me alot money
Amazing lol no problem at all.
I’m very happy this video was able to help you. We all gotta start somewhere. I’m here if you need any more help.
Congrats on the new mic kit.
Thank you, great tutorial bud helped me a lot😊
Awesome thank you so much for your support and feedback.
Very much appreciated.
I’m glad the video helped.
Cheers
Great video! I have the M2 system, but I need to record a round-table with 4 guests. I'm using a single camera. What's the best solution to do this? I"m assuming using a single receiver will only connect to its 2 original transmitters? Thank you in advance.
Have you found a solution?
My first suggestion would just to place the 2 mics in the center of the table and this way the 2 mics can pick up all 4 people speaking.
If I recall correctly this mics are omni directional so they should be able to pick up all 4 people if you position them in a way they can collect audio from all 4 people.
I would plug in headphones in to whatever device you will be using it with so you can test and monitor the audio. As you may need to increase the receivers mic gain input, or you may need to raise the volume gain of the audio in post production editing process.
Very informative, thank you!
Amazing, thank you so much for your feedback.
Very much appreciated.
Excellent tutorial and review, thank you!
Amazing thank you very much.
I upload many detailed youtube product review videos on my channel weekly. I hope you enjoy some of the other devices I have reviewed.
I am currently working on many other products reviews at the moment so I will continue to publish informative content.
Thank you again.
@@LeoPazzo you’re welcome. I found the book useless. I’m not so young and you made it easy to understand.
@josephbaumann292 hahah all good.
No problem at all. Glad I was able to help. Check out of my recent videos. You can see I have been using this Lark m2 mic for all my recent videos since I got this Lark M2.
Just so easy to setup, super small, and most importantly the audio sounds great.
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can the mic connect to the camera receiver and the type c at the same time? or have one mic connected to the receiver and second mic connected to the type c/lighting receiver???
Wow great question.
I’m actually using the mic right now recording a video review. Once I’m done I’m going to test this out.
If by any chance we can connect both the camera receiver to the camera and at the same time connect the phone receiver to the phone. I wonder if we can record to the camera and the phone at the same time by using both receivers. Great idea.
I’m also interested to know if this is possible. I’ll keep you updated.
@@LeoPazzo please do update. was thinking of getting this for myself.
So what happened,?
Sorry for the delay. Been on vacation and working on filming other projects.
I want to get back to you asap.
Thank you for your patients.
Sorry for the delay. Been on vacation and working on filming other projects.
I want to get back to you asap.
Thank you for your patients.
Great video thanks so much for your content
Awesome thank you so much for your support and feedback.
Very much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video.
@@LeoPazzo I'm just starting out on UA-cam and looking to constantly up my game. At the grand age of 53 🎯
Everyone doing these tutorials, need to stop blowing by the syncing….. a million people are begging for help getting it synced and it’s a complete missed opportunity for you to get easy Subs……
At section 11:44 in this video i demonstrate how to sync / pair the 2 microphones to the receiver. It is done automatically when you power on the receiver and then pull out the mics from the charging hub. Auto sync / pairing feature.
If for whatever reason you need to manually sync the receiver to the mics then you press and hold the yellow button at the side of the receiver for about 6 seconds and then press and hold the yellow button on the side of the microphone for 6 seconds and they will manually sync.
Flashing blue light on the receiver means it is not synced. and solid blue led light on the receiver means that the receiver and mic is paired. Labels as TX1 and TX2.
As discussed in this video at section 11:44
Hope this helps clarify for you.