Sennheiser MKE 400 vs 200 vs Rode Videomicro: Best Vlogging Mic?!
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- Опубліковано 10 кві 2021
- Today we battle the new Sennheiser MKE 400 vs the MKE 200 and the Rode Videomicro. As well as take a look at their new Sennheiser XS Lav mic with mobile kit for smartphone vlogging. Are these the best shotgun mics for youtube creators? Better than the Rode videomic pro plus or ntg?
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Thank you Sennheiser for sending these mics for review!
If you buy this gear through my affiliate links, Sennheiser and Panasonic will have a good old fashioned duel.
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You can get rid of all that background noise, just get the Waves plugins from their Restoration pack. X-Noise, X-Hum, X-Click, X-Crackle and Z-Noise. You could just use one of those shotgun mics, remove the noise and be golden with very minimal messing around. Check them out! Also a few simple EQ hacks and you should be able to make the voice even better. You've got the audio knowledge from working with your music. The perfect microphone is here!
There is a new Vlogging kit from Rode.
Rode vologging kit universal. It's a kit which has a mic, plastic stand, phone holder and copy of the cude light. Please could you give me your opinion on it. Its only 150€ but i think it is over priced 😅
How is the mke200 on a FDR-x3000? Do you also need a volume control unit? OR will it be good?
@@LeopoldElwes you know that rode it is the Video Micro and a led and tripod.
Returning lost items and feeding animals. He's the superhero Toronto deserves. UA-cam is just a cover so has a reason to roam the city.
How this dude doesn’t have 1M subs is beyond me. Straight up legend, funny and literally informative content.
You mean illiterately informative content?
@@fuglbird... youre not nice 😒
Man, the Fuji looked fantastic today.
I was thinking the same thing.
Its weird that when he goes outside the Panny almost always looks best
Fuji looking magical today!!!
Like it just woke up from a happy dream, had a good fart and a coffee on the balcony.
Thanks for the video. Do you think it's better to set the camera body to -12db and +20 on the MKE400 or the camera body at +0 and the leave the MKE400 in the middle.
great video and review mate! well done! thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the great test!! My vote is the sennheiser xs lav for vlogging and/or windy days. As for on camera, still deciding... Thanks again. 👍😊
You are one of the most funny and entertaining guys here on YT. Love your style and humor. Greetings from Austria
Great entertainment for my morning!! Thanks!
Dude! Fisrt seeing one of your videos and LOL had to stop by and salute you! Instant Sub!
This video was more confusing than a Fellini flick. Squirrel tails hanging from the top right, purple trees, haunting sound...GENIUS!!! They will start studying you in film school.
They will study him....to proof that content is not king. It's all about format.
Finally someone testing the handling noise on the MKE 400! I bought the MKE 200 a week ago and the handling noise made me think twice about also getting the MKE 400. This is the first review of many that points out this . This was not an issue with the Rode VideoMicro and I did not think about it before I got the MKE 200. Now I will get the MKE 400 as it dont have that issue. THANK YOU!
Thank you so much, it
MKE 400 > RODE VIDEOMICRO > 200 AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMED LIKE TO ME.
man you are born to do reviews and videos like these
Just looking into these, thanks.
Saw an article about Ontario issuing stay at home that had a picture of "A pedestrian walks across Wellington Street West in Toronto on Thursday, March 25, 2021." To my disappointment it wasnt a picture of CC crossing the street/near death experience whilst vlogging it.
Being using the MKE 200 for months. Can't say enough good things about it.
I did a comprehensive demonstration about the mke200 against the media mod in a whole bunch of different settings, walking, cycling and in the car.
right angle cord for the 200 as a boom, bam! great video, want the 400 now
Better can be relative sometimes, this was a good video. I wonder how the Senns do indoors without all the noise getting rejected. They did a very good job at handling it for sure.
I love both Rode and Sennheiser, I have and use both Rode and Senny, the wireless go 1 and 2, the videomicro, and NT1-A, as well as the MKH 416 and ME66/K6 and they all sound really great... BUT, each one has their strengths and weaknesses. I found the VideoMicro sounded better overall than the MKE200, but the MKE400 sounded noticeably better than the other 2, but still that audio compression that your phone does to it hurts the soul. Video is relatively subjective, you can get away with a lot, but audio isn't, your audio must always be as good as you can possibly get it, you may not feel it's quite as important but your viewers definitely notice, good comparison tho, enjoyed the video.
The 400 wins, but for 1/3 of the price and 90% of the performance the video micro is clearly the best value hands down.
Good review. Kudos on your gentlemanly rescue of the ladies' dropped item.
Did you ever try the Shure VP83 shotgun mic? I have it on my Fuji. Sounds excellent to me.
Hi mate, was wondering if you could clarify whether or not you can record audio EMI-free when you are at home and your camera is plugged into the wall adapter? My Rode VideoMic Pro works perfectly when recording with cameras powered by battery, BUT, when recording when the cameras are powered by their AC wall adapters the audio always picks up an EMI buzz in the BG. Really frustrating!
Cheers, mate, for any light shed on this.
This new MKE400 seems to be fantastic. I love the way it sounds in most reviews I have seen, including yours. I am somewhat tempted. I have the MKE600, it is a fantastic microphone, but a bit too conspicuous on top of a cellphone :) :) In your video the Rode sounded great as well. The MKE200 sounds like a cheap microphone, which it clearly isn't...
Whatever lens you're testing on the X-T4 is looking fantastic! Also yes, the Sennheiser 400 sounded best.
If it helps, as a sound engineer, I preferred the Rode Videomicro on-camera (outdoors) sound and the Sennheiser 400 in your office. The Comica and Sennheiser lavs were quite similar, quality wise, but the Comica just edged it a bit with a slight top end boost to it.
I am SOOOO enjoying your videos dear sir. They are making me chuckle and feel good through these crazy lockdown times in the UK.
You're going to have to introduce me to who this "Tony" character is though. Maybe there are several folk called Tony as well?? (you say "Tony 2") sometimes. All a bit blurry without putting a face to the name... ( ;) )
Thanks for all you're doing :)
“Toneh” is Tony Northrup, the UA-cam camera/lens reviewer who seems obsessed with “bokeh”, out of focus blur. He had recently shot a video at f1.2... So Kasey made a video about Tony’s search and need for Toneh. K always parodies and lambasts everyone, and everyone’s values, himself included.
“Toneh 2” is f2. The minimum acceptable amount of Toneh. Toneh 1 is Nirvana.
@@quentinnewark2745 Bless you sir, I had got it, was just playing up to the humour a bit... Thanks for the explanation though :)
Can you check out the ecm b1m mic for the Sony system?
The three-hour warning for power is a strong feature in my opinion, partnered with the excellent performance. I appreciate the review and the excellent humor! Going with the 400, let's see how that works out. THANK YOU!
Good choice, I use it too, hasn't let me down yet. Also ideal for backup when you upgrade in the future
Thanks for this test. I like your style, however, you have plenty of great comments that add life to your video, still it requires lost of concentration from the viewer, at least for me. I was a bit lost and at the end, I'm not sure which mic is best for my usage.
On a lighter note, I know it's trivial but it seems that the best profile is the right side for you. You are very different depending on the angle you choose (right or left). Fascinating.
I used the EDUTIGE ETM-001 to vlog on the street. I like it because sometimes I interview random people and it picks up with no problem. But the mic is really sensitive. I used with the GoPro 8
Nice review. Just a small point for ya - it's a high pass filter or low cut filter. Think about what frequencies are being allowed to 'pass' or are being 'cut'. You're welcome.
I'm looking for a new mic so this was good. The Rode was best outdoors. Both Sennheisers had sibilance, i.e. hissy s-sounds. I'd watch out for that because it fatigues your hearing.
I was surprised at how much difference there is with the 200 and 400. I like the big guy a lot better than the "she won't be happy to see that."
Casey, that cheap 3.5 Jack to USB C adapter you're using might seriously impact the audio quality. Did you try other adapters? I'm thinking to buy a Sharkoon Mobile DAC or Sharkoon DAC PD adapter. Could you test those? Lol
Wow Russia looks so nice in the summer.
:D
Could you not also go the Senni Lav with the DJI Osmo and the wireless kit? I have tried with the Rode Lav and it worked quite well, but I am now super curious about the Senheiser cutting out the BG noise. As at major events where its better to be more incognito with a smaller cam and a 'hidden' mic setup that combo would be awesome.
how about trying the rode video mic ntg and comparing it with these?
Have you ever thought about the SONY ECM-B1M for the A7S III?
And be locked forever with Sony ecosystem? Whoa...
"...complain about perfectly legible audio." Brilliant Kasey! Not many people caught that.
This was a great review man. Thanks.
There's a cultural difference between Rode and Sennheiser. The clarity of the MKE 400 compliments most languages where the bass bias of Rode seems very targeted at English speakers which sound throaty. Easily accomplished on the Sennheiser by cutting highs in post and boosting low mids a bit, while the reverse of boosting highs on the Rode would also boost preamp noise. Sennheiser is definitely a winner in my opinion, although the lack of handling noise reduction on the MKE 200 is a fail.
DUDE!
MKE 200 VS MKE 400 VS Rode Videomic go II or Rode videomic NTG ?
I can buy NTG but Im not sure if that is worth it. Help :)
Thx for checking the handling noise. I'm sad that MKE200 got that noise. Cause that's the only bad thing about my Movo VXR10 mic. While I switch hands or move camera too much there is this annoying rumbling noise :(.
I do believe you have to change your default audio setting in the camera app before you can use your TRS to USB-c adapter. Or maybe it just doesn't work regardless of setting on your phone? But that Sennheiser MKE 400 sounds damn fine to my ear holes, definitely better than your current RODE mic. I hope you make the switch.
Cheers 🍻.
I'm psyched to get my CC t-shirt. You're my favorite thing on the internet! Sorry to be that guy, but I just wanted to correct you since you said it so many times... it's a 'high-pass' filter, not a 'low-pass' filter, also called a 'low-cut' filter, which I'm sure you meant when you said 'low-pass'. Low-pass cuts the highs.
Hello from Vorarlberg Austria 😄🇦🇹
Actually no joke I was about to ask you what your best recommendation is for lavalier microphones😅 so you'll clear recommendation is obviously the Sennheiser lavalier microphones🤔 father also any good cheap options or are they all bad😅
Kind regards Leopold 🤗
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@@cameraconspiracies Woah, perfect! Thanks Kasey!
I tried looking it up but none of them had that vital stylish flash of red, so big thanks for these links!!
Can you Test some edutige Microphones?
They have some little tiny ones.
I bought one and it works well but it's the only one I've ever had so I have nothing to compare it to
I am interested in buying sen 200
Can it capture bird noise from a certain distance, like 15 feet to 50 feet.
I mean the noise that I can hear from a distance.
Or
Rode video micro can?
Please help me.
I just got the 200, now I'm I'm contemplating the 400. Damn you!
lol
Hi, thanks to share your interesting video. I have never used a microphone for my Lumix GH5, also because it has a good mic. incorporated. Please let me understand, this is not a criticism. If you are vloging, to shoot only a few minutes where the microphone is actually useful in a working day, but unfortunately you have to leave it on the camera all the time causing you only some annoyance. My question: how useful do you see it to those who do not do any interviews, etc. etc.? Thanks for your thought.
I got a Movo SMM5 generic shock mount to reduce handling noise. It's only 15 bucks and very well built, you should check it out, maybe pairs well with the m200
The Comica CVM-VM10 is a Rode Video Micro clone (no battery, small compact microphone) but it's MUCH louder, like it's stuck on +10db... so you can turn down the in camera volume (thus less noise)
Too bad for Pany users that their -12db is like a +20 on other cameras. I want a mic for my G9 with a -10 or -20 db pad. Forget the boost.
The type c to 3.5 cord would work if it had a built in dac.
I'm hunting for a good dongle for the s20 plus and the mate 20 pro.
I bought the 200. The hand noise is tolerable (but sucks) however the behind camera performance is great for a shotgun - beats that editing mess with that deity
Same. I'm excited to try the 200 out. I also hate the suspension system on mics. Functional, but obnoxious looking. Sennheiser puts theirs in the blimp of the mic.
The mke200 isn't a shotgun, it's a regular cardiode type mic. The 400 is a mini shotgun though.
The MKE 400 for the studio, for sure. But...
Amazingly, the Sony X3000 still has the best mics for un-tethered outdoor sound. Puts Sennheiser to shame. (I just went back to one of my own videos to test and.., holy crap it's good! -Doesn't reject background noise, but it's so clear and good at picking up voice at Vlogging distance, it doesn't matter.)
Sony made a deal with the devil for that one. -Probably in exchange for promising to never make another good action cam again. If only a princess would kiss Sony and release them from the curse...
Rode video micro still unbeatable imo
I just receive the make 400. On G9, with mic @ +db and camera @ +6db, I can barely get sound. Am I doing something wrong? Problem with mke400? Videomicro works great.
NEVERMIND....pilot error....used wrong cable...
one of the things my planned channel will do is audio lessons and tips and secrets episodes. I could do very detailed episodes on several topics you touched on. I am very impressed that you could run +20dB off the mic without hiss because that's pretty much a no-no in audio. You really never want to do that if possible. the mk400 definitely sounded better in my opinion even though it has the higher low-end roll off of 50Hz (mk200 is 40Hz) the mk400 sounded warmer and better to me. The mk400 also has a higher SPL capability which means you can put it in a louder environment. the low pass filter will not filter out back-ground noise. In your case I would probably never use it. Low pass is maybe if you are doing a VOICE interview in an area where maybe there is a lot of "bass" from music and you want to cut out the bass before it ever gets to the pre-amp (will make your voice pick up cleaner). you also touched on the super-cardioid pattern. That has to do with the "directivity" of the audio pickup. SUPER-CARDIOID means the microphone is just as "directional" direction as a cardioid is facing forward but the difference is that the super cardioid picks up a close range space from the rear. both the 200 and 400 are "super cardioid". if you want something that is "much" more directional, then you want a shot-gun mic because that sucker will pickup what is dead center ahead but not much to the sides (in particular) left or right of center screen on your camera.. I emailed your vegetable police my email starts with "burf". you are more than welcome to ask me audio questions. I love your channel so I will definitely reply. you may know way more about audio than you lead on in this video. if your preamps are hissing then I would not crank up the gain on the camera-- I would TRY not to crank the mics either-- never use low pass. but in post you can add a "gain" plugin on your video editing software and you can boost the signal there. I have some very significant tricks for mixing audio from cameras ALSO--> one thing if you want to master your camera audio, I could take an audio sample from you put it into my studio and I will mix it perfectly to analyze what is needed to get perfect sound from whatever mic it is you are using.. THEN I can send back to you the tweaks I did that way you can make some audio presets for your camera audio tracks that you just cut-n-paste and BAM! you got epic audio every time. that said, in my email I recommended some other sennheiser mics for you.. they are heavier so I can see if you don't like my choice especially for vlogging but if you had to choose between these two, 400 all the way. I could EQ that and give you some compressor settings that really sweaten that up while maintaining natural sound and not sounding like you have an effect on there.
@RAILWAY FILMS You wrote: "Low pass is maybe if you are doing a VOICE interview in an area where maybe there is a lot of bass from music and you want to cut out the bass before it ever gets to the pre-amp (will make your voice pick up cleaner)."
NO! That's a high pass filter (or low cut filter). The high pass filter is normally used to reduce wind noise. It may also remove some of your handling noise but proper vibration isolation is better. Vibration isolation will also help against focus noise and zoom noise from the camera.
Low pass filters are used for removing high frequency sounds to avoid aliasing. You cannot recover from aliasing in post. Aliasing corrupts your audio signal in the entire frequency range. Your microphone will give some inbuilt low pass filtering but often only -10 dB at 20 kHz. You can always do high pass filtering in post - only limited by your dynamic range.
hi great video. one question.. if i use mke 400 on gopro 11 will it show up on the screen?
For sure it will. The 200 with a deadcat did on my Hero 11 with mod kit. It was small but picked up every camera movement on the hero 11.
@@CameraRay thnx
The 400 sounded awesome!
you dropped your thing! 😌
Closing my eyes and I’d swear you were Dave Chappelle doing a mic review 😂
Whoa... the fooj looks amazing...
Haha, that joke at the beginning. That's great. 😆
Sennheiser MKE-440 works for me. Very rugged, sounds good and batteries last FOREVER.
It's a little bizarrely shaped though.
Overall I preferred the Rode in the end - nicer dynamic range. Just sounds more natural... on the XT4...
MKE 400 and then the Rode micro but man, the Rode is stupid good for the price. Now if I would just actually remember to use mine, lol.
Cardioid means that, if you plot the sensitivity of the mic on a polar graph, the shape of said sensitivity is heart-shaped.
And if it stops working, you have.., Cardiac failure.
Ba-dum Ching!
The Rode Videomicro is just stupendously good for its price.
I watched several videos. Røde, Sennheiser, Deity D4 mini. In the end, the Røde Videomicro sounds better than most, is great at eliminating background noise, best price/performance.
Only the Sennheiser MKE 400 sounds better and has some extra features. But it costs 3 to 4 times as much. The MKE 200 sounds very thin and sensitive to some handling noise. The Deity D4 mini is good, but it allows more background noise than the Røde and costs almost the same.
Too bad, as the form factor of the MKE 200 makes it very portable and discreet. If the MKE 400 price was just twice as the Røde Videomicro, I'd probably upgrade.
Not sure if he screwed up the audio. I've heard a lot better audio from all of these 3 mics in 1 single video comparison with no editing.
This guy is the King of sarcasm
That freaking haunting noise of the huawei pre amps....oooouch
This video confused me so much, I'm going to start using captions instead of recording dialog
Sennheiser lav was better by a fair amount. Love the sound from the 200 and 400, ok I’m getting them, or maybe not.
Ist amazing 🤩
im watching this with Sennheiser IEM , yea fan boy
I'm thinking of buying a cheap knockoff of the Rode Videomicro Ultracompact, because my a6400 doesn't pick up the sounds of the birds I am shooting. I'm hoping that this way, the depth to which I fall down the rabbit hole would be shallow.
With regard to audio, your real underperformer is the Huawei. It sounded as though somebody took a rusty butter knife and hacked a chunk out of the top-end. It was as though someone was speaking from within a full hall closet, that happened to be underwater. Tiny creatures wept, openly.
Yes the 400 is better. I have the 200. It’s my goto most of the time.
A low pass filter is the same thing as a high cut filter, so of course your voice wouldn't get less "bassy".
The reason it doesn't work on your phone is because if you connect it via USB c, the audio isn't going into the dac that is in your phone. Signal only goes to the dac through audio jacks. If your phone doesn't have audio jacks, you may need an external dac
Why does the dead cat read Comica when you're testing the Sennheiser Lav mic?
Because it's a Comica dead cat...
@@cameraconspiracies 🤯
@@cameraconspiracies That figures ;-)
A low pass filter is not doing what you think it does. It filters high frequencies.
Do the Z6!!!
I cant wait to change the mke 400 for a rode videomic ntg
What kind of mic does Howard Stern use ? His voice is amazingly deep on his show, but he sounds like anybody else on other shows (interviews). That is your assignment for your next video. Well, we'll give to a week for your answer.
WELCOME TO THAT GUY
4 grams that’s a deal breaker for those of us in metric land but if your an imperialist like the good old US of A it’s all about the pounds - it needs to be heavier
Wait, that MKE 400 looks a *lot* different than my MKE 400. Looks like they changed design to a stubby form factor.
Finally, after ALL these years you learned to light a scene
Thanks for me giving me a seizure with all the auto white balance changes when you were next to the road with the loud motorcycle and trucks
12:43 Hero from the streets 😎😁
I have the metal phone mount. I like how solid it is, plus the cold shoe on top.
The new lens looked amazing!
The Rode mic sounded like crap after all the other mics.
But I think you kind of lose the feel of the atmosphere without some of the city noises.
That lens did look amazing. So much so, in fact, that I briefly lost focus on what he was saying.
You’re the butter to my biscuits
Woo hoo!
On the phone -- both lav mics were quite bassy -- too bassy for my tastes (hmmm, what does bass taste like?) -- though the Senn was a tab clearer. The MKE 200 lost all bass and was a bit thin. The MKE 400 was a better overall balance of bass/mid/treble. On the Fuji -- MKE 400 +20dB -- clearer than on the phone, but a little more traffic noise. From the back it sounds like you are living in a cardboard box. MKE 200 on Fuji sounds thinner than 400. Handling noise when you tested MKE 200 -- yikes! Rode VideoMicro *NONE*! (but more road noise)