Sony FX3 / A7SIII / A7IV + Rode Wireless Go II Buzzing Noise Issue & Solutions
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- In this video I break down 3 solutions to get rid of that buzzing noise that you get from using the Sony Fx3 and Rode Wireless Go II. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions!
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For anyone interested: I‘ve been in contact with the Rode Support over this. (I‘m using the First Gen though)
Here‘s what the Support said:
- Update Firmware through App (not an option on first Gen)
- Check if internal recording also has interference noise (seems to be a well working solution for 2nd Gen users)
- enable Airplane Mode on Camera (did not do anything for me)
- Use long cable to get receiver away from camera (also did nothing for me)
- Set the input Db on the receiver to the max.
This actually worked really well for me. I get a lot of noise on the 2 lower input settings and as soon as I go to max levels the noise almost entirely goes away.
I combined this solution with 2 clip on filters on my receiver to camera cable and it seems like this killed 99,9% of the noise.
Hope this might help someone!
For me with my A7S3 what’s fixed the issue for me is setting the receiver to 0db and then my camera audio setting to as low as it goes (level 1 or whatever gives you the best audio without peaking)
Thank you for this.
I am not having joy with a solution for my mic set (I film with Sony ZV1 and AX53) so sadly sending the mic set back.
Dude! Bought the noise filters and new 3.5mm cables and changed the audio settings and this worked! Thanks for this video.
Hey I’m so glad it worked for you as well and happy to help!! 🙏
We have this same issue for our FX3’s. It’s only squealing when we listen to the internal camera audio, whereas once we use the rode wireless go ii’s 32 bit float imported via rode central the squeal completely goes away. I believe the issue is a frequency broadcasted by the camera being intercepted by the 3.5mm wire to the rode. It’s an unbalanced wire which can be interfered with by electrical current. XLR is balanced and is the reason why people sometimes go that direction. Our fix at six and twenty films has been to either unplug the wireless go from the camera completely, and multicam in post and line up the 32 bit float to the scratch audio from the camera using waveforms, or to keep the rode plugged in to the camera and just use the squealing version and waveform it to the internal 32 bit float the same way we would with the scratch audio.
We came across this video looking for exactly what you just talked about and with your fixes + what we’ve worked on i’d say the best way to alleviate the problem is to just multicam using waveform to the 32 bit internal audio. No squealing and you get a lot more editing options in post. Thanks for sharing this and I want to see more of what you have to post!
Thanks for watching! So far I think I’m going to use the clip on noise filter as I haven’t had any issues with that so far!
Why I just saw this video! It works!!! Thank you so much!!!! I used solution #2 with my SonyA3sIII
Of course I’m happy to help!! :) Glad solution 2 works for you🙌
I have Sony A7iii and I’m exactly having these issues so thanks for the video. I’m gonna try these methods
Of course I’m glad to help!!
Well-done video! Thank you for your work on this. I have both the Rode Wireless Go and Comica wireless mics, and both have been buzzing on the A7sIII. It seems to me the real issue is a weakness in the actual Sony mic jack. I've used the microphones on other Sony cameras with no issues. So I'll go for the noise filters.
Thanks so much for watching and I'm glad to help! 🙌 Yeah not too sure why it creates a buzzing noise only on newer Sony cams, but older models like the a7iii seem to be fine. But been using the noise clamps and it helps a ton
I have this issue with my fx3, my roomates fx3 works fine. It’s a Sony issue not rode.
We tested multiple rode mic go, and it’s only my camera that has the issue. My go around it using the top handle it fixes it. I have friends who have the same issue as well.
Man that is a bummer. I’m glad there are workarounds but I do wish it wasn’t a problem to begin with haha. I’ve been using the cable with the clip on noise filter and have had no issues since the release of this video!
The buzzing also happens with the Sony ZV1 and FDR AX53 - soooooo annoying!
The wireless go 1 works perfectly.
I agree it’s the worst haha, but I’ve been using the noise clamps and it’s worked really well for me!
For me the other solution is changing cables…
In your tests I actually liked how much clean the the top handle made the wireless go…
I’ve changed multiple cables and it didn’t actually fix anything, that was the first thing I tried haha. And yeah its super clean with the top handle!
Hey Victor! This randomly came up on my reccomended and I thought "hey, I know that guy!". Earned yourself a new subscriber!
Hey thanks Ray I appreciate it man! 🙏
Thanks for this video! For others out there I've had the same problem with my Panasonic cameras as well - GH4 and FZ2500. Also does the same thing on an older DJI Osmo Pocket (using the DJI mic adapter) and an Sony handycam. Rode told me to use a 6 ft cable that they sell (and are quite proud of as the price reflects) but that did nothing. They never mentioned using the clip-on noise filters. I now have a couple of those and the coiled cables coming from Amazon. Hoping that will solve the problem. I've changed cords to just about anything I could find but that alone did nothing. Also FYI - on my set of wireless Go 2 mics only the left channel picks up the buzzing. Tried switching the Tx units but always in the left channel. Like you the internal recording were always clean. I think Rode has a product defect they're not willing to address. They have stated that their Rx unit has a very hot preamp and super sensitive antenna system so that it can reach out to ranges over 100 yrds. I don't know very many people shooting an interview who need to be a football field away from the talent....LOL! Thanks again for your video!
Hey of course I’m glad to help! Yeah I’ve seen a few videos on using a 6 ft cable and man it makes the setup so odd and is very awkward as a solution haha! Yes thankfully noise filters have worked for me over the past few months so I’m happy to say after putting it through a lot more testing it’s been a great solution! That makes sense about the hot preamp cause I have seen people do comparisons to other wireless lav systems and rode’s has an insane range but it seems to be at the cost of getting that buzzing noise unfortunately. But yes happy to help!!
I had buzzing within the wireless go II system while using a lavalier mic. My solution was to turn off dB padding within the receiver and that eliminated the buzzing
I didn't need to replace any of the cabling or do any adjustments to the camera (Sony a7iii)
Nice! I tried that and unfortunately didnt work for me so I’ve been using the noise clamps and been working for me
This has been driving me absolutely nuts. I've been using the Go II on my a7siii for over two years with no issues, and after swapping to the rhino cage from smallrig, the closer position of the go II (in the angled shoe) is making the interference unbearable. I went through old footage and the noise was definitely not there. I just rebuilt my rig and now have to deal with this... so lame lol
Dang I actually haven’t heard of the cage making a difference but that makes sense because some comments mention when the receiver is a certain distance away the buzzing goes away. I agree super frustrating on our end :/ I recently upgraded to the rode wireless pros and those seem to have completely eliminated the buzzing noise. Not the best solution to buy a more expensive version, but may be worth emailing rode and seeing if they can provide you some type of discount if you were to purchase the pros! Hope this helps
i really appreciate you for posting this because i sent back like 4 rode's wireless thinking it was them, and was told my a7siii was the issue , im going to try this, i thought it was just mine that was doing this!
Hey I’m glad to help!! It definitely sucked when I found out too, but glad theres at least a couple solutions!
@@victor.melchorfilm send you a message in insta can you reply please
@@360fullhd Sure!
Thank you so, so much! I was so unhappy with this Noise from my Wireless go! Now it's pretty much gone...
Of course thanks for watching and happy to help! 🙌
wow I am planning to buy the same setup, bookmark this, Thanks a lot
Of course, glad to help!
I'm having the same issue with the ZV-1, I saw another creator mention buying a longer cable, so I am trying that, I should have the cable today to test
I have seen that the longer cable works but in terms of ergonomics and ease of use I’d recommend just getting the noise clamps!
@@victor.melchorfilm sorry, youtubes notifications system is horrible, as you know haha. So with the longer cable, the sounds has been AMAZING, I move the receiver further from the camera, but I dont doubt the noise clamp is great and I want it, how would I know how thick my cable is? If you would like to, I made my first Podcast and to me, the sound is AMAZING.
@@ThisBytesForYou no worries and that’s great!! I’m not too sure which other cables would work but the one I linked in my description works perfectly with the clamps :)
Great video . I have exactly the same issue using the wirelss DJI mic with the Sony A7S3 ( buzzing) . No help from Sony. I agree with some of the other comments I can use the mics and same cable on the Sony A7iii and the sony A6500 and no buzzing . So it seems to prove the issue is with the donyaudio socket. Saw another guys video that said that DJI recommended changing their cable out. So going to do that and add the noise filters !
Yeah that helped me as well, I also got another comment saying they switched their cable out with a higher quality one and had no issues!
Thank you. Option 1 reduced the noise alot on my Wireless GO II + Sony Alpha 6400. But now I cant speak so loud using the microphones because I dont want my recording to clip. 😑
@@AbbaokGaming Of course I’m happy to help! One possible way to fix that is to set your wireless go II to have a safety track that’s -20db so if you do clip you can use the lower db track :)
in my case turning PAD option off @RODE helps
Thanks Albert! Do you have to do it within the rode app or just on the receiver?
@@victor.melchorfilm both ways )
Same with me! It just disappeared when I turned PAD option off 👍
@@victor.melchorfilmwhat is a pad option?
Thank you! Great Vid
Of course happy to help!
This was a really awesome video that helped me solve a huge problem. Thank you for doing this! GREAT work!
Hey thanks so much for watching I’m happy to help! 🙏
Thanks for making this video! The cable grounding cover was a good solution and actually works. This is def. a problem on Rodes end with the WG mics. I have the Filmmakers Wirless mic and it does have this issue at all. I haven't had a chance to try DJI mics yet to see if they have the same issue and that would call out Sony.
Of course I’m glad to help! :) Yeah It’s been my favorite solution out of the other options! Oh I see that is interesting, and also other people who commented told me they had the same issue with the dji mics unfortunately, but I’m sure the grounding cover may do the job for those as well!
Hi Victor, thanks for solving my problem.
Of course! Glad I could help!! :)
This was helpful! Thanks.
Of course thanks for watching!
Just say when using the receiver with the top handle you do not need/want phantom power enabled, the wireless units are powered units with their own power supplies so turn phantom power off.
I’ve had similar results to you :)
Ahh great tip thanks so much! 🙏
You seem like a really nice guy. Thanks heaps for the help mate. Keep at it.
Hey thanks Michael, and always happy to help! 🙏
you should link this video to Chris's video as I have not seen anyone mention the clip on filters
Thats a good idea I’ll do that rn! Thanks!!
@@victor.melchorfilm no thank you! I just started looking for some filters because of you haha
@@TheSaiyan of course glad to help!! Here is the link to the ones I got! www.amazon.com/dp/B078XKHLKG?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_S2CQ7Q2PMAHWMJNCVRX9
@@victor.melchorfilm thanks, i’ve seen your link but i’m from Romania, so I need to find some online shops that have them in my country 🙏🏻
@@victor.melchorfilm also, would you say 1 is enough? I really dont wanna buy a 10 pcs package
Thanks for a very thoughtful video! Definitely helped.
Of course! Happy to help 🙌
Thanks for this video. Great help 😁🙏
Of course thanks for watching!
Thank you, same issues here, ordering now!
Of course, happy to help!
Hey man thanks for testing these out. Do you also have a link to the coiled mic cable you used? Cheers
No problem glad to help! And yeah here’s the link :)
www.amazon.com/dp/B07CHR9K9X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_KM18BVEEPF75A8V9G32A
@@victor.melchorfilm thx heaps!
@@stevewelsh__ Of course! 🙌
Great video Victor!
Thanks so much Ben, happy to help! :)
LISTEN, EVERYBODY! I HAVE THE REAL FIX!
I talked directly with Sony Support and they helped me out. I set my internal recording level to 7 and my rode wireless to 0db and the buzzing is gone! Since the DB is at the highest setting the recording isn't quiet either!
it worked gangy
Dude thank you man
Hey of course I’m glad to help!!
Super helpful thank you👍
Of course Ryan glad to help!
Hi, thanks for the video, none of your solution works with my fx3 :( Even with attached xlr handel there is still noise. Xlr is a “solution” because you moving receiver away from camera, if you move it back to camera body you will hear the buzz. One of the simple solution is to buy long cable and separate camera body and RWG :)
Aw man I’m sorry none of the solutions worked for you, I’m not quite sure why though :/ Be sure to switch the audio levels to manual hopefully that will fix it! Only issue with moving the receiver away is that I’d prefer to leave the RWG attached to the camera
Although that is one the solutions ( I've actually used it that way) I prefer to keep mine attached to the top of my camera. That is the reason I bought it. I mainly film on gimbal and handheld. It is not practical to keep the receiver away from the camera plus it looks unprofessional. RODE has done a very poor job this time and their tech support is not very helpful either.
I used to have Sennheiser LAV and they worked flawlessly but they were bulky.
I wish Sennheiser would create something similar, I would be one of the first ones to get it...
when I touch the cable the noise goes away
I noticed that too! So basically with this clamps that I mentioned in the video, it makes it go away without having to hold the cable
Did you try the round cable without the clip on thingy's? We found just replacing that flat 3.5 that came with the Rode was the solution. Bought a good quality 3.5 with proper shielding and problem solved.
Without the clip ons it was still happening, but I recently upgraded to the wireless pros and with those set to 0db and my Sony set to 3db I don't get any buzzing!
The other guy you mentioned in the other video [Daniel Liwanag] is using the clip-on noise filter on the TRRS cable with 3 rings. I thought we were supposed to use the TRS cable with 2 rings and you are also using the TRS cable with 2 rings.
Is it ok to use the TRRS cable?
I’m sorry I’m not too sure but if you need I linked the cable I used in my bio!
We had the same issue. Just turn the airplane mode on in FX3 and that's it. :)
Tried that on my unit and unfortunately didn't work :/ But I've been using voice isolation in davinci resolve and it virtually gets rid of the buzzing for me!
any idea how to fix in post? Thank you
Hey Loc! So I personally haven’t tried this but this guy talked about using a noise removal tool to get potentially get rid of some of the buzzing. ua-cam.com/video/Rgk-fZsPWxg/v-deo.html he mentions it at 15:16 Hope this helps! :)
I wish I watched this a long time ago I have an fx3 and rode go 2 and have the same buzz I really want this nice to work as it’s so small on the camera and to run 2 channels at same time while on a gimbal would be awesome
I always have to revert to my sennheiser kits but they don’t do a duel channel yet so have to receivers ….
I’m happy to help!! Yeah it’s a bummer the issue still hasn’t been fixed, but so far those clips and sony recommendaed settings help a ton!
Same problem on my GH5, sometimes it's gone though.
Aww man that’s a bummer :/ Have you tried turning off bluetooth and wifi in the camera?
i have the same issue with a6400 and Rode Wireless Go, but also the same with Zoom H1n so technically Rode Wireless Go is useless for me because i cant record it with anything except a computer
Man I’m sorry to hear that :/ Honestly I’d recommend the clamps! They get rid of that buzzing noise pretty well
@@victor.melchorfilm thanks I've just ordered them, just I'm very suprised that so little amont of people actually talk about this issue which is a major one, that's why it's a good idea to buy a pro wireless kit like Sennheiser EW 122P - it allows to change the frequency
@@Adr805 Nice! And yes I agree, especially with the amount of UA-camrs who shoot with a Sony + Rode setup. Eventually I’d love to pick one of those up!
Hey thx so much - Im having the same issue - can you pl share the Amazon link to the round cable? I'd appreciate that.
Of course I'm happy to help! :) Here is a link to the round cable and the clip on noise filters!
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@@victor.melchorfilm The Victor... I have an another quick question - when connected to my camera (Sony A7siii) do I need to separately extract sound files from the Wireless Go II or would the sound get recorded on my camera card?
Thx so much :)
@@mediafactoryinternational Hi sorry for the late reply! But no, the audio files will be directly on the A7siii clips so you don’t need to extract them from the rode :) If you’d like, for safety you can turn on the internal recording in the rode app when you connect the receiver to your computer to have a backup track just in case anything goes wrong but personally I haven’t had any issues with the files recorded directly to my fx3 :) Let me know if you have any other questions I’m happy to help! 🙌
@@victor.melchorfilm Very helpful Victor. So the reason I was asking was - I am wondering if the hiss sound may or may not have got recorded on the receiver unit - or would you think if its on the camera it would be the same on the receiver too?
@@mediafactoryinternational Happy to help! No the hiss sound definitely won’t get recorded on the receiver unit :) But personally with the cable and interference clamps it pretty much eliminates that hissing sound :)
got one of those clip on noise reduction filters, it does not work for me, maybe I do need to have 2 on the cable to eliminate the noise. I have a normal rode mic with cable (nothing wireless)
I was noticing a bit of noise still with only one so try two and have your sony audio level set to 6 and Rode set around -9db to 0db! Hope this helps!
@@victor.melchorfilm only issue is i cant do any setting on the mic i have, but i will get another filter and see whats happening
Sadly it just happened to me for the first time, everything was fine until I connected the headphones for monitoring at the same time.
Sorry to hear that :/ Hopefully this video helped find a solution that works for you!
Thanks for explaining so well, helped a lot. I just got Deity S-mic2s for Sony-Fx3 for run and gun shoot. I am getting lots of handling noise through mic, is there a way to get around this? Thanks
Hey of course! Honestly I haven’t really used the included top handle because of the handling noise but the only think I know of is just holding it by the camera grip and avoiding holding the top handle. Sony definitely needs to fix some of the kinks for the top handle in my opinion!
I got the smallrig handle extension, havent used it much but heard its supposed to get rid of some of the creaking as well
@@victor.melchorfilm Thanks Victor, just ordered the smallrig handle extention, hoping for better result.
Comica vm30 have the same issue. I just connectec mic from Comica to boya transmitter and problem gone... 🙄
Nice!
Question… is your oudio/mic input in your body camera is loose/play movement?
Hey Joel! The input does have a little bit of play, but I believe that is normal
@@victor.melchorfilm thank you, I have noticed that the audio recorded is distorted when the camera has a 3% battery live or less, this happen few time with no mic/lav connected just the camera and the build in mic. have you noticed this?
Anyone using Saramonic Blink 500 on FX30 with this issue? I bought the FX30 and now I'm wondering about it. Thanks a lot!
I haven’t used it before, but recommend trying the noise clamps in the video as theyre very affordable!
@@victor.melchorfilm I got my FX30 and Saramonic Blink 500 with the original cable worked fine! No noise.
I have issues with my fx3 too but not my a7siii
That’s interesting! Makes me think it’s specifically an issue with Sony’s quality control :/
@@victor.melchorfilm too add tot that, I have this same issue with only the rode wireless go II and not the first version. I also have this problem with the dji dual mic system. Weird. I found that using a long 3.5mm connected cable away from the camera usually works. However, it’s super annoying
@@marshallhajek That's so weird, now I don't know if it's a specific Sony issue, Rode issue or both? Aw man that's a bummer, is it the new DJI Wireless mics? I was planning on purchasing those in hopes it wouldn't have the same issue haha. Yeah I have heard that the extended cable works but it definitely does seem cumbersome especially if you're doing run and gun work
@@victor.melchorfilm Ya It is the new wireless dji mics. I bought them mainly because it had a charging case, was magnetic, hoped to stop the buzzing/rode clicking noise, and had slightly better audio quality. Used them on an interview yesterday and the audio was buzzing. Oddly if I held the receiver it stopped. I still recommend the mics but the problem still exists just like the rode mics
Такая же проблема на Sony 7c
I find with my Rode Wireless Pro, the lower the batteries get the louder the noise gets.
I recently upgraded to the wireless pro as well, I’ve found a sweet spot for avoiding that noise with the internal sony volume set to 2-3 db and the wireless pro set to 0db. Hope this helps!