How to test a microphone
- Test in an echo-y environment
- Test peaking
- Test rubbing your clothing
- Test room tone
- Test speaking loudly
- Test speaking softly
- Test in a windy environment (on top of a building or near the ocean)
- Test in a crowded environment (cafeteria, on a city street)
- Test at various distances
- Test with various obstructions
Lavalier (Lav) Microphones
RodeLink Wireless Lav System
Tests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-VYFr4ZNBQ
- Impressive quality and distance.
- It seemed to get messed up by obstructions more than anything, so it would be useful to see an obstruction test.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MRHQ8G8dxo&t=6m51s
- Skip to 6:50 for the actual test.
- Impressive quality and distance.
- There were no obstructions in the video, so it's unclear how it will perform if there are partial obstructions (eg a car passing in front of you).
Shotgun Microphones
Rode VideoMic Pro Compact VMP Shotgun Microphone
Wind Muffs
Tests