Sound Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 Does something as an attenuator for lav mics exist. I was trying the rode wireless go II and used the internal mics. Audio is totally clipped - even in the internal recording - although the attenuator was activated. (I think its only 3db). Now I tried to connect an external mic, but it still clips very soon. Is there a way to connect an attenuator to the lav mic so the input signal doesnt clip in the wireless go ii? I know its not an ideal solution.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Patterson Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 ( Sarcastic, salty comments removed) Yes, there is a way. But what you are experiencing can be more easily solved by utilizing higher end, lower sensitivity LAV mics. Rode is a good beginning and backup, but as you see, it has hard limitations. If your savy with a razor and iron you can put in a resistor and lower sensitivity, I guess you could make your own attenuation adapter cable ( casual trash talk mixed with salty comment removed). Lemme know if your curious 🧐. I’ve made lots of repairs to many different types of LAV mics. PM me for pics and how to’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 I am not familier with rode wireless. Most Tx have a gain setting, so lower that. Could very well be clipping at the receiver end going the to the mixer or recorder input as well. If the sound source is high SPL, you may need a different low sensitivity mic.. as was previously stated, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sound Posted February 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 Unfortunately Rode has only a pad setting thats -4db for the internal and - according to some user experience -2 db for the external mic. You can set the output level of the receiver for sure, but that doesnt help. I think I will stay with my sony uwp-d wireless lavs so far, as those rodes arent ideal when it gets loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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