Andrew Marino

At $149, the Wireless Micro is a more pocketable version of Rode's wireless microphone system. I've been using the Wireless Go for a few years now, and having something less conspicuous on my lapel is much appreciated.

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I’ve been testing out wireless microphones from Rode, DJI, Shure, Sennheiser, and others over the past few years — and they’re improving! Recently, both DJI and Rode released compact versions of their microphones, so I put them head-to-head in this video.

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Though I like the idea of wirelessly connecting to a record player, I rarely use that function. If you do, let me know why!

Not much has changed in this updated version of Rode's wireless microphone system , but it does have a lot of great color options.

In iOS 18.2 , Voice Memos now lets you record a second audio track over an existing recording , which is mostly meant for music demos.

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Thanks to Orange FM , you can play FM radio from a Game Boy using this custom cartridge.

Shure's new MV7i is an alt version of its popular USB mic — but instead of an XLR output, you can plug in an XLR or TRS audio input and use it as a stereo USB interface.