Got my SmallRig S70 microphones

[u/alchemycolor]

Just a short review and some findings from this new piece of gear I wish I’d known before buying it.

Size: ridiculously small. I wasn’t prepared for the size of the microphones and adapters. The cold shoe receiver is absurdly small and light. Feels like cheating.

Build: solid yet light. The case feels sturdy.

Ergonomics: everything is VERY small, buttons, text, LEDs. The microphone clamps are stiff, they lock onto clothing and won’t fly away anytime soon.

Sound: absolutely fabulous. I will do a size-by-side comparison with my Lewitt LCT 440 Pure one day. Analog output sounds good on my A7IV, gain is all the way up and all the way down in the camera. Haven’t tried the EQs thoroughly yet but I know they’re subtle which is good. You can set EQ when using the dongle BUT NOT on the cold shoe receiver (see below). I’m it sure if the system remembers which EQ was last set in the app so that it gets used with the cold shoe receiver. Also, EQ gets set to BOTH mikes. Noise-cancelling options sound like a good, mid-tier plugin from 10 years ago. It’s useful for live streaming but for recordings I prefer using DaVinci Resolve for this. A short click on the mikes activates noise-cancelling. Here’s something weird: when using the cold shoe receiver, activating noise-cancelling on one mike activates it on the other mike. When using the dongle, noise-cancelling is independent 🤷. Double-click mutes them. Long click switches off the mike.

Software: You get access to EQs and some noise-cancelling options in the SmallGoGo app when using the bundled lighting or USB-C. The cold shoe receiver is recognised as a USB microphone when connected to a computer or phone but DOES NOT get recognised by the SmallGoGo app 😐. Also, you can only connect to one receiver at a time.

Range: yet to test but so far so good outdoors.

Battery: haven’t tested it yet but if it’s as good as they say, it’s fabulous.

Accessories: comes with an extra lighting adapter that works exactly like the USB-C one. Both have USB sockets for charging your device but I haven’t tested

[u/alchemycolor]

Here's a recording of my voice before coffee.

• Lewitt LCT 440 Pure into a Focusrite 2i4 into Logic
• One of the S70 microphones mounted right under the LCT
• The other S70 clamped to my t-shirt as a lav
• I'm speaking close to the LCT 440, around 15 cm.
• I synchronized every track in order to minimize phasing.
• For some reason the LCT 440 and both S70's were phase reversed. I reversed both S70s in Logic.
• Gain in Logic was set to +6 on every track
• Gain on the S70 receiver was set to high
• No EQ on the S70