The receiver has a headphone jack so you can listen to the sound from both transmitters to check for problems such as distortion and wind noise (though for safety you should monitor audio directly from your recording device). This is more cosmetic than practical as you can’t rely on the animated waveform to tell you if the sound is at a healthy level, but it does reassure you that the mic is listening and transmitting. When the subject speaks the transmitter displays an animated waveform. Changing settings is easy and intuitive (if you can set a digital timer you’ll soon master navigating through the transmitter and receiver’s menus). Once you power up the transmitters an OLED display enables you to see a range of settings such as mic input mode or gain level. At 1.13 oz in weight the transmitters aren’t going to be a burden once they’re clipped to your subject (or popped in a pocket). The charging case, transmitters and box are all made of a lightweight black plastic. (Image credit: George Cairns) (opens in new tab)
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Use a third party app such as FiLMic Pro to set levels more accurately. The transmitters’ OLED display gives a basic indication of sound levels.
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The kit also ships with a couple of wind-shields that you can clip straight onto the transmitters’ built-in mics, plus a very useful pair of lavalier clip mics to capture better quality audio from closer to the subject’s mouth. This instantly pairs the two transmitters with the receiver so they all work straight from the box.
The Blink500 Pro B2’s charging box also has the bonus of a one-click pair button. The transmitters in the similar JOBY Wavo AIR need to be charged individually so you run the risk of having a receiver with less power than a transmitter, which could compromise a shoot. This is a fantastic feature as all three units will be fully powered and ready for a long shoot as soon as you open the case. This means you can charge all three at once in the box via its USB-C DC 5v port using USB-A chargers and battery packs. The three units fit into a protective carry case that also functions as a charger. Other similar wireless sets such as the JOBY Wavo AIR have a receiver that looks slightly different in build and colour which helps differentiate between receiver and transmitter more easily. To help identify them the transmitters have a little TX label, while the receiver is labelled RX. Each of the three units looks identical, so you could confuse the transmitters from the receiver if you were in a hurry to mic up your subjects. The key components of the Blink500 Pro B2 kit are two wireless transmitters and a receiver. You can clip a wind shield directly onto a transmitter’s built-in mic.
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