Shure continues to push into the consumer and prosumer market with its very own wireless mobile lav kit to take on names like Rode, Hollyland, Comica, Saramonic, and others. A first for Shure and likely a solid solution for capturing on the go.
These kits are common for vloggers, interviewers, streamers, and more. They provide a smaller footprint when it comes to what you have to carry around with you, provide a powerful solution in such a small footprint, and keep things a bit more affordable vs using professional-level series (ie, Shure Axient). Something the competition has been banking on for a number of years now.
So now Shure has decided to cut out its own piece of the pie with the new MoveMic Wireless Lavalier Microphone System. Not only that, but the company has focused on making sure its product is unique enough to stand out among the rest.
One of the ways it has accomplished this is by not only offering your typical transmitter/receiver combo, but also the option to simply have two transmitters that communicate directly to your smartphone if you plan to shoot or record using your smartphone instead of a camera. It makes use of the Shure MOTIV and MOTIV Video apps (iOS and Android)
The transmitter/receiver combo allows you to make use of Shure MoveMic kit with virtually any device. Including DSLRs, large-scale cameras, laptops, computers, tablets, etc. In some cases, you may have to adapt, but the receiver allows you to tap into all of these.
So you have options when it comes to connectivity, but it doesn’t stop there. The transmitters were also designed to clip to clothing in a way that the majority of the body hides behind the clothes and only the microphone is seen by the camera.
You get up to 8 hours of use per transmitter and up to 24 hours when storing them in their charging case between shoots. They can operate up to 100 feet from the phone or receiver, and automatically pair to their last device the moment they are taken from the case each time.
The app is also interesting it allows you to adjust various attributes of your audio, including EQ, compression, limiting, noise reduction, and more. It can also be used to stream live on Facebook (YouTube support coming in the Spring), or to simply record.
You can get your hands on everything now via Shure or retailers like Amazon. Pricing falls between $199 and $499 depending on the configuration you get. A single transmitter (mic) and charging case (for use with a smartphone) will run you $249 or a dual transmitter (mics) $349. If you want two transmitters plus the receiver so you can pair them to virtually anything (adapting from its 3.5mm output), it will run you $499. Finally, if you just need to buy the receiver by itself (ie, you already have the transmitter(s) and need that after the fact), it will run you $199.
It will be interesting to hear what they sound like compared to the many solutions we have come across and tested over recent years. Again, coming from Shure, I am sure the level of quality will be decently high. Also, it’s about time.
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