Video has become the mainstream of content dissemination in the new era, and content creators who pay more attention to sound quality will basically use external wireless microphones to assist recording. The well-known microphone brand Maple Flute Saramonic recently launched a high-end Maple Flute Blink900 mini dual-channel wireless microphone system (hereinafter referred to as "Maple Flute Blink900"), which has many characteristics such as boot seconds, wide compatibility, support for 200 meters wireless transmission, and comprehensive battery life of 18 hours. Is it right for you? Take a look at the overall experience review.
1. Design and recording effect
· Thin and light squares, full of professionalism
Maple Flute Blink900 is composed of a receiver and two transmitters, both adopt a unified design language, the overall fuselage is similar to a square, the whole body is the common black of photographic equipment, full of professionalism; the front of the fuselage is a bright black surface like a piano key, which looks better but is also easier to stain fingerprints; the sides and bottom are frosted; in terms of weight, the two are slightly different, weighing about 35 grams, what is the concept of this weight? Probably the weight of 1.5 AAA batteries, very lightweight.
· Dual transmitters, more professional stereo
Maple Flute Blink900 supports mono and stereo recording modes, when recording single Vlog, we only need to use a transmitter to record in mono mode, the user will not feel the sound when watching left and right; and when shooting the two-person scene of dialogue and interview, we can have a transmitter per person and record in stereo mode, so that the sound collected by the two transmitters is saved separately on their respective tracks, and the audience plays with headphones or multi-speaker equipment. It can clearly perceive the difference between the left and right sides of the sound, which can be used to express a special sense of space, and it is also more convenient for post-audio processing such as mixing.
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2. Battery life
· Comes with a charging case and 18 hours of comprehensive battery life
As a wireless microphone, Maple Flute Blink900, like all wireless products, needs to rely on built-in batteries to work, so its battery life performance is also where we need to focus. Maple Flute Blink900 built-in 400mAh lithium battery, the official nominal endurance of about 6 hours, such a battery life for the usual short video, completely enough to use. And Maple Flute Blink900 accessories also contain a built-in 4500mAh battery charging case, relative to the previous Maple Flute's most high-end Blink500 Pro only 3000mAh charging box, the capacity increased by 50%, daily when not in use can be placed in the transmitter and receiver are placed in the charging box, with the help of magnetic contact charging, extend the endurance, the official claim that Maple Flute Blink900 with the charging box comprehensive endurance time can reach 18 hours, That is, it can be fully recycled three times, including one Fengdi Blink900 body endurance and two charging cases of battery life, is there a stable sense of security?
And it is worth noting that whether it is a transmitter, receiver or charging box, the charging interface of Maple Flute Blink900 is a universal Type-C interface, so that even if the included charging cable cannot be found for a while, it can also use the mobile phone Type-C charging cable to charge the Maple Flute Blink900.
In terms of charging speed, the power of the Maple Flute Blink900 charging box is 7.5W, which takes nearly 4 hours to fill, which is a normal level in similar products, but when working at high intensity, it may affect the work efficiency because of the charging speed, and if it can support fast charging, it is more perfect. In addition, the transmitter or receiver in the boot state into the charging box will be immediately shut down, taken out of the charging box again, you need to restart the system to use, if you leave the box on the boot, it will be more convenient to use.
Third, human-computer interaction experience
· Full-color LCD display, information presentation is more intuitive
Unlike common smart phones that often have high-definition full-color displays, wireless microphone products have used a design without a display or a non-full-color display for a long time, but compared to the monochrome display of Maple Flute Blink500 Pro, Maple Flute Blink900 is directly configured with a full-color LCD display, signal, power, level with different colors for display, but also built-in light sensor, can sense the ambient light intensity change, and then automatically adjust the brightness of the screen, While keeping it comfortable, it can also save some power.
· Super rich accessories, Apple, Android, camera all devices compatible
Maple Flute Blink900 needs to be used with video equipment, so how compatible is its device? Open the packaging of Maple Flute Blink900 we can see, which comes with all the adapter cables including Apple lightning interface, Type-C interface, 3.5mm headphone TRRs interface and TRS interface for cameras, which means that Maple Flute Blink900 can almost fully compatible with all the mainstream Apple, Android, camera and other video equipment on the market, whether it is using mobile phones to take simple Vlogs, or SLR cameras fixed with tripods. All can be perfectly adapted.
Rich accessories have brought the problem of storage, Maple Blink900 charging box in the upper cover of the net pocket can put down the commonly used two or three wires, other connection lines may need to buy another storage box or storage bag for storage, if the charging box storage space can be made larger, or made into two layers, to ensure that other accessories can also be put down, daily storage and use is more convenient.
· Smaller and more portable, the back clip remains stable
The three circumferences of the Maple Flute Blink900 are only 46×46× 16.4mm, compared to the narrow oval shape of the Maple Flute Blink500 Pro, the Maple Flute Blink900 is more square and more exquisite, and the integrated back clip can still be firmly fixed to the collar or camera hot boots, which is also reassuring to use.
Fourth, sincere details
· 200 meters distance transmission, stable transmission
Under normal circumstances, the transmitter and receiver can often see each other, communication is very smooth, but it is difficult to ensure that there will be no sudden partition, such as suddenly forming an obstacle through a pedestrian, some wireless microphones may therefore interrupt the connection, resulting in some recording blanks. Maple Flute Blink900 can support 200 meters of wireless transmission at the farthest, relative to the 100 meters transmission range of Maple Flute Blink500 Pro, the upgrade range is up to 100%, although the actual shooting may be within a few meters, but the longer the supported wireless communication distance, it also means that its anti-interference ability is stronger, after our actual measurement, even in the case of a light body wall, it can still be stable transmission, and the sound is clear.
· Automatic pairing, ready to use right on
The transmitter and receiver of the wireless microphone are wirelessly connected, and the two need to be paired before they can be transmitted normally. Maple Flute Blink900 is automatically paired at boot, no need to connect manually, ready to use. The version we got started with is one-to-two, that is, one receiver and two transmitters, whether the transmitter and receiver are connected or not, the screen of the Maple Flute Blink900 has a clear display, which brings great convenience. It is said that the sharpening knife does not mistakenly cut wood, but maple flute Blink900 factory will grind the "knife" to the experience, comfort who uses who knows.
· Professional-grade pin clips for more immersive video
Maple Flute Blink900 needs to be close to the wearer's throat when working, so it is usually clipped to the collar, but in this way, the transmitter of maple Flute Blink900 will be seen in the video, if you want to hide, you can use the included professional SR-DK3G lavalier microphone to connect with the transmitter, the smaller lavalier microphone is hidden on the inside of the clothes, the microphone is not visible in the video, and the video immersion is stronger. And the recording effect is almost indistinguishable from the effect of the transmitter's own microphone.
Fifth, experience summary: a comprehensive upgrade
Maple Flute Blink900 as a price of 2800 yuan positioning high-end wireless microphone products, human-computer interaction logic is simple, boot can be used, 200 meters of ultra-wide transmission, full-color display, 18 hours of comprehensive endurance is also full of sincerity, can bring us a better quality sound recording effect, compared to Maple Flute Blink500 Pro, endurance, display, transmission and other aspects have been upgraded.
If you have the idea of shooting Vlog or short videos, or hope that the videos recorded in live broadcasts, interviews, online teaching and other scenes have better sound effects, then the simple operation, easy to use, rich accessories, strong compatibility of maple flute Blink900 is very worth your start, especially the double appearance more video shooting, its one drag two and the characteristics of the charging box, can make your work efficiency improve a lot.