Released 05 Apr 2023, Last Updated 06 Apr 2023
Con el lanzamiento de nuestro sistema de micrófono inalámbrico ultra compacto Wireless ME, presentamos una increíble nueva función llamada GainAssist. En resumen, GainAssist te ayudará a mantener tus niveles de audio perfectamente equilibrados y cristalinos sin la necesidad de ajustar constantemente la configuración de ganancia. En este artículo, profundizaremos en qué es GainAssist, cómo funciona y cómo te ayudará a crear mejor contenido.
As we mentioned, GainAssist was first introduced with the Wireless ME, which is designed to be as easy to use as possible, optimised to deliver professional sound quality with minimal setup or tweaking required.
For beginners and professionals alike, one of the biggest problems with capturing professional audio is setting and maintaining optimal gain levels. If your gain is set too high or your subject is too loud, your audio may clip and become unusable, but if the gain is too low or your subject too quiet, you’ll have to boost it later and potentially introduce some unwanted noise or create uneven audio.
The purpose of GainAssist is to remove this problem. This feature automatically adjusts your audio levels for you, so you don’t have to worry about accidentally setting the wrong gain level, or having to fiddle with these settings throughout the course of a recording if your subject’s volume level fluctuates. GainAssist takes the hassle out of recording so you can focus on the ‘creative’ part of content creation.
As well as helping to prevent your audio from clipping, GainAssist is great for simply ensuring that your audio is smooth, clear and balanced, without inconstancies in volume that can be unpleasant to listen to. Using GainAssist means your audio will sound exceptional without the need for further editing or processing post-production. This is particularly useful when you’re creating content on a smartphone and want to upload your videos directly to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels or other platforms.
GainAssist utilises intelligent algorithms that automatically monitor the incoming audio and control your volume levels on-the-fly accordingly, ensuring your audio is perfectly balanced when it is sent to your camera. If the sound suddenly gets louder, GainAssist will compensate and bring the audio level down for you. If it is quieter, it will bring the audio level up. This ensures that your audio is smooth and balanced, and helps prevent clipping in your recording because any audio peaks that might have overloaded your camera’s input will be reduced.
You might be familiar with the term Automatic Gain Control (AGC), especially if you’ve used a DSLR camera before. Using this feature on a camera often results in strange-sounding recordings, with fluctuating levels and background noise in your audio. Our GainAssist technology is much more sophisticated than this type of AGC and will give you perfectly balanced, crystal-clear audio in almost any recording scenario, free from level pumping and background noise elevation.
If you are using the Wireless ME with your phone or computer, your audio should always sound great when GainAssist is on. Simply connect the mic via USB-C and start recording. But it’s important to remember that if you are using the Wireless ME with a camera (via its 3.5mm analog output), you will still need to set the input gain on your camera to the right level to ensure a great result – check out the Wireless ME user guide for more on this topic.
There’s two GainAssist modes you can choose from – ‘Auto’ and ‘Dynamic’ – giving you the flexibility to choose the perfect setting for your particular recording scenario. You can select these settings (or choose to disable GainAssist) via the RØDE Central companion app, as well as via our pro video and audio app, RØDE Capture, which is free for iOS users. Let’s take a look at these different modes.
El modo 'Auto' está habilitado por defecto y probablemente sea la mejor opción si estás grabando audio que varía mucho en volumen. Este modo te proporcionará un sonido más suave y consistente, lo cual puede ser mejor en escenarios de grabación como entrevistas, grabaciones improvisadas y situaciones generalmente menos predecibles donde los niveles de audio fluctúan mucho.
Por otro lado, el modo 'Dinámico' equilibra tus niveles mientras mantiene algunas de las dinámicas de tu audio, resultando en un sonido más “natural”. Esto puede ser mejor en un entorno de grabación controlado donde el sonido que estás grabando es más uniforme en general, como un estudio, una configuración profesional en casa o similar.
Dicho esto, estas son generalizaciones ya que ambos modos funcionan muy bien en todas las situaciones, por lo que realmente depende de tu gusto personal. Recomendamos probar ambos modos para tener una idea de cómo suenan y cómo manejan diferentes situaciones, y elegir en base a tu preferencia.
Consulta el Wireless ME para una solución súper simple y ultra compacta para grabar audio profesional de manera fácil para tu contenido.