JuicedLink RM333 Riggy Micro NOW Available
Canon and Nikon have answered the issue of in-camera audio monitoring with the 5DMKIII and D800 offering manual control, headphone monitoring and visible metering for audio during recording. JuicedLink’s new RM333 from the Riggy Micro Series is the smallest, lightest, and most power efficient low-noise preamp with some added attachment features. We used the RM333 during our NAB coverage in Las Vegas this year and I wanted to share with you all what our workflow was and how the RM333 worked out for us.
We took this RM333 prototype to NAB 2012 and were able to input two XLR receivers (self powered) straight into the unit in order to record all of our footage with a wireless Sennheiser G3 Lavalier and a wireless Stick Mic. I wore the Lav and used the Stick Mic for the subjects I interviewed. We were able to adjust the gain on the JuicedLink RM333 on individual inputs. For a complete specifications list of what features the JuicedLink RM333 has, more information can be found on the RM333 at the JuicedLink webpage CLICK HERE.
JuicedLink RM333 & RA333 Low Noise PreAmps for DSLR Video
Hello Olivia.
Thanks for the videos!
Im a bit confused. Why is it different from connecting the zoom h4n directly into the camera? wouldn’t you avoid syncing that way too?
Is the main advantage that you can manually adjust the levels while recording?
Thank you
@Leon Robert from JuicedLink addresses that HERE
what stic mic are you using?
All of the microphones used in this video and at NAB are Sennheiser wireless mics and receivers.
If you are going handheld, are you just holding the camera? Don’t you have stability issues there? Also, does putting that amount of stuff on the hot shoe of the camera put a lot of stress on it? I would imagine after a while that could break. I use a Norbert Sport for all my handheld DLSR (and even tripod mount) stuff, and I’d never work without it.
@Dave yes, the camera operator is just holding the camera. We have not experienced any stability issues for our event coverage. The Riggy Micro Series was designed to extend the camera’s hot shoe mounting points. Robert has done a fair share of testing out to ensure that the weight is distributed pretty evenly. You don’t want to overload your camera, but the setup that we show here is just fine for the 5D mk iii hot shoe.
Does RM333 help the dslr to record into left & right channel if we use 2 microphone like in the video?
It helps to get better quality audio and certainly helps in recording with a two mic setup. Like I said in the video, you can also independently control each channel with the RM333.
thanks
hi olivia, thanks for the review,
would u mine sharing some links reviewing the lav microphone u used at the NAB and the mic u used to record the audio in this video?
thanks a lot
@asyraf I have not done a video review of these microphones. If you watch any of the NAB 2012 videos, you can hear the sound quality from them. They are Sennheiser G3′s.
thanks olivia. but in the future, if you got any chance to make a video review of that, i would love that. tq
@asyraf All of my NAB 2012 videos were shot with the RM333. You can watch any of them to hear what the unit sounds like.
Thank you so much for your videos Olivia!
How do you monitor the audio with your RM333 ? Just a splitter cable on your Mic Out cable ?
Thank you again!
@Juan We’ve been monitoring the audio levels with the RM333 with the Canon 5D mk III in-camera levels.
Hi, Olivia. Really appreciate the information on your blog!
At 4:59 in this video, there’s a brief glimpse of an operator with a rig which i assume was used to shoot this footage. Do you know/remember what unit that was?
I’m trying to find a versatile, easily adjustable, not-too-cumbersome, reasonably priced (some rig prices are crazy expensive!) that works well for run-and-gun types of situations. There’s a bewildering number of options out there.
Thanks!
@Nick that is a Zacuto rig, the Scorpion.
GREAT review. Cleared up a lot of confusion. I’m following discussion threads about JuicedLink boxes, Plural Eyes, camera evolutions from 5D II to 5D III (and now 6D). I am told “You need this” …then… “No, you need that” …then… “No, better get the other thing instead”. Here you are using a bare bones kit in run-n-gun situations and getting quality footage and audio. Seems to be the solution I am looking for. I’m moving from 5D2 to 5D3, but I’ll still get the mini JuicedLink box. Thanks much and good luck!
Hi Olivia, Why did you choose the JuicedLink RM333 over the RM222 when you are only using 2 XLR inputs for your lav mic and stick mic? Thanks.
How do you think the the Juiced link RM333 would do against the new Tascam DR-60D there almost around the same price point.
@Tyrone They really are two different tools in many ways. I haven’t been able to review the Tascam DR-60D as of yet. Last I spoke to Robert from juicedLink, he was planning on doing a comparison review showing the pros and cons of each unit. I think this would help a lot of people out there trying to decide between the two. Robert is usually very good at creating these informational videos, let’s see what he comes out with then answer questions from there.