In this week's session, we'll share my initial thoughts on the new DEITY THEOS wireless microphone system. This digital UHF system is a natural upgrade from systems like the RODE, DJI, Hollyland, and other consumer wireless systems. THEOS includes a wide UHF tuning range, timecode integration with the DEITY TC-1 and Slate, 32-bit float recording (though not at the same time as transmitting in the US), and a solid metal build. I'll share my first impressions, demo its audio quality, and work on some of the other tests for our final review. After that, we answer your sound for video questions.

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses at https://school.learnlightandsound.com including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. We have a course on sound for live-streaming with the ATEM Mini, Introduction to Izotope RX for Dialogue Audio, and Mixing fundamentals in DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.

Gear I often use or that we mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVE Store, Waves, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- DEITY THEOS wireless microphone system — B&H https://geni.us/dkkH
- Mackie DLZ Creator — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/42KrX0
- Earthworks ETHOS microphone — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/8G8UdBB
- Sound Devies 888 field recorder/mixer — Trew, B&H, Sweetwater https://geni.us/zAryW4J
- Sound Devices MixPre II Series Recorders - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/O8e0
- Panasonic GH5 camera - B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/InspOl
- Teleprompter Ikan 17" high bright — B&H https://geni.us/RcuXD3
- Canon C200 Camera - B&H https://geni.us/9Zi4m4a
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/kZyU7e
- ATEM Mini Extreme & Extreme ISO - B&H, DVE Store, Amazon https://geni.us/b8my
- Allen & Heath SQ5 Digital Mixer - B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/sRxFU90
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel, pre-amp, EQ, compressor - Sweetwater, B&H https://geni.us/9ZfE77
- Universal Audio 6176 channel strip pre-amp, EQ, compressor — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/505L55n

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00:00 Start
02:42 Beginning of stream
02:58 Agenda
03:45 The DEITY Theos is here!
17:35 Distance tests
20:54 More on the Theos
29:28 App practicality
29:45 Theos vs Axient
33:39 Mic powering capability
38:37 Whip antenna hack
42:05 Theos vs G4
46:17 Theos vs EW-DP
48:56 Theos vs Wireless PRO
50:41 Using with TC-1 timecode
52:46 Advantage to being tall in audio?!
57:34 Frequency coordination
1:00:25 Ticking issue?
1:01:02 End of stream