Your film, made easy
The smartLav makes it easy and inexpensive to record multiple actors in one scene. Mount one mic to each actor and simply connect to their smartphone, check levels and hit record. Once the director calls ‘cut’ collect the devices and download the audio direct to your project. Using RØDE Rec on iOS devices you can send to Soundcloud, Dropbox, FTP or Email direct from the app!
Capture the big day
The RØDE smartLav is the perfect microphone for wedding video production. Simply attach the microphone to a smartphone for a discreet and slimline solution to record the groom, minister or any other party throughout the service. Or let the recording run and capture all the audio throughout the day!
Turn sermons into podcasts
It’s never been easier to record services for reference or to share online with your congregation, wherever they might be. Just mount a smartLav on your Minister and connect it to a smartphone. Using the RØDE Rec app on iOS you can make the audio instantly available online via Dropbox, SoundCloud, FTP, email and more.
Document your meetings easily
smartLav makes it easy to record business meetings for later reference, or to share with absent colleagues easily, using the RØDE Rec app for iOS, via Dropbox, SoundCloud, FTP, email and more.
Share your knowledge
Both students and lecturers can record complete lectures easily and at professional quality using the smartLav. Using the RØDE Rec app on iOS you can make the audio instantly available to students via Dropbox, SoundCloud, FTP, email and more.

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professional audio, direct to your smartphone or tablet
The smartLav is a professional-grade wearable microphone designed for use in a wide range of applications, from the boardroom to the pulpit, the car to the classroom.
TRRS connection
Simplicity and compatibility
The RØDE smartLav uses a standard TRRS connection, which plugs directly into your smartphone or tablet's headset input.

Compatible with the iPhone®, iPad® and iPod® touch, in addition to a wide range of TRRS devices.

View a complete compatibility list here.

iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
omni directional
Versatile and user friendly
By employing an omni-directional capsule
that picks up sound equally from all
around the microphone, the smartLav
can be mounted in a variety of
positions and orientations
on the subject.
included accessories
The smartLav is supplied with a foam pop shield to minimise wind noise and vocal ‘plosives’ (hard ‘b’, ‘t’ and ‘p’ sounds), as well as a durable mounting clip with in-built cable management.
Apple iOS or Android
The smartLav is fully compatible with the iPhone 5S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPad (3rd and 4th generation), iPad 2, iPad, iPad mini, iPod touch (1st generation through 5th generation).

View a full list of Android compatibility here.

For optimal performance the smartLav requires an app with variable input level, such as RØDE Rec on iOS.

iPhone, iPad and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
RØDE Rec app
The smartLav works with any audio app that accepts input from the headset connection, however it has been designed to pair perfectly with RØDE’s RØDE Rec app for Apple iOS. RØDE Rec turns your iOS device into a fully-featured field recorder, with a wide range of equalisation presets to suit various recording situations.

For more information or to download RØDE Rec, visit the app store.
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Usage tips
Learn a few best practices for using the smartLav on either iOS or Android.