I want to record good vocals for my outdoor videos (Fishing, Camping, Hiking, etc.). I invested in a Sennheiser MKE 600 shotgun mic, thinking this would be the trick, but it still captures way too much ambient noise. Even with an Auray WSS Series Professional Windshield, it can't handle anything more than a slight breeze without picking up wind noise interference. So now I am looking at Lavalier mics.

I need two mics because I will be working with my wife. My total budget for both mics is $300. The most important thing to me is the quality of the vocals. I want clear, full-bodied vocals with no ambient background noise. For example, say my wife and I are shooting in a restaurant. I have seen many YouTubers make videos in a restaurant with clear vocals, and you cannot hear the other people talking around them. I just don't know how they are doing it.

There are tons of new products on the market in 2024, and I just have no idea where to look. I am wondering if I should go wireless with dual mics going into my camera or with on-body individual recorders and sync the audio in post?

Any advice is appreciated. TiA