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The RØDECaster Duo is a compact and incredibly powerful all-in-one audio production solution for podcasting, streaming, music-making and content creation. It offers the same unmatched feature set and peerless versatility as the revolutionary RØDECaster Pro II, including the upcoming compatibility with RØDE Series IV wireless microphones. It features the same high-power quad-core audio engine, Revolution Preamps™, APHEX® audio processing and endless customisability as the RØDECaster Pro II – now in an even more compact and portable form factor. The PodMic offers a clean, somewhat uncolored sound signature. The internal pop filter works quite well—the damping and the filter thwarted our attempts to make some plosives blow up a recording. For instance, powerful "P" sounds (like if you yelled “Pop!”) don’t set the capsule off in the slightest. We also recorded some vocals at both normal and loud volumes.
The noise from the room (fans) boosted up -48.61 dB RMS. The average living room has noise of -50dB. Without any noise reduction applied this mic performs very well for rejecting room noise. However, I wouldn’t recommend recording during construction noises regardless of mic used! Plosives TestPoor mic technique can make even the best microphones sound terrible. Here’s how to optimise your audio. Find out more » Rode PodMic Review: Off-Axis Test The option to record via XLR or USB makes the PodMic USB ideal for entry level creators and seasoned pros alike. For even more versatility, the PodMic USB is also seamlessly compatible with all iOS and Android mobile devices for a studio-quality portable recording solution. This incredible flexibility makes PodMic USB the ultimate Swiss Army mic, perfect for everything from creating content in a home studio, to use in a professional broadcast studio, to making high-quality recordings on a phone or tablet literally anywhere – for the do-it-all creator, it may be the only mic you ever need. The recent launch of its Rødecaster Pro all-in-one production studio shows Australian microphone manufacturer Røde is taking this market very seriously, so it should come as no surprise that it is also extending its established broadcast mic range (Broadcaster, Procaster and Podcaster mics) with a new podcast-specific model.
The PodMic USB makes professional sound accessible to any creator. It features a high-power neodymium capsule that delivers warm, highly detailed audio optimised for speech. Like the original PodMic, it has a balanced sound signature that flatters all voice types and an in-built pop filter for managing plosives, ensuring clean audio capture. This incredible feature is a world-first and makes the RØDECaster Pro II even more versatile, with more inputs and outputs than any other device of its kind on the market, affirming its place as the ultimate audio production console for content creators. Regardless of which interface you use the PodMic is a great option for podcasting, however it has great integration with Rode's RodecasterPro. The Rodecaster has a"PodMic" option for microphone type which automatically adjusts to specifically suit the PodMic. The PodMic and Rodecaster Pro are the perfect companions for podcasting in the studio and especially on the go. Here's What Rode Say About the PodMic
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This mic is gain hungry like all dynamic mics. Less gain is required than the Shure MV7 when used as a dynamic mic, but it does require more than an SM58. You will need some assistance getting a strong enough signal with an external preamp such as the SS-1. This will help you avoid extra noise from the interface itself making its way into your recording. The Streamer X is a revolutionary new product that combines a professional audio interface and video capture card in a compact, easy-to-use console. It features studio-grade audio inputs for XLR, line-level devices and headsets with an ultra-low-noise, high-gain Revolution Preamp™ and powerful APHEX audio processing delivering pristine sound quality. It also features the same compatibility with RØDE Series IV wireless microphones that will be coming to the RØDECaster Pro II in the next firmware update. If you have read any of my other articles for The Podcast host, you will know that I like to test out gear during less than ideal scenarios, like wind storms. Since there wasn’t one at the time of this review, I had to make do with fans. For this test, I recorded with both a ceiling fan on high and next to a computer fan.
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