Rode Rodecaster Pro

Ok lets discuss how amazing this piece of audio equipment is considering i've come in at this time to buy something that way essentially released over 2yrs ago. With very useful updates along that period of time has made it an absolute pleasure to use. If you got £500 for an audio output or general all-round equipment then this will not do you wrong. It has a plethora of settings & the sound pads are fun to use plus are customisable to whatever audio you associate with a pad. So since i work in Radio, i can customise the pads for idents rather than using up a cart in Virtual DJ so it gives me more room to work with music to plan ahead in a show.

If you're in Radio like i am & running an online Radio station but if you're in small scale FM Radio station, then this still applies as well - you will not regret it and your presenters will love you because of how easy it is to use. I cannot stress that enough. Rode have done a fantastic job & i cannot wait for more useful updates that will unlock more potential out of the Rodecaster Pro.

If i was to give a Con for this then i'd be struggling to even name one. My personal & first-time experience with something like this has made me wonder why i didn't buy it sooner instead of buying a Behringer Mixer over a year ago which is now sitting around waiting to be sold off!

Rode won't release another one of these Rodecasters anytime soon within the next year or whatever, so i highly recommend you get this now, especially with it being at Firmware 2.1 that has added more useful & granular control on what sort of output you want for every individual channel or the whole output of it.

I bought this for streaming on YT and as a newcomer to that aspect initially the device seemed not to offer much other than what is basically a simple mixer.

But of course that's far from the truth. Once you get a bit more familiar with it, the advantages of those jingle buttons whether you use the preloaded stuff or create your own adds an air of professionalism to the show... and the hooking up of a cell phone for incoming calls is really cool.

I also bought a Rode microphone but was a little disappointed with the volume levels - even though the Podcaster is a Rode product too... and a bit noisy to get decent output. Ultimately to fix that I bought one of those Clark-Technic mic boosters to fix the levels of that - and frankly it was surprising that I had to do that... especially as both devices were seemingly designed to work with each other - bear that in mind.

I like to see the software upgrades from time to time and that's useful as they often add extra features... and I also liked the MicroSD card recording too for over dubbing if necessary in production later.

If you consider the Podcaster overall and its features against any competition then this unit wins for most of the comparable other devices out there... so I went with the leader in this price range... the Podcaster.

Recommended.

This is a good all in one solution for podcasting or live streaming.

It's very easy to set up and get going.

Positives (for me):
- good mixer
- feels well made
- simple to use
- Rode keep adding features!

Negatives (for me):
- the effects (compressor, noise gate, etc) added a lot of noise
- the headphone output wasn't very good

My use case was connecting an SM7B which is hard to drive, sound was clear without the effects, but once I turned them on there was a lot of aliasing.

I tried it with IEMs (Grado GR10e) and there was way too much noise. I switched to my Beyerdynamic DT 1990s and it felt like there wasn't enough power to drive them properly.

I don't think this would be a huge issue just for podcasting and streaming through unless you are focussed on music (which I am)

Overall, what a fab piece of kit!

I'd like to have more control over the advanced settings (Compressor/noisegate etc) rather than on or off. I've had to revert back to my trusty Beyer MC740 mic though, the Shure SM 7 I had just wasn't cutting it. Hissy and flat. The Beyer sounds lovely.

Love the multiple headphone outs, the hotkeys and the Bluetooth Mix Minus features.
Beautiful looking console too.
This isn't just for podcasting. If you want a small broadcast set up, this is the answer. Good job Rode! (Updates SW easily too via USB)

Great device as an alternative to GO XLR . As it doesn’t rely on software on a computer to run.

Absolutely love the rodecaster since having it. Love the fact it has usb loopback so I can record my computer sound and control volume.

I am using this in my gaming setup to control my sm7b microphone, and headphones and speakers. This device is also great if your a lazy gamer, and you don’t have to take off your headphones to answer the phone , simply when you get a phone call , put the Bluetooth fader up and you can use your XLR microphone and headphones to use your phone

J'utilise la rodecaster pour réaliser des émissions de radio en direct en streaming (avec Butt comme outil de streaming). Je l'utilise également pour des cours et formations à distance en vidéo (Webex, teams).
Pourquoi la rodecaster est un excellent produit : simplicité d'utilisation et de mise en place. Prise en main facile, même pour les novices. Les possibilités d'appel téléphoniques sont superbes (en filaire ou blutooth). Le pad de sampling est un excellent outil pour avoir l'habillage de son émission.
Les points négatifs sont : parfois des erreurs d'enregistrement. Il semble que ce soit lié à certaines cartes SD. Il faut vraiment acheter les cartes SD recommandées par Rode. Sous mac, c'est vraiment une machine de guerre qui permet de gérer toutes les sources sonores provenant de l'ordinateur (ex: être en vidéoconférence + Ableton + logiciel de streaming). Sous windows je cherche encore des solutions pour utiliser la rodecaster dans plusieurs programmes simultanément.