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Your cart is empty.The Rode podcaster is a dynamic, end-address USB microphone that combines broadcast-quality audio with the simplicity of USB connectivity, allowing recording direct to a computer without the need for an additional digital interface.
Brett L.
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2025
This mic sounds awesome, it's definitely the best USB microphone I've heard personally.
Ariel Duran
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2024
The audio quality is broadcast level. Rode makes quality products and this one did not disappoint. Didn’t come with the usb cable, but I had a spare handy.
Abhra Pal
Reviewed in Australia on February 29, 2024
You wouldn't find many good reviews for this mic, so I decided to summarise my research and why I love this mic.This is a dynamic mic - so it picks up only the speaker's voice - which is in very good quality.There is no gain on the mic - you can only change the volume level of live monitoring - so the amplitude is not very high if you are not close to the mic, but because of sound quality you can easily motify that in post (Audacity).I was looking for a podcast mic - without having to use an audio interface and this solved the problem.And if it might help, I love the sound from this mic better than blue yeti.
Alecia Snow
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024
Starting my content creator journey. it's perfect!
arenas
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024
use it on my voice chats on my chat client w a windscreen and others say i sound like i'm completely on radio.i have several mics by this brand of all prices and they all are exemplary. i typically don't talk about cheap v expensive because there are jewels out there for affordable prices, but i love this; i wish there were a darker color (gray or even black) to match my setup, but i do have the procaster which is a sibling to this mic and it's black, so i mean...i have what i have and all the microphones from this brand are amazing.
rayanouuu
Reviewed in France on June 5, 2023
Micro de grande qualité.
meera dudwadkar
Reviewed in India on March 23, 2020
Superb mic... I m in love with it... it records only my voice... no background noise at all... got next day quick delivery. Thanks for manufacturing such a quality oriented product.😍
Alv
Reviewed in Spain on June 17, 2019
Muy buen sonido, fácil de conectar.El pedido llego rápido y la calidad del micrófono es insuperable. El brazo y demas no viene incluido, y son bastante caros,pero la verdad es que merece la pena ,con este microfono vas a tener para bastante tiempo.
Mustafa
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2016
Before purchasing this mic I spent a good few days reading reviews of different microphones. I needed it to make video tutorials and do podcasts but I also needed a mic that produced great quality sound out of the box without having to edit it and improve the sound quality. I first bought the Audio Technica AT2020 USB + mic and tested it out. Since my home is on a main road and the sound indoors is not very well insulated the mic was picking up a lot of background noise like cars and buses driving by. In fact it was very sensitive to background noise and I had to turn down the gain quite a bit so much that the recording volume was really low when I played it back. Obviously, I decided that the AT2020 USB + mic was not for me. I then read some more reviews and decided to try out the RODE Podcaster USB mic as I have seen some very successful internet marketers using this mic in their videos. Since it was the priciest out of the USB mics I thought that maybe it's due to the high quality that it is so pricey. In my very first test I was impressed by the RODE Podcaster USB mic as my voice sounded so clear when I listened to the recording and it hardly picked up any background noise (even though there is a lot of background noise in my home). I was also able to turn the gain up to almost 70% without it picking up much background noise. I've only had to test this mic out twice before deciding that this is the mic for me. I know that the price of this mic might put some people off but if you are planning to use a mic a lot for whatever reason then it is worth investing in a good quality mic as it will sound more professional and with this mic you don't have to worry about improving the sound quality after recording (unless you want to of course). It also comes with a 10 year warranty which is incredible.
Austin M.M. Wilkes
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2016
Absolutely a great microphone. The sound of this mic is great and the only place it really has any trouble is with the highs.You should make sure you have a few things before you get this microphone. This is a very wide microphone and I could barely fit it in the shock mount I had. As well as wide it is VERY HEAVY. If you plan on using a boom arm I would make sure it can handle the weight of it. This as well goes for any stand you use. This microphone does not come with a stand. I would also recommend you get a pop filter or windscreen. It has a built-in pop filter but its really not that good.Other than just needing a few things with this microphone ( Which you would need with any microphone ) it is a very good microphone overall and helps me keep out the noise of cars passing by.
Scott
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2013
I've been podcasting on and off since late 2005, and I've had a lot of different mics. I've even had an Electro-Voice RE20, and more recently, an Electro-Voice RE320. I like this mic better.It is so easy to get clean sound out of this mic, and to not get the fuzziness and scratchy sibilance I was getting with the more expensive RE320. It's just dead silent when I'm not speaking, and when I am speaking, it's clean and clear and not at all fuzzy or noisy. I think you could probably get the same sound with the RE320 if you had it going through a very clean and powerful interface, but it wasn't happening for me, and I tried two different preamp/mixer combinations and a Shure X2U as well. Granted, I don't have thousands of dollars to spend on really good equipment.It's just clean and clear and sounds great. The true test was when I guested on another podcast and heard how good I sounded even recorded over Skype. It sounded great. With my previous mic, even if I sounded fine in my own recordings, I always sounded terrible on everyone else's, but with this mic, it just sounds good.On the Mac, you will have to crank the input volume for this mic up quite a bit. I have mine set to 83%, and it sounds quiet on recording before putting it into Logic with my EQ and gain settings. On the other hand, the volume was perfectly fine to others when I have used it on other podcasts or just conversing with people on G+ or Skype.If you're a podcaster, you could buy a bunch of equipment, and maybe you think you want to. But you don't. Unless you're running a ton of inputs into your system, you don't need a mixer, and you don't need a Heil PR 40. All you need is this one mic, and preferably the boom arm and the shockmount. You'll not regret it.
Adria
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2012
I just started using the mic for podcasting. It is a good fit. Simple plug and play with good sound. A good friend (Allan Tepper, from TecnoTur) recommended I try his and see if I liked it. I also tried the Heil PR40 (which he had) and the sound quality was very close. I believe I sounded better with the Podcaster. My podcasts are very short (Educational Exporting) and not having to buy additional equipment to connect the mic was a definite plus.I had echo in my first few tests and tech support assisted. They did have me run a few test and the issue was clearly identified to be software rather than the hardware. The tech support was not what I expected. Hours of operation are 2pm - 6pm PST. This makes it challenging when you need support. Also, the support came via email. The support was very good (which is why I did not grade them down for it). Wish list: Better hours of operations for support.Overall: Very Good. Will be buying another when I am ready for interviews
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