Like a lot of the podcasting world, we cherished the Rodecaster Professional when it launched towards the top of 2018. It’s taken a half-dozen years, however microphone maker Rode is lastly extending the user-friendly line into the world of video.
The Rodecaster Video faces a lot stiffer competitors than the unique Professional board did. On this post-pandemic age of video-first, loads have launched related units. It additionally has a excessive price ticket to cope with at $1,119 — practically double the Professional’s $600 asking worth.
Rode is trying to loop in the identical novice class it attracted with the primary Professional: Successfully those that are curious about upping their video manufacturing recreation however not able to commit a full professional rig.
Whereas the Professional focuses totally on in-person audio podcasts, nevertheless, the Video casts a wider web, starting from solo Twitch streamers to multi-person in-studio video productions. The brand new mannequin is extra compact than the unique, because it’s meant to be sat in entrance of a pc, fairly than the center of a podcasting desk.
It incorporates a pair of Neutrik jacks with pre-amps for XLR mics, coupled with 4 HDMI and two USB-C inputs, permitting customers to change between video sources in actual time. Audio processing, in the meantime, consists of EQ, together with a compressor, high-pass filter, de-esser, and noise gate.
It may robotically cue out inexperienced and blue screens, swap audio between video sources, and stream to “all major platforms” by way of Wi-Fi or hardwired by Ethernet and USB. It may additionally document on to a related exterior laborious drive.
“For decades, our mission has been to empower creators with professional yet accessible audio equipment,“ CEO Damien Wilson says in a release. “Groundbreaking innovations like the Rodecaster Pro and Wireless GO have changed the way that people approach creating content across multiple categories, placing studio-grade audio solutions within the reach of today’s creators. With the Rodecaster Video, we are doing the same for video production.”
The Rodecaster Video is up for preorder beginning as we speak. It ships October 10.
