Like a lot of the podcasting world, we cherished the Rodecaster Professional when it launched towards the tip 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 comparable units. It additionally has a excessive price ticket to take care of at $1,119 — practically double the Professional’s $600 asking value.
Rode is seeking to loop in the identical novice class it attracted with the primary Professional: Successfully those that are excited about upping their video manufacturing recreation however not able to commit a full professional rig.
Whereas the Professional focuses completely on in-person audio podcasts, nonetheless, 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, slightly than the center of a podcasting desk.
It contains a pair of Neutrik jacks with pre-amps for XLR mics, coupled with 4 HDMI and two USB-C inputs, permitting customers to modify between video sources in actual time. Audio processing, in the meantime, contains EQ, together with a compressor, high-pass filter, de-esser, and noise gate.
It could mechanically cue out inexperienced and blue screens, change audio between video sources, and stream to “all major platforms” through Wi-Fi or hardwired by means of Ethernet and USB. It could additionally document on to a related exterior arduous 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 in the present day. It ships October 10.
