I first bought the Audio Technica AT2020 USB + mic and tested it out. 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. Nevertheless, both mics are great and therefore, four stars.īefore purchasing this mic I spent a good few days reading reviews of different microphones. The significantly higher price is not justified by the generally inferior versatility and equivalent recording quality compared to the Yeti. Taking all of these factors into account, I think the only advantage that the Podcaster has going for it is that a dynamic mic fits my current needs more than a condenser mic does. I was expecting to sound better over the Podcaster, given that it boasts about its professional recording quality but to me, this is not the case. The voice recording quality of both microphones is pretty much the same to my ears. The Podcaster only has one polar pattern while the Yeti can be switched between four different ones. a) it's mono only, playing both channels to both ears at all times and b) it causes a constant and very audible white noise in your headphones (even with the physical volume knob turned to 0 and the volume turned off on the PC). Headphone jack is vastly inferior to that of the Yeti. This means that I need to get pretty close to be able to record at the volume I am used to. There is no physical gain control knob on the microphone and since it is a USB mic, there is no gain boost option in the windows 10 recording settings. The built-in pop filter that works pretty well most of the time although it can be overwhelmed if you are very close to the mic.īoth microphones are ridiculously heavy and I even had to buy a new boom arm since my old one (which could just about manage the Yeti) could not carry the Podcatser. The slimmer design of the Podcaster means that it can fit standard shock mounts which the Yeti cannot. I bought the Podcaster as an upgrade from the Blue Yeti I had been using up until now and while I am decently happy with the new mic, it is not the unquestionable upgrade I was hoping for and has actually given me a new found respect for the Yeti.īeing a dynamic microphone, the Podcaster is much less sensitive to ambient noise and reverb compared to the Yeti. For professional applications the optional PSM1 shock mount and PSA1 boom arm are highly recommended. The Podcaster includes a sturdy RM2 microphone ring mount. It can also be used as an iPad microphone for the Apple iPad (in conjunction with the iPad Camera Connection Kit and a powered USB hub) to provide high quality recording to various iPad audio applications such as Garageband. It is also a convenient demo microphone for musicians and songwriters that prefer the convenience of a USB microphone but don't want to compromise sound quality. The Podcaster is ideal for podcasting, vodcasting, YouTube videos, voice recognition software, corporate videos and any production application that requires a simple yet professional voice-over microphone. The microphone is bus powered and features a status LED to indicate operation. It is fully compatible with Windows 7, Windows 8 and Mac OS X computers, as well as several Linux distributions. The Podcaster features an internal pop filter, designed to minimise plosives sounds that can overload the microphone capsule and distort the audio output. A headphone output on the microphone body provides zero-latency monitoring, so the user can hear exactly what is being recorded, free of delay or echo. Including an audiophile quality 18-bit resolution, 48kHz sampling A/D converter, the Podcaster processes all of the analogue-to-digital conversion internally, bypassing the computer's lower quality on-board sound controller altogether. 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.
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