Rode PodMic USB white

Rode PodMic USB white

Thanks to the XLR and USB connection, the PodMic USB White can be used flexibly. Either in the classic way via XLR with a good preamp/audio interface or digitally via the USB-C socket with the microphone signal to a computer or a Smart- or iPhone®.

The audio interface built into the PodMic USB White is first-class - with an ultra-low-noise high-gain preamp and audiophile A/D converters. The DSP chip built into the PodMic USB White is spectacular and extremely helpful. This allows you to give the speaker signal a highly professional sound in the microphone with a high-pass filter, noise gate, compressor and Aphex®.

To the left of the USB-C connection is a 3.5 mm headphone socket so that you can hear yourself latency-free while recording (direct monitoring). The headphone volume control has an integrated push button that can be used to switch from direct monitoring to computer signal. An LED under the USB-C port indicates the respective status: green = microphone signal (direct monitoring) and red = signal from the computer or mobile device.

The PodMic USB White, which weighs just under 1 kg, has a fork mount with which it can be attached to a table stand or microphone arm and then conveniently aligned towards the speaker. There is no need to use a spider, the microphone capsule itself is elastically suspended and the swivel mount is internally decoupled from the body so that there are no problems with structure-borne noise. The PodMic USB White is used from the front, a distance of approx. 3 to 20 cm is optimal. As a dynamic microphone, the PodMic USB White is much less sensitive than a condenser microphone - ideal for studios and recording rooms where ambient noise is a problem.

The PodMic USB White can be updated with the latest firmware using the free "RØDE Central" configuration software. RØDE Central can also be used to make the desired DSP settings in the microphone.

Note:

Due to its special circuitry, the PodMic USB White is not compatible with phantom power via XLR. Although it does not break, it delivers a level that is far too low when 48 volts are applied. This is not a defect. If you want to use the PodMic USB White in analogue mode via XLR with an audio interface (which there is absolutely no reason not to do), you should make sure that phantom power is not activated at the relevant input.

The housing of the PodMic USB White is made of solid brass, the two-layer microphone capsule is made of stainless steel. The microphone is manufactured at RØDE's headquarters in Silverwater, Sydney.