The Rode PodMic USB Is Excellent Except for ONE Thi...

The RODE PodMic USB is an excellent addition to the Rode Podcaster and PodMic line up. It allows USB-C AND XLR inputs. It pairs directly with your computer via USB-C input and can be used as an XLR mic as well with the interface of your choice.

Check out this video for an unboxing and initial review of this great new piece of gear and how you can use it to up the quality of your streams, podcast, video conferencing and more!

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0:00 - intro
1:19 - Rode PodMic USB Unboxing
2:40 - Connecting the Rode PodMic USB to your Computer & First Impressions
3:55 - How to fix The ONE problem with using the Rode PodMic USB
5:06 - Outro

[RobertMTeegarden]

How do you intend to use your microphone; gaming, podcasting, video conferencing? Let me know!

[MichaelYoungKim]

Great video Robert! One question, when you connect the mic via USB-C isn't the sound very quiet? I have the same setup as you going into the Mac Studio. I had to max out the Input on the System Preference and also to +63db, BUT still cant hit -6 db when recording... am I doing something wrong or I got a bad mic? I couldn't find answer anywhere :(

[TransplantHelper]

When the first showed off the new pop filter I thought it was great, not anymore. It’s too big. The mic itself is the best looking mic available. I can’t cover that up.

[Itsmiimiibaby]

I appreciate your honesty. I can’t get my PodMic USB to capture sound. Any suggestions?

[agambhatnagar]

Can I Connect this directly to my Sony camera ZVE1 in any way?

[HossanaChikwado]

My Rode Podmic USB suddenly stopped working, it won’t connect via phone or even PC, please any suggestions on how I can solve this?

[exMasterNQQB]

Hello. Thanks for the review. Can you tell me if the microphone can simultaneously output sound via USB and XLR ?

[deolludhianvi]

Good Evening Sir,

If I buy Rode's pod mic and universal volt audio interface. So will I get professional quality? I want to record my written poetry at home and I want crisp and studio quality. Will this setup be ok? I am not getting good advice from anyone. Please tell me which mic and audio interface should I buy?