![]() The goes the same for the Rode Podcaster, but comes with a grill wrapping around the top end of the microphone that looks like any other microphone would find in a recording studio. Reviewed in the United Kingdom □□ on 19 October 2020If you’re familiar with Rode microphones, you know that they look professional and despite their typically lower price range, don’t appear to be cheap out of the box. The audio quality isn't the upgrade I expected and I just feel disappointed all round. Needless to say, after testing with it relentlessly, I can't help but feel scammed. This Rode mic is triple the price, so I'd expect a good standard and I specifically bought this mic because I wanted a dynamic microphone. ![]() Pictures attached.Īfter everything, I hoped this microphone would at least sound good and be an upgrade on my condenser microphone that I've been using for nearly a year now. It might seem minor, but for a microphone I was already overcharged for, this is literally unacceptable. This supposedly brand new Mic arrived the morning of October 19th (credit for fast delivery) but the bottom of the microphone had blatant SCUFF marks. I realised I'd have to take the hit, but was ok with it if the mic turned out to be great. I tried to cancel with Amazon (the item hadn't even been dispatched yet) but they refused to do so. That's a difference of £36 that just was randomly shaved off seemingly immediately after I ordered. I checked back a little later this SAME DAY, and the price had miraculously dropped down to £143. I ordered this on the morning of the 18th of October for £179. I ordered this for my podcast and it's been a disaster since the start. Nevertheless, both mics are great and therefore, four stars. 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.
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