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We had another discussion below, but took your advice and bought one of these because it's a lot of function for the price. You're 100% right. Like you, I have more interfaces than I need, but I think this is a no brainer. Thanks again!!
Update, I couldn't get Bluetooth phone calls to work well at consistently good volume going to caller, and the entire interface would lock up so badly that I had to bounce the power to get it back. I returned it. Had the latest firmware, which at the time I thought was free of such issues.
For customization, It’d be interesting as well to be able to change the name and icon of each input (our own icons) and still have in the input settings a reminder that it corresponds to the physical input it was originally named after… Also I think they should made the RODE Central app compatible with Linux. Cheers mate, amazing video!
I would love to see a firmware update with a LIMITER on the master channel. Kinda like in Audition's or Premiere Pro's "Dynamic" effect ... set it to -6db and be sure it never goes higher than that.
Hi Mike, great video as always! I agree with you about the RCP 2...great unit with some room for growth. One note. I heard the latency in my headphones just as you did, initially. Now that I've updated the fw to the official 1.0.7 release I am not hearing it. Either I've gotten used to it and am not noticing it now or they fixed it. Thanks again Mike!
Thank you for the great review Mike, I am really excited by this deck. I hope you release some setup/configuration videos to help us get it dialed in just right
Great review Mike. As an user of the original RCP, there are several things that I didn't like in the new unit. First of all the original RCP much more podcast oriented, not all around gear. It's bigger, with 8 faders not 6, and it's have the blessed TRRS input that the current is lacking. The new RCP 2 certainly have updated capabilities, but I still prefer the original. Good job Mike.
Faders are re-assignable in RCP 2. Do you always use ***8 faders*** simultaneously, that you must adjust in real time ? RCP 2 has 3 virtual faders. So 9 total faders (at this time) "certainly have updated capabilities" : yes, you can tell it like that :) The list of improvements and differences is really impressive (and in constant evolution)
@@photographiezautrement personally, I like physical measures instead of virtual. I understand your point. The original RCP has the correct sizes and proportion, the new one got smaller and slimmer. Again it's a matter of personal experience, and taste if you like.
Lovely video Mike, I have the Rodecaster Pro 1 and a feature I would find great would be the ability to split and assign the pads to 2 different faders. So left and right pads are on separate faders so you can dip a bed to hear audio over it etc. Great content as ever!
GREAT! video Mike, I do not have all the gear you list here, but I have ears for making PRO recordings for my original songs and music and surely now know what I have been missing. Now with the purchase of my RCP2, I have it. I fully agree with your requests for future updates and want to add for RODE to try and give the unit even more, DAW combining capabilities going forward.
i know this product is podcaster/youtuber centric but i see alot to offer to musicians and other unintended uses here looks like a nifty piece of kit, rode definitely onto a winner here.
Fantastic review! I just got the RODECaster Pro 1 and I love it. But this RODECaster 2 is definitely one hell of an upgrade! Not sure if I really need to upgrade at the moment, but This is an amazing unit! 👍🏾
Mike … love your content. I use first generation RCP for in-studio interviews with non-broadcast folks. I’m concerned that latency in RCP 2 will be an issue with guests. RCP 1 does not have this issue.
I don't know the product, but your review is pretty convincing. One small bit which I think will definitely do the trick for me is 32bit float audio recording, at least on mic channels. And they got me in 100%
What a wonderful piece of kit. Amazing just how many features are packed into this unit at only $700. Very nice, thorough review. Thanks for the video!!
well.... I think I need this. I only use a mic and an old focusrite to record songs. Then started podcasting... this made that way easier. I gotta try this
Thanks for the complete review ! I was looking into it to have an home studio music recording and maybe use it to do live streaming. I was looking on the price at first and I wasn't because it was only for a home solution and not a pro studio. But I'm sure that this is 100% worth the price with all those features ! Thanks again :D
Toyed with buying one of these purely from reading reviews first, which I usually do. After watching this though, no brainer. I do a bit of everything from digital music production with various DAWs and Audio/Video packages (Adobe, Soundforge etc) to Techno mixing/DJ'ing (both old skool turntables and DJ controllers with spinning platters of course cos i'm old) and I simply love anything audio and video. I have the H5n you have as well as the H6n and a Roland. Same with mainly action cams too. I do really need a recommendation for a DSLR for a stationary setup (no, not pencils and paper) ;) Sadly, you won't find much of anything on my channel as I worry about the whole "12 years ago Jamie said this at the time, perfectly acceptable in context word, so now he must ne retroactively punished for it" although as the digits flip on my age counter I start to worry less and less about this due to career as some of the content I do produce can cover issues of privacy etc. Basically, love audio, video and music creation but hate the fact it can and is used as a stick to beat people with now, let alone the coming future. I just found your channel today. You got a new sub and made my bank balance take a multi hundred £ hit so cheers for that. In a way you also screwed yourself over because I don't have any money left to give you and pay the soon to be astronomical heating/food bills. Just good i'm one of those fussy eaters who, in human terms would probably be classed more like a mouse, nibbling at snacks when I find them (5 second rule). Keep it up though. I like your style. There's probably hundreds or thousands of comments on this so I have probably wasted 10 minutes thinking about all this crap. It would have been easier to make a video with my
Great review. I would like to see submixes as streamer too. But the best and outstanding thing is, you can connect two PC wie usb and tata solved the problem with sound from streaming to gaming an back. If it had a EQ for the headphone that would be grate too.
MIke.....I thought you'd be interested in my experience thus far with the RCP2. I purchased my first unit about 2 weeks ago and have had to return because the larger 'volume knob' is not operating. It's clearly off it's track and will hardly turn. The second unit I purchased arrived with several issues in assembly. First, the touch screen monitor wasn't properly seeded in its housing. I carefully centered it and pressed on it and it seems to be back in place. A second issue was the metal behind the faders rubbing on the faders when they were adjusted. Again, after pressing down on the entire plate in several places, it seems to have snapped back into position. The build quality on the RCP2 units is inferior to that of the RCP1 in my opinion. I love the new features but this thing feels like it will break if you sneeze at it the wrong way. As I told Rode in my email, I would gladly pay another $100-$200 USD for a "Pro" unit. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Also, please pass along to Rode if you have their ear.
😍Thank you very much Mike for this great comparison test video and ultra-complete demonstration of the RØDECaster Pro II against your analog equipment at the Top!!! 👻Thank you for including your professional impressions, your neutral and true opinion on all your analog units and your nice ideas suggested to RØDE for future updates of the RØDECaster Pro II I did well to wait for the L.A. Namm in early June - thinking that RØDE was probably going to release a new version 2! 👍BING Spot on - I'm as happy as you Mike to have it with me - But I was also eager to see your detailed Professional press review on the RØDECaster Pro II 🙏Thanks again Mike and have a great summer vacation to rest your ears LOL!! 🎤The RØDECaster Pro II, a superb product almost revolutionary in the production of online radio show music podcasts all portable in so little space for a sound quality Never heard !!! Kudos to the engineers and developers at RØDE 🚀EXCEPTIONAL YES 🚀 (Franck From French Riviera) 😍👌🌈🎹🎶
Awesome love it, another great video, thank you. Would love to see some follow up videos how you dial in the sound and all the processing. I’m sure many of your subs would get a tremendous value seeing your process and set up . Perhaps could be another product idea… Mike Russell RCP2 presets 🤔
Thank you very much for this, Mike! Really great helpful video! Just wondering though, in what order are your processes connected? Maybe it's just my lack of experience with this but I'd be really curious to know the order of the chains (maybe even in like a wiring diagram form). For example which comes first right after the mic, etc? Thanks!
You’ve convinced me to go out and pick one of these up for myself! Can’t wait to get it all set up! The possibilities with this thing keep coming and I’m excited to absolutely evolve my sound with it!
I'm sorry, I forgot to ask you where's the dedicated play button. Hope I wouldn't have to go in the menu screen. Or would I be able to assign one of the side buttons as a play button? Thanks again for your help.
When this video was released the dt700 pro x had only been around for less than a year. Yet you say in the video that you have been using them for years. Did you mean the dt770 pro by any chance?
I'm not sure I want to put all my eggs in one basket. Yes, it's cheaper to buy it than buy each process units, if there's a problem, the whole unit has to be sent back to get fixed.
@@MikeRussell Good luck. It may not be capable of competing with thousands of dollars of equipment in terms of voice quality tbh, but my bigger worry is that it doesn't even surpass the goxlr. I won't buy one until I know for sure. I currently have/use goixlr and it sounds much better than the first rodecaster in a non processed and processed comparison both.
@@MikeRussell Yes, but I feel the sound quality should always be top, or at least high priority. I would love to hear how good you're able to make that device sound with more tweaking.
What is the round trip latency in this interface? I'm considering getting one but I'd like to use it for electric guitars as well, using Amplitube (or similar) in real time. Would the performance be comparable to audio interfaces like the Focusrite ones?
It seems like it just needs a Direct Monitor button to allow the unprocessed signal through to your headphones, but the processed signal for everyone else.
@MikeRussell sounds like a really cool device. I would really love to test it out, but unfortunately, I don’t think I would be able to use it, since there seems to be lots of options and stuff you have to select, and for me that wouldn’t be very accessible. So for the time being, I would just have to stay with my analog equipment, which has knobs and stuff which I can actually turn and buttons I can actually feel. Plus, it is out of my budget range, and I’m not sure if you have to see the screen in order to select different options.
Good review of the product, but you said @2:32 'with a high pass filter I'm not using'. Sorry to be negative, but throughout this review there was low level mic popping and audible gain pumping. Perhaps not using the HPF was a wrong decision. I'm not even monitoring on bass heavy headphones (Sennheiser HD40 & HD414).
I agree with the overly large lighted smart pads that can't be customized. If Elgato can do this using a fraction of the space, then Rode surely can do this as well.
A reason for the larger pads is so musicians can trigger easily without miss hitting. This one is more for several different professions so i think its a good call to keep that pads at your normal size
I know you requested a Master Channel EQ, but doesn’t it already have a 3 band EQ? I know that having a 10 Band EQ would be far better, but is the 3 band EQ not good for voice tuning? BTW, I’m still waiting for my RCP2 to arrive later this week. That’s why I’m asking about the EQ and how it works with the mic setup. Thanks
Better control of the overall output which is either being recorded or streamed. If it's being recorded then you have the option of post-processing but if it's being streamed then you want it exactly how you want it sounding as it's leaves you.
The Video is informative and well presented. The Audio in this presentation is it directly recorded from RodeCaster Pro and uploaded? The volume is very good with the punch in the voice profound. If you have used further processing after the Audio output from Rodecaster, can you kindly share it with the viewers? Thanks
Thanks for your quick response and you have inspired me to know more on the subject. I have Rodecaster Duo which is identical to RODECaster ProII as you know and I experimenting recording on Mac Mini 2. I am not getting the level of volume as in your presentation. Can you kindly share as to how to reach the same Audio level as in your TH-cam presentation? I record using Audacity (some times on Audition). Your guidance will help me a lot. Thank you!@@MikeRussell
I have the MTK12 and I am here looking for a replacement for it because mine went down for the second time on the same issue.. I will not be sending it in for repairs again. I will not be buying from soundcraft ever again...
I just bought this and connected it up yesterday, and yes I'm amazed at what it can replace and it sounds GREAT! The features are amazing but just watching some other TH-cam streamers who stream and react to videos who don't wear headphones has left me a little perplexed, how do they do that with no feedback? Because the feature on the rodecastwr is when mic is engaged on the speakers turn off (which is a great feature) but I am wondering how to accomplish using a off camera mic and still be able to hear some sort of audio without bulky headphones on the stream
If you're having guests then you'll need headphones to monitor, if you're streaming solo then it's a personal choice whether to monitor or not once you've set the levels although personally, I'd only feel comfortable if I was monitoring.
@@MikeRussell yes there's no guests with me in the same room, think of me playing a video and reacting to it to break it down, I still need to hear some audio from that video and when I want to make a point I'll need to pause that video and speak, I cannot seem to find how to get the speakers working still
Good morning, I heard there have been some updates to the rode caster pro 2 Have the problems highlighted in the videos been corrected? If yes, which ones ? Which ones still need to be corrected? Hoping the rodecaster continues to get updates. Good day
Hey Mike. Great video - as always 😊 One question. Would you juse it as a broadcast-mixer for radio? Can't find any information anywhere, that gives an answar on pfl/cue on the channels? Cheers!
The Rodecaster Pro 2 may not be the best mixing desk for a radio scenario due to its limited amount of assignable faders but you can duck the fader while talking.
Now 6 months later, are you still happy with the RCP2? I have dbx286s, scarlett 18i20 and cloudlifter too. and the old RCP1. Now I am hesitating whether I should sell everything and buy the new RCPII. Is the sound of the RCPII really as good as the scarlett and dbx together? I use as Microphones SM7B, NTG5 and some cheaper ones.
I'm going to be making some video updates on my setup in the future so watch this space. I am still very much using the RCPII on a daily basis and loving it.
@@MikeRussell In your future video, please also take into consideration, that many subscribers are not planning yet to do podcasts or livestreams, but have "normal" youtube channels for which they want to have the best audioquality available for a budget i.e. of 1500 USD and are looking as their main priority for a solution for this. The fact that you can do additionnally podcasts/livestreams is more a sideeffect for them, but not mandatory.. Worst case they would just add a RCP1 or 2 later on top of that, but stick with other equipment for the better audio for their normal youtube recordings.
If I record audio tracks for my songs 1. How many tracks can I record just with this, on its own? 2. Where is my play button? I see a record button but no designated play button? Thanks Great video on this.
You can record all the inputs. Once you've recorded you can then transfer the files from the SD Card to your computer for post production or you can of course record direct to the computer
@@MikeRussell Thanks for answering. I thought I heard someone on youtube say you can overdub up to 9 tracks on this, before I transfer to my computer? I'd like to use this as multitrack as a song recorder because I think I could get away with 9 tracks, at first. I just want one unit that can do most anything. I've got guitar and bass sounds so I probably would use a little reverb and maybe some delay for my voice. Please let me know about how many tracks total, I don't like bouncing. Thank Again so much.
@@MikeRussell I just looked, the 4 inputs are combo jacks. They will take a quarter inch guitar or keyboard standard cord. I'll be working alone only using 1 track 2 tops, when I record. But how many tracks do I have only using this unit? Thanks for your help.
It's possible that the gating feature on the RODECaster Pro II was adjusting the levels, creating that fade in and out effect you noticed in the audio.
Hi Mike, Love your videos! Question for you... is it possible to add extra microphone inputs via a daisy chain or connecting another Rodecaster II? Occasionally I do a live event where we need 4 mics for the guests but a separate mic for either a host or walking around taking Q&A questions from an audience. We don't have a big mixing board so I've been using the original rodecaster to record and live mix.
Could the Pro2 be used to run small church system? We only use wireless mic and podium mic and feed audio from iPad for music? Also looking at behringer xr12 or use together.... We record to FB and TH-cam video and audio.... Afternoon study we want audio only to record ....thank you for your opinion
Can you record a vocal on fader 1, on the internal SD card, then add a harmony part after on fader 2? Like keep overdubbing? Or do you need a computer for that?
one thing I would like on the RCP and RCP 2 is a clock on the display. (the full device name and model is just wasting display space, we already know what device it is...) I currently have the RCP, and I really don't see the point of most of the top part of the display being occupied with text saying rødecaster pro.. would much rather have a clock there...
@@clemradio is it visible on the display when not recording or all the time? the clock on the RCP is not, and it's one of the very few things that really annoy me...
That's awesome that you were able to get that unit. I purchased the DBX 286x, 215s, 166xs, MOTU M4 and Cloudlifter, that I purchased 18 months ago. I looked at the RCP2 a few weeks ago and saw some very bad reviews on Amazon. So, I was very skeptical with the RCP2. I thought I was set with what I already have... of course until you did this thorough review. Also, I believe you sound a bit smoother and not so "punchy," like all your other vids sound like. But I'm sure with RODE's firmware updates, you'll be able to make the sound quality better. But it sounds really good so far. I just purchased a Open Box from a Top Brand reseller for $629.10. So I'm look forward to getting and trying out this unit. I hope in the near future you can do a video on how to tune a ElectroVoice RE20 or SM7B mic with the new Podcaster Pro II, like you did with that DBX 286s and Shure SM7B tutorial video. Thanks again for this review and look forward to more updates that I know you'll be doing with this new unit!
@@MikeRussell very true. I’m sure that that on another future video, you’ll go over how to generally set up your mic using the RCP2. I’ll look forward to seeing that! 😊
The wifi interface has given me a fair bit of trouble. Doesn't work reliably. I've also seen where the freakin clock does NOT stay on time. I'm not talking a few minutes, I'm talking hours off (which is probably part of the wifi issue). I've also seen the interfaces disappear off my computer (Mac Pro/Catalina). Rebooted the R0DE - all good. Other than those nits, I've been good so far.
With the loop issue have you tried different file types as the other day I was having a similar issue when looping mp3 from serato to obs but when I exported my loop as wav instead things sounded smoother with no gap or pause
@@MikeRussell thanks mike😇give some light ,deep explation video on mpc made by akai or alternative what can they do and thier potential and uses in music prodcution
I know you've thought about this already, but many have an ElectroVoice RE20 and Shure SM7B. Part of the reason why RODE made a separate pre-set; although basically the same (with the exception of the db level from 51db for the RE20 and 55db for the SM7B), everything else is STILL set up the same. So if you can take the RE20 and SM7B (if you have them available to test and make improvements on), and do a custom vid on how to make it sound better, than as soon as you can put something out, YOU WILL BE THE FIRST on TH-cam to make this happen. Look forward to seeing that soon for the BOTH mics! Thanks for whatever you can do.
Hi Mike I have the Rodecaster Pro 1 but I can't use my Rode PodMic through Virtual DJ from my Rodecaster but it will work with the RodeNT-USB mic would appreciate any suggestions you may have thank you.
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I haven’t watched through the entire video yet and I already feel that Mike has sold me a new toy for the studio.
Thanks Mike!
I'm sure you'll have fun with it
We had another discussion below, but took your advice and bought one of these because it's a lot of function for the price. You're 100% right. Like you, I have more interfaces than I need, but I think this is a no brainer. Thanks again!!
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Update, I couldn't get Bluetooth phone calls to work well at consistently good volume going to caller, and the entire interface would lock up so badly that I had to bounce the power to get it back. I returned it. Had the latest firmware, which at the time I thought was free of such issues.
For customization, It’d be interesting as well to be able to change the name and icon of each input (our own icons) and still have in the input settings a reminder that it corresponds to the physical input it was originally named after…
Also I think they should made the RODE Central app compatible with Linux.
Cheers mate, amazing video!
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What a great review. Thank you for the amazing work you keep on doing. Now I want to get rid of my RCP1 and get a RCP2.
I sent my RCP1 back when I heard the RCP2 was coming out.
@@AskAW How did you do that?
I would love to see a firmware update with a LIMITER on the master channel. Kinda like in Audition's or Premiere Pro's "Dynamic" effect ... set it to -6db and be sure it never goes higher than that.
Hi Mike, great video as always! I agree with you about the RCP 2...great unit with some room for growth. One note. I heard the latency in my headphones just as you did, initially. Now that I've updated the fw to the official 1.0.7 release I am not hearing it. Either I've gotten used to it and am not noticing it now or they fixed it.
Thanks again Mike!
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Thank you for the great review Mike, I am really excited by this deck. I hope you release some setup/configuration videos to help us get it dialed in just right
Thanks Will
Great review Mike.
As an user of the original RCP, there are several things that I didn't like in the new unit.
First of all the original RCP much more podcast oriented, not all around gear.
It's bigger, with 8 faders not 6, and it's have the blessed TRRS input that the current is lacking.
The new RCP 2 certainly have updated capabilities, but I still prefer the original.
Good job Mike.
Each to their own 👍
Faders are re-assignable in RCP 2. Do you always use ***8 faders*** simultaneously, that you must adjust in real time ?
RCP 2 has 3 virtual faders. So 9 total faders (at this time)
"certainly have updated capabilities" : yes, you can tell it like that :)
The list of improvements and differences is really impressive (and in constant evolution)
@@photographiezautrement personally, I like physical measures instead of virtual.
I understand your point.
The original RCP has the correct sizes and proportion, the new one got smaller and slimmer.
Again it's a matter of personal experience, and taste if you like.
Lovely video Mike, I have the Rodecaster Pro 1 and a feature I would find great would be the ability to split and assign the pads to 2 different faders. So left and right pads are on separate faders so you can dip a bed to hear audio over it etc. Great content as ever!
Good feature suggestion. May happen on the RCP2 moving forward
Can you please advise which device is a good tool for changing or tuning voice please?
You would do this in post processing and there are videos on the channel on this
I've been loving the RP II and look foreword to future updates. As Always, Nice job Mike!
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@@MikeRussell Amazing gear and you don't get your pants pulled down over the price. merci mon ami
GREAT! video Mike, I do not have all the gear you list here, but I have ears for making PRO recordings for my original songs and music and surely now know what I have been missing. Now with the purchase of my RCP2, I have it. I fully agree with your requests for future updates and want to add for RODE to try and give the unit even more, DAW combining capabilities going forward.
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O.M.G. Thanks Mike for the great video. And agree with your requests list.
Thank you
i know this product is podcaster/youtuber centric but i see alot to offer to musicians and other unintended uses here looks like a nifty piece of kit, rode definitely onto a winner here.
It's a very versatile product
@@MikeRussell Most Definitely, thanks for bringing it to my attention, great video.
Rode stated they designed it for anyone needing to interface with their audio.
What a great piece of hardware! I'm impressed
It's pretty impressive
The best review so far. You had me changed my mind for buying Rode Caster 2
Thanks, I'm glad my review was helpful in making your purchasing decision!
Password is correct, link is working so does the application. Thanks! Deserves likes!
Fantastic review! I just got the RODECaster Pro 1 and I love it. But this RODECaster 2 is definitely one hell of an upgrade! Not sure if I really need to upgrade at the moment, but This is an amazing unit! 👍🏾
Both are tremendous bits of kit 👍
Wow, that's brill. I love my original Rodecaster but now I've got Rodecaster II envy
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Mike … love your content. I use first generation RCP for in-studio interviews with non-broadcast folks. I’m concerned that latency in RCP 2 will be an issue with guests. RCP 1 does not have this issue.
Such an amazing request Master Mike, we will be greatful for your request and hope to be the first to check it out ❤
I don't know the product, but your review is pretty convincing. One small bit which I think will definitely do the trick for me is 32bit float audio recording, at least on mic channels. And they got me in 100%
It's a great feature but if you've set your audio levels correctly you wouldn't need it at the mixer stage
What a wonderful piece of kit. Amazing just how many features are packed into this unit at only $700. Very nice, thorough review. Thanks for the video!!
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well.... I think I need this. I only use a mic and an old focusrite to record songs. Then started podcasting... this made that way easier. I gotta try this
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No podía estar mejor explicado. Gracias, Mike.
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Hello. Many thanks for this. I suspect my dbx 286s units will soon find a new home elsewhere. Cheers!
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Thanks for the complete review ! I was looking into it to have an home studio music recording and maybe use it to do live streaming. I was looking on the price at first and I wasn't because it was only for a home solution and not a pro studio. But I'm sure that this is 100% worth the price with all those features ! Thanks again :D
Your only limitation is the number of line inputs being limited to 1 but if you're not using more than 1 then it's an ideal solution for you.
Am really amazed by your channel ❤
Thanks
Awsome video,Mike!! This is what I was looking for...Many thanks!
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Toyed with buying one of these purely from reading reviews first, which I usually do. After watching this though, no brainer.
I do a bit of everything from digital music production with various DAWs and Audio/Video packages (Adobe, Soundforge etc) to Techno mixing/DJ'ing (both old skool turntables and DJ controllers with spinning platters of course cos i'm old) and I simply love anything audio and video. I have the H5n you have as well as the H6n and a Roland. Same with mainly action cams too. I do really need a recommendation for a DSLR for a stationary setup (no, not pencils and paper) ;)
Sadly, you won't find much of anything on my channel as I worry about the whole "12 years ago Jamie said this at the time, perfectly acceptable in context word, so now he must ne retroactively punished for it" although as the digits flip on my age counter I start to worry less and less about this due to career as some of the content I do produce can cover issues of privacy etc. Basically, love audio, video and music creation but hate the fact it can and is used as a stick to beat people with now, let alone the coming future.
I just found your channel today. You got a new sub and made my bank balance take a multi hundred £ hit so cheers for that. In a way you also screwed yourself over because I don't have any money left to give you and pay the soon to be astronomical heating/food bills. Just good i'm one of those fussy eaters who, in human terms would probably be classed more like a mouse, nibbling at snacks when I find them (5 second rule).
Keep it up though. I like your style. There's probably hundreds or thousands of comments on this so I have probably wasted 10 minutes thinking about all this crap. It would have been easier to make a video with my
Great review. I would like to see submixes as streamer too. But the best and outstanding thing is, you can connect two PC wie usb and tata solved the problem with sound from streaming to gaming an back. If it had a EQ for the headphone that would be grate too.
you have a fantastic radio voice.
thanks for doing this :)
you seem like a good lad!
Thank you
May I ask you Mr. Russel to explain, how do you avoid mouth noise? I tryed everything. :/ Your voice is always so clear.
Some suggest that eating an apple can reduce mouth noise 😀
Great video and review Mike.
Thx 👍👌
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MIke.....I thought you'd be interested in my experience thus far with the RCP2. I purchased my first unit about 2 weeks ago and have had to return because the larger 'volume knob' is not operating. It's clearly off it's track and will hardly turn. The second unit I purchased arrived with several issues in assembly. First, the touch screen monitor wasn't properly seeded in its housing. I carefully centered it and pressed on it and it seems to be back in place. A second issue was the metal behind the faders rubbing on the faders when they were adjusted. Again, after pressing down on the entire plate in several places, it seems to have snapped back into position. The build quality on the RCP2 units is inferior to that of the RCP1 in my opinion. I love the new features but this thing feels like it will break if you sneeze at it the wrong way. As I told Rode in my email, I would gladly pay another $100-$200 USD for a "Pro" unit. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Also, please pass along to Rode if you have their ear.
Thanks Mike going to buy one now
Enjoy diving into all its features and happy recording!
😍Thank you very much Mike for this great comparison test video and ultra-complete demonstration of the RØDECaster Pro II against your analog equipment at the Top!!!
👻Thank you for including your professional impressions, your neutral and true opinion on all your analog units and your nice ideas suggested to RØDE for future updates of the RØDECaster Pro II
I did well to wait for the L.A. Namm in early June - thinking that RØDE was probably going to release a new version 2!
👍BING Spot on - I'm as happy as you Mike to have it with me - But I was also eager to see your detailed Professional press review on the RØDECaster Pro II
🙏Thanks again Mike and have a great summer vacation to rest your ears LOL!!
🎤The RØDECaster Pro II, a superb product almost revolutionary in the production of online radio show music podcasts all portable in so little space for a sound quality Never heard !!! Kudos to the engineers and developers at RØDE
🚀EXCEPTIONAL YES 🚀
(Franck From French Riviera) 😍👌🌈🎹🎶
Thanks for your kind words Franck 🙏
Exactly the info I was looking for.
Glad to have helped
This really was a great, insightful, helpful video
Thanks
Awesome love it, another great video, thank you.
Would love to see some follow up videos how you dial in the sound and all the processing. I’m sure many of your subs would get a tremendous value seeing your process and set up .
Perhaps could be another product idea… Mike Russell RCP2 presets 🤔
Thanks Russell
@Mike Russell, I don't need a end colloring of the sound, because there is endprocessing/coloring
Great video thank you so much 👍🏻💯🎤💻🎶🎧🎙️🎵🖥️⌨️📻🎧📀
Thank you so much for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful! 🎧🎤🎶
Very best Video for this Product!
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Thank you very much for this, Mike! Really great helpful video! Just wondering though, in what order are your processes connected? Maybe it's just my lack of experience with this but I'd be really curious to know the order of the chains (maybe even in like a wiring diagram form). For example which comes first right after the mic, etc? Thanks!
Everything connects to the Rodecaster Pro 2 so there is nothing to worry about
Outstanding details here thanks for your initial review! That
Red in-shot light is killer. Which lamp or light is that? Keep up the great work!
Thank you
@@MikeRussell any ordering info on that red light/lamp?
19:29 The Loop Doesn’t Loop is very annoying! Seems like a simple fix!
The recap part of the video reminded me of The Gadget Show's (on channel 5) giveaway section.
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You’ve convinced me to go out and pick one of these up for myself! Can’t wait to get it all set up! The possibilities with this thing keep coming and I’m excited to absolutely evolve my sound with it!
Have fun 👍
very good review, makes me wanna buy the product right away.
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I'm sorry, I forgot to ask you where's the dedicated play button. Hope I wouldn't have to go in the menu screen. Or would I be able to assign one of the side buttons as a play button? Thanks again for your help.
Great review.
Thank you, I'm glad you found the review helpful!
When this video was released the dt700 pro x had only been around for less than a year. Yet you say in the video that you have been using them for years. Did you mean the dt770 pro by any chance?
Thanks for this outstanding work Mike, will it kill the feed to studio monitors as mics are opened?
This can be set in the options
I'm not sure I want to put all my eggs in one basket. Yes, it's cheaper to buy it than buy each process units, if there's a problem, the whole unit has to be sent back to get fixed.
Rode generally build very good quality products
But is it possible to make it sound as good as your other setup? I was looking at previous videos and the voice quality sounds significantly better.
The setup is still being tweaked at present
@@MikeRussell Good luck. It may not be capable of competing with thousands of dollars of equipment in terms of voice quality tbh, but my bigger worry is that it doesn't even surpass the goxlr. I won't buy one until I know for sure. I currently have/use goixlr and it sounds much better than the first rodecaster in a non processed and processed comparison both.
They're both different devices aimed at achieving different things I guess
@@MikeRussell Yes, but I feel the sound quality should always be top, or at least high priority. I would love to hear how good you're able to make that device sound with more tweaking.
@@vITALIANv Also, there's no MacOS supporting apps for the GOXLR unit, whereas the RCP2 has an app for both PC and MacOS.
Great video🙂👍
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What is the round trip latency in this interface? I'm considering getting one but I'd like to use it for electric guitars as well, using Amplitube (or similar) in real time. Would the performance be comparable to audio interfaces like the Focusrite ones?
Latency is also going to be dependent on your hardware you're connecting to
@@MikeRussell yeah, no doubt, but the interface plays a big role.
It seems like it just needs a Direct Monitor button to allow the unprocessed signal through to your headphones, but the processed signal for everyone else.
@MikeRussell sounds like a really cool device. I would really love to test it out, but unfortunately, I don’t think I would be able to use it, since there seems to be lots of options and stuff you have to select, and for me that wouldn’t be very accessible. So for the time being, I would just have to stay with my analog equipment, which has knobs and stuff which I can actually turn and buttons I can actually feel. Plus, it is out of my budget range, and I’m not sure if you have to see the screen in order to select different options.
If you have a setup that works for you then I'd recommend carrying on using it 👍
A question about the MTK mixer in terms of multitrack recording, is the USB tap point after the pre-amps or pre/post fader or after EQ.
The USB outputs are post fader and Pre-EQ
Good review of the product, but you said @2:32 'with a high pass filter I'm not using'.
Sorry to be negative, but throughout this review there was low level mic popping and audible gain pumping. Perhaps not using the HPF was a wrong decision. I'm not even monitoring on bass heavy headphones (Sennheiser HD40 & HD414).
Thanks it helps 🤝
You're welcome! Glad I could help you out!
@Mike Russell I have for all my music and jingle's ect a separated midi mixer, and have it hidden in virtuel channel, it works great!
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I agree with the overly large lighted smart pads that can't be customized. If Elgato can do this using a fraction of the space, then Rode surely can do this as well.
A reason for the larger pads is so musicians can trigger easily without miss hitting. This one is more for several different professions so i think its a good call to keep that pads at your normal size
I know you requested a Master Channel EQ, but doesn’t it already have a 3 band EQ? I know that having a 10 Band EQ would be far better, but is the 3 band EQ not good for voice tuning? BTW, I’m still waiting for my RCP2 to arrive later this week. That’s why I’m asking about the EQ and how it works with the mic setup. Thanks
You have individual EQ for each mic and an overall EQ for the output
Better control of the overall output which is either being recorded or streamed. If it's being recorded then you have the option of post-processing but if it's being streamed then you want it exactly how you want it sounding as it's leaves you.
@@MikeRussell NOW I get it! Thank you for explaining that to me. As usual, greatly appreciated!
The Video is informative and well presented. The Audio in this presentation is it directly recorded from RodeCaster Pro and uploaded? The volume is very good with the punch in the voice profound. If you have used further processing after the Audio output from Rodecaster, can you kindly share it with the viewers?
Thanks
Thank you for your kind words! Yes, the audio in the presentation is directly recorded from the RODECaster Pro II.
Thanks for your quick response and you have inspired me to know more on the subject.
I have Rodecaster Duo which is identical to RODECaster ProII as you know and I experimenting recording on Mac Mini 2. I am not getting the level of volume as in your presentation. Can you kindly share as to how to reach the same Audio level as in your TH-cam presentation? I record using Audacity (some times on Audition). Your guidance will help me a lot. Thank you!@@MikeRussell
Gotta get me one of these, that DBX286S drives me nuts, it's horrible to get the mic sounding right.
The RODECaster Pro II's built-in DSP and noise gate should make dialing in your mic levels much easier compared to an external EQ like the DBX286S.
I have the MTK12 and I am here looking for a replacement for it because mine went down for the second time on the same issue.. I will not be sending it in for repairs again. I will not be buying from soundcraft ever again...
Great video mic! I'm thinking of upgrading my RCP 1 now. what was the music bed you played on loop at around 09:55 minutes?
Thanks Dan! That's our MRC Gaia jingle music bed 😉 musicradiocreative.com/products/mrc-gaia
Very exciting!
It's a potentially totally new direction, very exciting
I just bought this and connected it up yesterday, and yes I'm amazed at what it can replace and it sounds GREAT!
The features are amazing but just watching some other TH-cam streamers who stream and react to videos who don't wear headphones has left me a little perplexed, how do they do that with no feedback? Because the feature on the rodecastwr is when mic is engaged on the speakers turn off (which is a great feature) but I am wondering how to accomplish using a off camera mic and still be able to hear some sort of audio without bulky headphones on the stream
If you're having guests then you'll need headphones to monitor, if you're streaming solo then it's a personal choice whether to monitor or not once you've set the levels although personally, I'd only feel comfortable if I was monitoring.
@@MikeRussell yes there's no guests with me in the same room, think of me playing a video and reacting to it to break it down, I still need to hear some audio from that video and when I want to make a point I'll need to pause that video and speak, I cannot seem to find how to get the speakers working still
In that situation you absolutely don't want the speakers working, you want to wear headphones.
@@MikeRussell fair enough and I appreciate your time in responding. thank you
Good morning,
I heard there have been some updates to the rode caster pro 2
Have the problems highlighted in the videos been corrected? If yes, which ones ?
Which ones still need to be corrected?
Hoping the rodecaster continues to get updates.
Good day
Good morning! Yes, the RODECaster Pro II has received many updates although I currently use the Mackie DLZ Creator.
@@MikeRussell Hello, thank you for the response. So, there have been no updates regarding the RODECaster as mentioned in this video?
Hey Mike.
Great video - as always 😊
One question.
Would you juse it as a broadcast-mixer for radio? Can't find any information anywhere, that gives an answar on pfl/cue on the channels?
Cheers!
The Rodecaster Pro can do PFL and I'm aware there are people using the RCP1 and probably RCP2 as a broadcast mixer
@@MikeRussell Well then 😁 Take my money RØDE ...
Wish you and Isabella a great summer - keep cool over there!
Thanks Martin
can you play background music and ducking at the same time as i like to play music for radio so no dead zone
The Rodecaster Pro 2 may not be the best mixing desk for a radio scenario due to its limited amount of assignable faders but you can duck the fader while talking.
I really want to get this into my setup.
It's available now 👍
@@MikeRussell Yeah, really needing to get it worked into my studio....
Now 6 months later, are you still happy with the RCP2?
I have dbx286s, scarlett 18i20 and cloudlifter too. and the old RCP1. Now I am hesitating whether I should sell everything and buy the new RCPII.
Is the sound of the RCPII really as good as the scarlett and dbx together? I use as Microphones SM7B, NTG5 and some cheaper ones.
I'm going to be making some video updates on my setup in the future so watch this space. I am still very much using the RCPII on a daily basis and loving it.
@@MikeRussell In your future video, please also take into consideration, that many subscribers are not planning yet to do podcasts or livestreams, but have "normal" youtube channels for which they want to have the best audioquality available for a budget i.e. of 1500 USD and are looking as their main priority for a solution for this. The fact that you can do additionnally podcasts/livestreams is more a sideeffect for them, but not mandatory..
Worst case they would just add a RCP1 or 2 later on top of that, but stick with other equipment for the better audio for their normal youtube recordings.
Muchas Gracias!
Thanks
You're welcome!
Good review,
Seriously though why EQ on the master? Shouldn't really be messing with program audio eq...
It should be an option
Your microphone sounds crispy
If I record audio tracks for my songs 1. How many tracks can I record just with this, on its own? 2. Where is my play button? I see a record button but no designated play button? Thanks Great video on this.
You can record all the inputs. Once you've recorded you can then transfer the files from the SD Card to your computer for post production or you can of course record direct to the computer
@@MikeRussell Thanks for answering. I thought I heard someone on youtube say you can overdub up to 9 tracks on this, before I transfer to my computer? I'd like to use this as multitrack as a song recorder because I think I could get away with 9 tracks, at first. I just want one unit that can do most anything. I've got guitar and bass sounds so I probably would use a little reverb and maybe some delay for my voice. Please let me know about how many tracks total, I don't like bouncing. Thank Again so much.
Bear in mind the limitations of the inputs. You have 4 mic inputs, one line input and bluetooth input
@@MikeRussell I just looked, the 4 inputs are combo jacks. They will take a quarter inch guitar or keyboard standard cord. I'll be working alone only using 1 track 2 tops, when I record. But how many tracks do I have only using this unit? Thanks for your help.
can it replace a stereo preamp? What if you connect the balanced outputs to an amp (not an integrated amp) to power the speakers? Will that work?
is it just me, or was I hearing what sounded like the gate doing a fade out and in?
It's possible that the gating feature on the RODECaster Pro II was adjusting the levels, creating that fade in and out effect you noticed in the audio.
Hi Mike, Love your videos! Question for you... is it possible to add extra microphone inputs via a daisy chain or connecting another Rodecaster II? Occasionally I do a live event where we need 4 mics for the guests but a separate mic for either a host or walking around taking Q&A questions from an audience. We don't have a big mixing board so I've been using the original rodecaster to record and live mix.
Ideally you'd want a mixer with sufficient mic channels
Could the Pro2 be used to run small church system? We only use wireless mic and podium mic and feed audio from iPad for music? Also looking at behringer xr12 or use together.... We record to FB and TH-cam video and audio.... Afternoon study we want audio only to record ....thank you for your opinion
The RCP2 could be used for that as long as you're only using one external audio source
Nice video. Does the RODECaster Pro II latency bother you?
No 👍
is the looping patched now in firmware updates 8months on from original video?
Nope, I'm wondering if it is actually possible for them to do this with the hardware?
Looks like a pain to manage it on such small display. Hope you can remotely control it from pc or tablet app / (local network) site.
You can't which is very frustrating in my opinion. Overall I think it's a dealbreaker for me
Can you adjust the Reverb?
Can you play a set of mp3 files and stream into an android
Yes, the RODECaster Pro II has fully adjustable reverb settings and supports both MP3 file playback as well as streaming audio to mobile apps.
Can you record a vocal on fader 1, on the internal SD card, then add a harmony part after on fader 2? Like keep overdubbing? Or do you need a computer for that?
I would recommend doing your post production on a computer
@@MikeRussell Recommend yes, but can you do it just on the Rode?
I want more virtual interfaces. 2 is just not enough. at least one more.
Thanks for the feedback.
Can you use this with automation? So u can program the rose caster to trigger and adjust the faders automatically?
No, that's not a feature
one thing I would like on the RCP and RCP 2 is a clock on the display. (the full device name and model is just wasting display space, we already know what device it is...) I currently have the RCP, and I really don't see the point of most of the top part of the display being occupied with text saying rødecaster pro.. would much rather have a clock there...
There’s a clock on the RCPII but unless you have it connected to ethernet all the time, it losts a few seconds as time goes on unconnected to ethernet
@@clemradio is it visible on the display when not recording or all the time? the clock on the RCP is not, and it's one of the very few things that really annoy me...
@@Zhinix04 indeed, when recording, it doesn’t show up.
Came for one tutorial, saw this - had to watch it; because ... Mike.
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That's awesome that you were able to get that unit. I purchased the DBX 286x, 215s, 166xs, MOTU M4 and Cloudlifter, that I purchased 18 months ago. I looked at the RCP2 a few weeks ago and saw some very bad reviews on Amazon. So, I was very skeptical with the RCP2. I thought I was set with what I already have... of course until you did this thorough review. Also, I believe you sound a bit smoother and not so "punchy," like all your other vids sound like. But I'm sure with RODE's firmware updates, you'll be able to make the sound quality better. But it sounds really good so far. I just purchased a Open Box from a Top Brand reseller for $629.10. So I'm look forward to getting and trying out this unit. I hope in the near future you can do a video on how to tune a ElectroVoice RE20 or SM7B mic with the new Podcaster Pro II, like you did with that DBX 286s and Shure SM7B tutorial video. Thanks again for this review and look forward to more updates that I know you'll be doing with this new unit!
Processing for a microphone will always be individual for your voice and your mic and your recording/broadcasting environment.
@@MikeRussell very true. I’m sure that that on another future video, you’ll go over how to generally set up your mic using the RCP2. I’ll look forward to seeing that! 😊
The wifi interface has given me a fair bit of trouble. Doesn't work reliably. I've also seen where the freakin clock does NOT stay on time. I'm not talking a few minutes, I'm talking hours off (which is probably part of the wifi issue). I've also seen the interfaces disappear off my computer (Mac Pro/Catalina). Rebooted the R0DE - all good. Other than those nits, I've been good so far.
Yeah the clock doesn’t catch up. Unless connected to ethernet.
With the loop issue have you tried different file types as the other day I was having a similar issue when looping mp3 from serato to obs but when I exported my loop as wav instead things sounded smoother with no gap or pause
It shouldn't make any difference what format it's saved in as long as the file is the same file
Awesome video
Thanks
is that replace professional audio interface?
Yes, the RODEcaster Pro II may replace a professional audio interface.
@@MikeRussell thanks mike😇give some light ,deep explation video on mpc made by akai or alternative what can they do and thier potential and uses in music prodcution
I know you've thought about this already, but many have an ElectroVoice RE20 and Shure SM7B. Part of the reason why RODE made a separate pre-set; although basically the same (with the exception of the db level from 51db for the RE20 and 55db for the SM7B), everything else is STILL set up the same. So if you can take the RE20 and SM7B (if you have them available to test and make improvements on), and do a custom vid on how to make it sound better, than as soon as you can put something out, YOU WILL BE THE FIRST on TH-cam to make this happen. Look forward to seeing that soon for the BOTH mics! Thanks for whatever you can do.
Thanks for the suggestion. Mic settings are individual and have to consider the voice and the recording space.
Hi Mike I have the Rodecaster Pro 1 but I can't use my Rode PodMic through Virtual DJ from my Rodecaster but it will work with the RodeNT-USB mic would appreciate any suggestions you may have thank you.
Are you streaming your output?
I would suggest streaming the output of the Rodecaster Pro and taking the microphone and Virutal DJ outputs from there
@@MikeRussell Thank you Mike I'm 73 and don't know how to do this is there a video on this, sorry to be a pain in the ass
There are different ways of doing this and it depends also on PC or Mac and what your streaming software is
@@MikeRussell Tk u Mike my software is Virtual DJ and my Mac 12.5 OS Monterey