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| Follow First Steps to setup up the RODECaster | |
| Follow RODE Broadcaster Mic to make sure the mic is ready to use | RODECaster Pro - RODE Broadcaster Mic |
Turn up the sliders on the board and talk into the mic(s) you want to use |
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Have each guest and interviewer speak directly into the front of the mic, and not from the sides |
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Set the levels by watching the meters as you speak. You'll be at a good level to record when the color of the level bars peak at green going into yellow (see picture →) You should never hit red! |
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You can adjust headphone volume with these knobs |
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Make sure the Ceiling Speaker Volume is all the way down before recording!! |
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Next you will need to connect the cell phone you will use to host and record the phone conversation with. This is the phone that will be either making or receiving the phone call from the interviewee. It needs to be Bluetooth-enabled. On the Rodecaster press the Bluetooth button shown here |
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On the display screen you will get a dialog message asking you to pair the phone Choose Yes |
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This will put the console into Bluetooth Discoverable mode, and the blue Bluetooth button will begin to blink. |
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On a Google Android Phone: Press the >Settings icon >Choose Connected devices Bluetooth |
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| Choose Pair new device |
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| Choose RODECaster Pro |
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| Choose Pair |
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On an Apple iPhone: Press the Settings icon |
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Choose Bluetooth |
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Enable Bluetooth, if not already enabled. |
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| Under Other Devices, you should see RODECaster Pro. Press the name to connect. |
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| Once connected, the RODECaster Pro will be listed as Connected under My Devices and is ready to be used. |
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| The Bluetooth light on the RODECaster will also stop blinking, and will become bright blue when the phone is connected. |
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Turn up the slider for the Bluetooth input so we'll hear audio from the phone Now either call your guest or have them call you on your connected phone |
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When you are connected, the phone Iphone will have the RODECaster Icon and not the usual speaker icon |
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The interviewee that you are calling will be heard in the headphones now and you will see levels on the board on BlueTooth Input Double check the input levels from the BlueTooth input and adjust, if necessary
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On the Mac you can open Zoom, facetime, skype or whatever Our example is Zoom |
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Click on the Green REC button to start recording to the SD card |
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When recording the button will be RED Conduct the narration, interview or podcast and when finished press REC button to stop recording |
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To hear what you did press the Settings Icon |
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Click on Podcasts |
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You can click on the top left and right arrows to navigate through the podcasts and click on the green play button to play the selection |
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Turn up the speaker volume to hear playback in the room Turn up the headphone volume for playback in headphones |
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| Now to transfer your files off the RODECaster. Click the link to learn how. |
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