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First step is to FORMAT the SD card that is in the RØDECaster.
- Click on the Gear icon in the top left corner of the LCD screen on the RØDECaster.
- Click on Hardware icon
- Click on microSD Card icon
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| Slide the switch to ERASE the SD Card
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| Click YES to confirm erasing the SD Card
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| There are four microphones setup, just put on the headphones for whichever microphones are you using
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| If you would like to use the mic high-pass filter that you use when you want to put the mic really close to a source but don't want the added low end due to proximity effect Make sure the rolloff switch is flipped toward the mic |  Image Removed
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| Make sure the rolloff switch is flipped toward the mic |  Image Removed
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Next set the sound input to the computer.
Go the the Apple in the upper right hand corner and choose >System Preferences Image Removed
| Choose >Sound
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| Go to the Input Tab
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| Make sure the RODEcaster is set to Mix Minus Press Settings |  Image Removed
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| Then Choose Hardware |  Image Removed
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| Then Choose Advanced |  Image Removed
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| Then choose Audio |  Image Removed
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These settings Make sure Enable Mix-Minus is turned on
This will automatically mute the speakers in the room so you will not get feedback
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| Next we need to make sure the microphones are set correctly Select the Microphone channel selector softkey for the mic you want to use EX: #2 |  Image Removed
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| Then Choose Microphone |  Image Removed
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Make sure it is set to RODE Broadcaster |  Image Removed
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| Click the Back button to get to the previous menu |  Image Removed
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| Click On Level |  Image Removed
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Make sure that Phantom Power is on and the Level is set to 18 |  Image Removed
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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 | |
Turn up the sliders on the board and talk into the mic | |
Have each guest and interviewer speak directly into the front of the mic, and not from the sides |  Image Removed Image Added
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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! | |
You can adjust headphone volume with these knobs | |
Click on the Green REC button to start recording to the SD card | |
When recording the button will be RED | |
This icon is how much time you have left to record on the card
In this example there is 8 hours and 46 minutes left on the card | |
Conduct the narration, interview or podcast and when finished press REC button to stop recording | |
To hear what you did press the Settings Icon | |
Click on Podcasts | |
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
| | Turn up a fader on the board to hear in the room speakers as well as the headset | 
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Note to hear in the speakers of the room instead of headphones
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Turn up the ceiling speaker volume to hear playback in the room
Turn up the headphone volume for playback in headphones | |
Once you have completed recording you can use the Podcast Transfer Mode | Now to transfer | the audio your files | to the computer.Note that when the RØDECaster is in ‘Podcast Transfer Mode’ all other functionality is disabled.
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| To get to the Podcast Transfer Mode click on the gear icon in the top left corner of the LCD screen on the RØDECaster Pro.
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| Click on microSD Card icon
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| Flip the Podcast Transfer Mode switch to ON
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| Confirm switching to Podcast Transfer Mode by clicking YES
Note: When the RØDECaster is in ‘Podcast Transfer Mode’ all other functionality is disabled.
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| The RØDECaster will mount as a volume on the desktop
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| The recorded .WAV audio files are in the folder called PODCASTS
The .WAV audio files are useful as-is, but they've been recorded as Multi-Channel or Poly-Channel. This means all of the inputs of the RØDECaster have been recorded independent of each other.The most popular file for uploading podcasts directly to the internet is known as the Stereo Mix. This means all of the channels have been mixed together into a 2 channel audio file. If you want to extract this file from your multi-channel recording, you will need to continue to the next steps.
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| Open the RØDECaster Pro software in the Applications folder
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| Title it and choose a custom color and then click on Save
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| Choose a place to save it and click Open
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| The files save with all the different mics and channels that may or may not have audio on them.
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| You can check the mix in Quicktime Player or VLC Player on the mac computer.
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| If using the computer to playback/edit your audio file, you will need turn up the USB Channel input on the RØDECaster to monitor the audio
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Adding Sound effects
All of these colored buttons have sound effects assigned to them.
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