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Follow the First Steps to setup up the RODECaster



There are four microphones setup, just put on the headphones for whichever microphones are you using

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

Make sure the rolloff switch is flipped toward the mic

Make sure the RODEcaster is set to Mix Minus

Press Settings

Then Choose Hardware

Then Choose Advanced

Then choose Audio

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

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

Then Choose Microphone

Make sure it is set to RODE

Broadcaster

Click the Back button to get to the previous menu

Click On Level

Make sure that Phantom Power is on and the Level is set to 18


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



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

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 to transfer the audio files to the computer.


Note that when the RØDECaster is in ‘Podcast Transfer Mode’ all other functionality is disabled.


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.



Click on HARDWARE icon


Click on microSD Card icon


Flip the Podcast Transfer Mode switch to ON


Confirm switching to Podcast Transfer Mode by clicking YES


Note: When the RØDECaster is in ‘Podcast Transfer Mode’ all other functionality is disabled.


The RØDECaster will mount as a volume on the desktop


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.



Open the RØDECaster Pro software in the Applications folder



When it launches it will show you the podcasts in a list

Find your podcast


Title it and choose a custom color and then click on Save


Choose a place to save it and click Open


The files save with all the different mics and channels that may or may not have audio on them.

If you want the full mix of all of the inputs, then choose Stereo Mix.wav

You can check the mix in Quicktime Player or VLC Player on the mac computer.

You can either customize the WAV file in a digital audio editor, or use can use the file as-is.


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

When you are finished transferring your files to the computer, click "Done," and then click "Yes." The RØDECaster will disconnect from the computer.

Need to record a phone conversation / interview?

See this WIKI →  RODECaster Pro - How to Record Audio from a Cell Phone Or Computer Zoom or Skype or Facetime via Bluetooth








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