Rode Microphones

    This Frankenstein on-camera microphone setup could be the perfect vlogging audio rig
    Mar 28, 2018 John Aldred

    Vlogging is a whole lot of fun, but it can be difficult, especially if you’re out with other people. If you want to capture them…

    Record straight to your desktop with Rode’s new AI-1 studio quality audio interface
    Dec 5, 2017 John Aldred

    Famous for their microphones, Rode seem to be branching out a little. Into the world of audio interfaces. Designed to give you studio quality audio…

    Five $59-299 on-camera microphones compete in this Rode shotgun mic shootout
    Nov 28, 2017 John Aldred

    The need for on-camera microphones has grown exponentially the last few years. The explosion of video shooters since the feature was first added to DSLRs…

    Using an invisible shotgun microphone right in the shot
    Oct 15, 2017 Udi Tirosh

    Sometimes, you want to use a shotgun microphone, but the angle is too wide, or the location demands that the microphone would be very close…

    Rode’s new VideoMic Pro+ turns on and off with your camera and runs for up to 100 hours
    Jul 25, 2017 John Aldred

    Røde have been teasing us with this one since January, but now it’s finally here. The Røde VideoMic Pro+. It offers some pretty significant upgrades…

    DSLR Audio: Aputure A.lav vs. RodeLink Filmmaker Kit vs. Rode VideoMic Pro
    Apr 20, 2017 Udi Tirosh

    When it comes to DSLR and audio you really don’t want to use the microphone in your camera. It involves echo, directionality, mic quality, sound…

    This year’s April fools’ jokes from around the world photography world
    Mar 31, 2017 John Aldred

    Although we have ran the occasional pranks in the past for April Fools’ Day, we decided not to do one this year. We wanted to…

    You can win over $500,000 in gear if you make a really good short
    Mar 2, 2017 John Aldred

    RØDE Microphones film competition, My RØDE Reel, is now in its fourth year. Established in 2014, it’s rapidly grown to become the world’s largest short…

    How and why to use a Rode VideoMic as a wireless boom microphone
    Feb 20, 2017 John Aldred

    Boomed shotgun mics are my preferred method of recording audio. Lav mics are great, but for interviews and talky pieces to camera, they really don’t…

    RØDE’s new VideoMic Soundfield lets you record full 360° 3D audio on-camera
    Jan 23, 2017 John Aldred

    Nikon aren’t the only one celebrating a milestone birthday this year. Rode microphones is also entering its 50th year in business in 2017. In their…