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Rode’s new Rodecaster Pro II has been completely redesigned and offers a ton of connectivity options

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Rode has announced the new Rodecaster Pro II, the successor to 2018’s popular Rodecaster Pro live mixer aimed at live streamers and podcasters. The Rodecaster Pro II isn’t just an incremental update over the original, though. Rode says they’ve redesigned it from the ground up to create “a completely new beast” featuring ultra-low-noise, high-gain Revolution Preamps and the ability to accept instruments as well as microphones.

It has a super low input noise level of -131.5dBV and 76dB of gain at your disposal. Its APHEX audio processors have been completely overhauled and remodelled at the component-level to offer pro studio quality results in a home studio setting. Rode says that its quad-core audio engine offers more processing power than any content creation console on the market.

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The best microphones for vloggers to buy in 2022

If, like me, you use your cameras for video as well as photography, then at some point (probably sooner rather than later) you’re going to need to think about sound. While audio setups can get extremely elaborate, especially once you start doing more serious video, you’ll want to at least get some kind of microphone that you can plug right into your camera, regardless of whether you’re vlogging or trying to sync up separately recorded audio in post.

Here, we’re going to look at some of the best microphones you can get for vlogging that plug directly into your camera in 2022 and go through some of the advantages of each and where it might be worth spending a little extra money. We’ve split this up into two categories. First, there are the on-camera mics which as the name suggests, sit on top of your camera. The other are the wireless microphones which allow a little more freedom of movement in front of the camera.

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Rode’s new VideoMic GO II has a VideoMic NTG design with USB connectivity for only $99

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Rode has just announced the new Rode VideoMic GO II on-camera microphone. Refreshing the popular Rode VideoMic GO, the new VideoMic GO II features a new design that more closely resembles its Rode VideoMic NTG and Rode NTG5 siblings. And as well as borrowing the overall look from the VideoMic NTG, it also comes with one of its unique features. It will act as a USB digital audio device for recording straight into your computer.

Like the original VideoMic GO, the VideoMic GO II is an on-camera shotgun microphone that features no built-in battery, relying on plug-in power from your camera (or USB, in this case). So you don’t need to remember to keep charging it up, swapping out batteries or turning it on or off with your camera. And when you’re using it over USB, it’s compatible with Rode’s apps for both smartphones and the desktop.

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Holiday Gift Guide – Best Photography and Filmmaking Accessories of 2021

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The season of giving is upon us – which becomes immediately obvious whenever you walk into a store and you’re overwhelmed by Whamageddon. If you want to avoid the Christmas music and prefer to do your shopping online, then have no fear, DIYP’s 2021 Holiday Gift Guides are here to rescue you with some of our favourite new releases of the year, as well as a few old favourites that always seem to find a place in our gear bags.

In this post, we’re going to be taking a look at some of our favourite new accessories and gadgets of 2021 that help us with our photography and filmmaking, as well as a few classics that continue to prove their worth every day. Be sure to check out our previous guide going over the best of this year’s new Cameras, lenses, lighting gear and tripods, sliders & gimbals.

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Rode’s Lavalier II features a new low profile design for everything from content creation to cinema

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Rode has announced their new Rode Lavalier II microphone. It’s the latest iteration of Rode’s premium lavalier microphone first introduced around 2010. It comes with a new low-profile design that not only differentiates it from its predecessor but pretty much every other lav on the market. The new design should make it much more discreet and easier to conceal underneath clothing or other items.

The new microphone boasts “broadcast-grade sound quality” with a flat frequency response and omnidirectional polar pattern. On the other end of the cable is a 3.5mm locking TRS connector, letting you screw it into standard lockable TRS sockets and it comes with a premium accessory kit including pop filter, furry windshield, mounting clip, coloured ID rings and a zip case.

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It’s not made by Rode but there is a charging case for the Rode Wireless GO II

I’ve been doing a lot of research on little wireless microphones recently. Since Rode released the initial Rode Wireless GO (review here), there have been a whole plethora of similar microphones hit the market like the Hollyland Lark 150, Godox Movelink M2 (review here), Gudsen Mirfak WE10 Pro and plenty of others besides. Rode’s even gotten back into the game with the Wireless GO II.

One advantage that some of the competitors have over the Wireless GO II, though, is that they come with a case that charges the units so you don’t have to deal with cables. Rode hasn’t (yet) created such a case but while researching, we discovered a charging case for the Wireless GO II made by ZGCine that’s had some very good reviews.

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Rode Wireless GO II gets smartphone control and Rode Connect podcasting support

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Rode has released two updates for the Rode Wireless Go II microphones, bringing new podcasting and live streaming functionality and allowing complete remote configuration from your smartphone. The latest software update brings the Rode Central app to iOS and Android, no longer locking you into a desktop or laptop for configuration.

Rode Connect is a podcasting app allowing you to connect up to four Rode NT-USB Mini and Rode Wireless GO II microphones, allowing you to live mix your audio in real-time when hosting a live stream or podcast with multiple users simultaneously. And best of all, both Rode Central and Rode Connect are available completely free.

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The Rode Wireless GO II can now be used as a tiny audio field recorder

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One of the great things about the recently released Rode Wireless GO II over its predecessor is that the transmitters have built-in recorders. This allows them to keep recording internally even if they suffer from interference or go out of range of the receiver plugged into your camera (if you’re not in the USA).

Well, Rode has now released a new firmware update for the Wireless GO II microphone system that allows the transmitters to act solely as audio recorders completely independently, without the receiver having to be plugged into your camera or even turned on.

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Rode’s new Wireless GO II adds dual mic support, improved range and internal recording

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Rode has announced a follow up to their popular Rode Wireless GO microphone system. Not surprisingly, it’s called the Rode Wireless GO II and it offers a number of significant improvements over the original, including over 24 hours of on-board recording, improved range and a new USB audio interface that lets you plug it into computers, tablets and smartphones

It comes in the same pocket-sized form factor but comes with an extra transmitter in the pack, as the new Wireless GO II supports dual channels for transmitting a pair of microphones to a single receiver. Very handy for interviews, or any situation where you need two people to be able to speak in front of the camera at the same time.

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Rode’s VXLR Pro lets you use your on-camera or lav mic with cables up to 100 metres long

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Rode has announced the new VXLR Pro, expanding on the original VXLR and VXLR Plus with one new and extremely useful feature. It lets you run your cables up to a length of about 100m with little-to-no drop in quality, thanks to new transformer-balanced output electronics.

While designed specifically with the VideoMic NTG in mind – for reasons that will be obvious to just about anybody who’s used it – the VXLR Pro isn’t limited to just that one microphone. It works with practically all of Rode’s 3.5mm on-camera and lavalier microphones to give them balanced XLR output. And you even get phantom power.

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