Rode has introduced a brand new division devoted to audio gear designed to serve the wants of the gaming and streaming group. The Australian audio firm has named this new sub-brand “Rode X,” and the lineup will launch with three merchandise: two new microphones and a digital mixing answer known as Unify designed for streaming and gaming.
The Unify software program permits customers to route and blend as much as 4 USB microphones and as much as six digital audio sources (together with sport, chat, music, and browser functions) by a single interface. The software program can take away background noise and in any other case enhance the standard of your audio with the assistance of compressors, noise gates, and high-pass filters.
The Unify studio streaming software program may be downloaded at no cost while you buy a Rode X microphone. Picture: Rode
Unify is free should you purchase a Rode X microphone (however not with merchandise from the principle Rode product line) and is in any other case obtainable to buy as a subscription, both month-to-month (AU$ 7.99 / round $5) or yearly (AU$ 69.99 / round $45). All subscriptions will likely be billed in Australian {dollars} and will not be obtainable in all territories.
The XDM-100 mixes the standard skilled model of Rode XLR microphones with an edgy purple / black colour scheme in order that it’s 100 % clear that it is a product for avid gamers. Picture: Rode
The XDM-100 is a dynamic cardioid microphone with USB-C connectivity, that includes a pop filter, shock mount, and three-meter headphone extension cable. The design features a headphone output with degree management and a mute button. Eradicating the pop filter reveals a purple and black colour scheme that can look acquainted to those that endured the “edgy” part of gaming {hardware} within the early 2010s. The XDM-100 is that can be purchased now for $249 and would require a increase arm or stand to finish the setup (bought individually).
If you’d like a extra reasonably priced various, the Rode X XCM-50 is a compact USB-C cardioid condenser microphone with a price ticket of $149. It has a boxier design and features a shock mount and inside pop protect, and it incorporates a built-in degree management and mute button. Prospects will even get a desktop tripod included within the field.
The Rode X XCM-50 is smaller and extra reasonably priced than the XDM-100 however nonetheless incorporates a related purple / black colour scheme. Picture: Rode
Each microphones have a frequency response of 20Hz to 20kHz and have a minimal working system requirement of macOS 10.12 or Home windows 10 to run.
