Reddit reviews Rode Procaster Broadcast Dynamic Vocal Microphone
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Featuring a tight polar pattern and tailored-for-voice frequency responsePerfect for every application where a great sounding, rugged microphone with superior ambient noiseInternal shock mounting of capsule for low handling noiseInternal pop-filter to reduce plosivesIncludes stand mount, 3/8 inch adaptor and zip pouch
Awesome! I hope you do trying it out! Here's what I got.
Camera: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019UDIDXS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Audio Recorder: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DPOXS8I/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Mic (Same we use for podcasting) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001IPUJJI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Lighting Kit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KRN0SEI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Ring Light: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O1UCDKU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have a subscription of Adobe Creative Suite and use almost all of it. After Effect and Premiere. We use Cubase for audio engineering but Audition is great too.
Just a quick thing to mention, the AT2020 is not a Dynamic microphone as OP requested. The Shure SM58 ($100) would be a great starter, it's a solid microphone and priced well.
I personally use a Rode Procaster ($230) and Yamaha MG10XU ($200) and think the sound is great, though the mixer is almost certainly overkill so it ends up a little out of budget there. The Scarlet 2i2 u/Triksterism mentioned is a very popular and solid choice for the interface.
Edit: Either I'm stupid or reddit's new interface makes it a pain in the butt to create links compared to the old system.
I'd also recommend the Rode Procaster if you go the XLR route. Best set of mics I've ever owned.
Ok, Thank you. Here is a similar setup to what I use. My personal one is a bit more sophisticated but nonetheless, these items will certainly get you started and aim you in the right direction.
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Let's start with the Mixer:
Your mixer will be your new interface. Rather than plugging one microphone into your computer you'll plug all your microphones into one mixer which then will be connected to your computer via USB.
Microphone - Mixer - Computer
Here is a good starter at a decent price. It'll be your most expensive single piece of equipment (unless you decide to get top tier microphones). You'll be able to EQ and set levels to each microphone hooked up to the mixer before sending it to Audacity (or Audition, Reaper). You can also hook up more than 3 mics, a guitar, your phone, maybe you want to hook your computer up to it to play a sound, basically anything that sends one signal to another, you'll be able to do it with this and record it.
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Next Microphones:
If you're able to hook up a mic cable (XLR) to your Blue Yeti, you can still use that microphone, too. Obviously, switch your polar pattern to cardioid that way it's more directional and doesn't pick up as much room noise. Also, try to point it away from your AC unit. Regardless, since the Blue Yeti is a condenser microphone, it'll pick up more room noise because it's much more sensitive. That's why in broadcast situations you'll always see dynamic microphones such as the Electrovoice RE20 or Shure SM7b. For your own sake, I would do some research on condenser vs dynamic but any website you shop at (or if you go to Guitar Center in person) you can filter microphones by condenser or dynamic. I highly recommend buying yourself 3 dynamic microphones to reduce room noise.
Here are my microphone recommendations:
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Finally, your Accessories:
You'll need 3 XLR's to hook 3 microphones up to the mixer. I recommend purchasing them from monoprice.com - very cheap cables that last a long time if you learn to wrap your cable correctly.
Same with your microphone stands:
Most microphones you buy will come with the mount for it. If you get the Behringer XM8500 or the Shure SM58 you might need one of these if it doesn't come with it:
Also, for both of those mics I definitely recommend buy either a pop filter or wind screen to put over top to reduce plosives. If you don't know what plosives are, google it. You wont need to worry about plosives if you purchase the Rode Procaster or RE20.
One very last thing to mention is headphones. Through the mixer, there is a headphone jack where you can plug headphones in to monitor the mix. However, there is also something called "Main Out" or "Control Room Out" - you can send your vocal mix to an external Headphone Amplifier/Splitter that way you and your friends can all listen to the mix in real time.
Audacity is a good program but I recommend getting familiar with Reaper The trial version is free version and I think after the 60 day evaluation you're still allowed to use it although it may press you to buy it. I personally use Adobe Audition but that requires a subscription. If Audacity works fine for you, then by all means.
I apologize for the long post and I hope it's not too overwhelming. Mixer, Microphones, Cables, Stands, and headphone splitter is basically what this whole post is about! Feel free to ask questions.
If all else fails just find a podcasting kit to purchase from somewhere and go from there http://www.bswusa.com/Podcasting-Packages-BSW-Internet-Radio-Going-Pro-Kit-Dual-P10534.aspx
Link for the lazy!
Amazon - Rode Procaster Broadcast
Just an update. My work sells the Blue Snowball Ice USB cardioid mic which I tested and it has absolutely 0 buzzing or whine but its super quiet.
So I think either my mixer or the headset I have is defective. Or maybe Dynamic mics just dont play well in my sound environment. My friend has a mixer that he is going to let me test out tomorrow with my headset to see if its the mixer or the headset thats the issue.
If it turns out to be the headset and not the mixer do you think this microphone would have the same issues? http://amzn.com/B001IPUJJI
I think /u/stephenjodrew was using the Audio Technica BP-40 at the time. But he also switches between a:
Electro Voice re320,
a Rode Procaster,
a Heil PR-40,
and a Shure SM7B
The Podcaster is a decent mic. The XLR version, Røde Procaster is better and, along with the EV RE20, and the Shure SM7b, are genereally considered some of the best broadcast mics on the market, so any of those should be a safe bet if you want that round, warm, radio host sound.
The Focusrite 2i2 is a decent interface for the price, it will however need a preamp, as it alone lacks the gain to run these mics. You can save money by buying an inline preamp, like the Triton Fethead or the CL-1 Cloudlifter. They will up your gain something like 20db, giving you more than enough.
This will all be expensive though, so maybe space the purchases out over a few months and just keep using the Podcaster in the meantime?
I would hold off on making a channel trailer until you either get a better mic or can get your current set-up sounding better using a program like audacity (Effects > Noise Reduction for starters) since it won't be a good first impression to have a trailer with bad audio. I clicked on the Mars video - totally something I would be interested in but I just couldn't watch it because of the audio, I think I closed it 15-20 seconds in so I can't really speak on the content quality of your videos. Adding the CC might help to negate the bad audio quality a bit, that was the first thing I checked...but it looks like its the auto-generated ones and only made sense half the time. I personally would watch a video reading the CC with the sound on mute/almost mute if I was interested enough. If you want to get a cheap/halfway decent mic to start I recommend the Samson Go Mic I got it to use when skyping on my macbook pro (I don't naturally talk very loud so the internal mic just didn't cut it) and that's all I've ever used it for but it really is decent and has a lot of good review. If you're looking to spend more the Rode Procaster Dynamic Mic is my most used XLR mic that I own and doesn't require a whole lot of noise reduction in post since it's dynamic (vs the NT1-A which has beautiful sound but will pick up every noise) just keep in mind that you have to get a pre-amp (what I have and like) as well if you want the quality of an XLR mic. As for the banner and channel icon/avatar, I like them in general but I think that the channel icon would like more interesting with a less 'vanilla' font. Overall I think you have a good start!
Without knowing exactly how everything's being done, I believe Audacity should let you do multi-track recording. If not, give Reaper a whirl. I know for fact Reaper does multi-track audio because I used to use it when recording my band. At that point, you can play with your mic track all you want without worrying about messing up audio on the game's track. Again, I'm not sure how friendly it is to screen readers.
Once we start talking mics I go off on tangents, so I'll do my best not to. Assuming you're looking at an XLR version of the AT2020, it's a good mic. Sounds good, solid, all those things. My only concern for you would be how sensitive it is. You're currently using a dynamic microphone, but the AT2020 is a condenser. As such, it's much more sensitive and picks up much quieter noises. Clicks and clacks of controllers? Squeaks of chairs? Air conditioner? It may get all of those. Granted, they may be quiet enough that the game/commentary track will down them out, but still, condensers are less forgiving about their use and environment.
I vastly prefer dynamics (in this particular medium) for that reason. Many folks here use condenser mics without issue, while others do lots and lots of clean-up after recording. It really depends upon your setup, the noise in your recording area, and the mic itself and its positioning. If you can get an AT2020 with a good return policy, I'd go for it. I used one for quite a while (though the USB version) and liked it quite a bit. It's definitely better than a Snowball or a Yeti.
For other mic options, if you don't want to break the bank, maybe an ATR 2100 would be a good call. It's USB and XLR and, according to most, sounds pretty good. Being a dynamic, it'll be less sensitive than a condenser, but should still sound good. Otherwise, a Rode Procaster would be good (built like a tank), or a Heil PR40 would be nice (really nice, warm sounding mic), but now we're in a much different price point. And of course, being that these are all dynamic mics, you may run into gain issues as that's a common occurrence with dynamic mics. It's hard to say without trying each one individually.
The alternative is to go back to the previous message and look at something like a DBX 286s or similar vocal processor that should give you the gain you need for your Samson mic. You can likely find something cheaper that'll do the same thing, but the 286s is hard to beat for its features.
Yeah I know obviously this is a day after we spoke but after doing some more researching this is what I will be getting
I am also looking for a mount for the microphone similar to THIS!
However I don't want to spend that price on something I can get a lot cheaper, however I do not want to get a extremely cheap one such as a £10 one due to them most likely not last long, is there something in the inbetween which would be good for the type of set up?
and is there anything I don't need which I have listed?
Sorry for all the questions, I do appreciate your help
The Rode Procaster may be worth looking into, depending on your needs.
I have the Rode Podcaster and it's perfect for what I need it for (podcasting, oddly enough) so I feel pretty safe saying that their other products may be worth a look as well.