Not for not anything has Rode’s VideoMic GO turn out to be a famous favourite amongst bloggers, podcasters, and others searching out first rate audio best with out a wild fee tag. Compact, affordable, and flexible, it performs simply as well with a phone because it does a digital digicam or a laptop. Now, it’s getting an improve courtesy of a few capabilities Rode borrowed from extra pricey fashions just like the VideoMic NTG.
The end result is the Rode VideoMic GO II. The cylindrical frame is carried over – tipping the scales at 89 grams (3.1 ounces) and now with an all-steel construction – with Rode the usage of the equal annular line tube layout as at the NTG and VideoMic NTG5, along side the 3.5mm TRS output. However, there’s now additionally a USB-C output at the microphone, too.
Plugged right into a pc or phone, and the VideoMic GO II can get its energy from that device. As a beneficial bonus for tracking or playback, in USB mode the 3.5mm port may be used as a zero-latency headphone jack.
You can use the telecellsmartphone or pc recording app of your choice, however the new microphone additionally works with Rode’s very own apps. That consists of help for Rode Central, Rode Connect, and Rode Reporter on iOS and Android; for computer, there’s complete compatibility with the computer model of Rode Connect. Available for Windows and Mac, Rode Connect is podcasting and streaming software program that helps as much as 4 Rode microphones for use simultaneously. That consists of character manage over enter degree, high-byskip filter, high-frequency improve and pad, and numerous effects.
You get the equal adjustment over the ones settings in USB mode on mobile, too, bringing prosumer-degree tweaks into a far extra viable product. Along with the VideoMic GO II and the SC14 3.5mm to 3.5mm TRS cable it comes with, Rode has a hard and fast of various adapter cables to fit one of a kind telephones and packages.
The SC15 hyperlinks the USB-C to a Lightning port on an iPhone or iPad; the SC16 is a USB-C to USB-C cable, to be used with many Android smartphones or Windows/macOS computers. Finally, the SC18 is a USB-C to USB-A cable.
While plugging in a telecellsmartphone might be one of the maximum possibly packages here, Rode is likewise ensuring photographers with a DSLR, Micro Four Thirds, or different cameras can play along. In addition to the 3.5mm cable withinside the box, there’s additionally an SM8-R Camera Mount for the microphone. That allows isolate it from vibrations, plus there’s a wellknown warm shoe plate at the bottom.
What might also additionally cut up opinion is that Rode has additionally eliminated the 9V battery that powered the authentic VideoMic GO. Instead, it’s bus-powered — that’s exceptional if you’re the usage of it in USB-C mode, however that might spark off a headache or relying on if what you’re plugging the 3.5mm cable into doesn’t deliver sufficient plug-in energy. For maximum people, it’s in all likelihood now no longer going to be a consideration, mind, because the addition of USB-C is the large information here, and now no longer having to reflect onconsideration on changing batteries – or turning the VideoMic GO II off after you’re finished with it – can be a far-liked improvement.
The Rode VideoMic GO II ships from today, priced at $99. An SC15 cable is $25, even as an SC16 cable is $15.
