Rode Procaster Cardioid Dynamic Broadcast Microphone

Dynamic Microphone with XLR Connection, Low Self Noise, and Cardioid Polar Pattern

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Procaster Cardioid Dynamic Broadcast Microphone with Shockmount, Stand, and Cable

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Q: What kind of sound quality does the Rode Procaster offer?

The Rode Procaster is a dynamic microphone engineered for broadcast-quality voice. Its tailored frequency response (75Hz-18kHz) and internal pop filter deliver clear, rich, and professional-sounding vocals, making it ideal for podcasts, radio, voiceovers, and streaming. It excels at capturing speech with warmth and presence, ensuring your message comes through loud and clear.

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Q: How does the Rode Procaster handle background noise and room acoustics?

The Procaster features a tight cardioid polar pattern, which focuses on sound directly in front of the microphone while effectively rejecting off-axis noise. This design minimizes unwanted background sounds like room echo, keyboard clicks, or air conditioning, keeping your voice clean and prominent. Its internal shockmount further reduces vibrations and handling noise for pristine audio.

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Q: Who is the Rode Procaster designed for?

The Rode Procaster is perfect for anyone needing high-quality voice capture in a broadcast or recording setting. Whether you're a podcaster, radio host, voiceover artist, or streamer, its focused sound and noise rejection capabilities will elevate your audio. It's a robust choice for both aspiring creators and seasoned professionals seeking a reliable, clear vocal microphone.

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A Quality Recording and Broadcast Mic

As its name suggests, the RODE Procaster microphone was specifically designed for recording and broadcast applications where wide frequency response and low distortion are demanded. It's an analog, pro version of the RODE Podcaster with an XLR connector.

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Tech Specs

Microphone Type: Dynamic
Polar Pattern: Cardioid
Frequency Response: 75Hz-18kHz
Output Impedance: 320 ohms
Color: Black
Connector: XLR
Weight: 1.53 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number: PROCASTER

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I'm blown away with everything about this mic, build quality, sound, and one awesome warranty, hands down a very well built product.

I love the quality. It really brings out the bass in anyone's voice and does a great job silencing background noise that may be around you.

I have many many microphones, including the SM7db. Now that's a fine mic for sure but it is just really not for me. I've also had the sE dynacaster dcm8 which was also great. But for my purpose which is vocal and spoken word, this Rode Procaster microphone is simply perfect. It smooth and balanced and for my voice, it shines above all the others. So much so, I'm considering buying another. If you're on the fence about this one,I hope you will give it a try. You won't be disappointed!

I've been using this Rode Pro caster since December of 2020, at the time I wasn't sure what mic I needed but I was sure I needed a mic that had better off axis sound rejection than the condenser mic I was using at that time which was a mxl 990, which used phantom power. Over the past 2 - 2 1/2 years the mic has been in different positions and orientations, and some of those mounting choice's were bad because it made me use way too much gain and compression on my now retired Yamaha mg16xu audio mixer which had a gain of 64 Db. Now when the gain is set really high you everything in the room comes in including any air/heating systems you may have, with High pass Filter enabled, which is a feature on my former audio mixer. Moreover, I've read that sweetwater says the mic has a low cut filter which can be the same as a high pass filter, depending on how it's configured, however there isn't one on this mic and it's not a internal feature, I verified viewing this mic on rodes on product page, so sweetwater please fix this over sight. Over the past 2 - 2 1/2 years I've used this mic from skype call's to video production. and it hasn't let me down yet. The quality of this mic is metal construction, which makes it heavy, but durable. additionally, I have the wind shield installed on it which cut down on a lot of background air noise from my heating/air system, plus I have it mounted to the rode shock mount and rode boom arm. which have all stood up so far knock on wood. Now my current set up is a yamaha mg12 standard mixer, and I've got the mic now positioned correctly by using the heil fl-2 mic desk flange, too bad rode doesn't make a flange like the heil fl-2, this allowed me to mount the boom so that the mic and boom didn't obstruct my view of my 5 monitors and allowed it to get close enough to me so I didn't need the gain turned up past 50 db. The gain is currently set around 30 db or less depending on what application I'm using. and this allows the background not to be picked up by the mic and is even helped by the high pass filter on the yamaha mg12. All and all I'm well pleased with this mic and I hope I get many more years of reliable service out of it.

Bought a few Podmics and love them. But, once I got the Procaster, it was over....I love this mic. Sounds, to me, just as good as an RE20 or SM7B...in all fairness, all 3 of those mics sound different...but the quality is the same. I fell in love with the Procaster when I started my Podcast. The magic combination...Procaster into the Rodecaster and the Podmics for my guests. Rode really out did themselves and has proven to be a great audio company.....AGAIN!!

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Ash Grey

I originally got this mic for voiceover work, but I've been astonished by how good it sounds on my vocals. I'm a solid baritone ranging into tenor territory. I sing very much from my chest, and that resonance is a large part of my voice. I tried virtually every mic in my not inconsiderable collection, and they all sounded like I'd run my voice through a highpass filter. Not this one. The Procaster captures all of voice beautifully, providing me with the most natural if not flattering sound I've gotten from a mic.

Carson McClain

The Rode Procaster is my new favorite microphone for heavy metal and rock vocals. I was very happy with the way the Procaster handled all of the frequencies in my voice and it really cut through a mix that contained synths, heavy guitar, bass, and drums. Designed for broadcast, great for metal!

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