Hey there- could you clarify? What do you mean by skipping soundbites? What is your setup? Are you recording to the RCP2 or your computer?

Could you expand on this? Without the ASIO drivers and OBS plug-in , how would one go about setting up different sources in OBS for each channel from the RCPII (In multichannel USB mode)?

To confirm, you will need the RØDECaster ASIO plugin to stream in OBS with multiple channels separated out: https://update.rode.com/rodecaster_asio/RODECasterASIO.zip

Ah. Yeah I can confirm the RODEASIO driver is better than using the ASIO4ALL. In OBS with the ASIO plugin, the channels are named which is nice. I’m working on converting from the GOXLR which I’ve used for over 4 years to the RCPII. It’s so close to giving me what I need but without the ability to assign virtual audio channels to the faders for system/music/game it still falls short of the GOXLR. Seems like you guys are close to having the next generation must have content creation device but not quite there. Given the landscape of the GOXLR, I have high hopes an update or two will make this the best device for peeps like me 😉

Absolutely. For a lot of streamers, the current system where (for example) game/music/system can be routed to USB1, USB1 chat, and USB2 is enough- but we're totally aware that for many people, it isn't. I can confirm that the virtual devices update is coming- I've even had the chance to talk to the team developing it about its progress. We still can't reveal any dates yet, but stay tuned 🙂

Awesome to hear! I’m looking forward to making a video showing how I was able to make the switch from a GoXLR to the RCPII (or even the streamer x or duo) without losing any of the functionality I have today. I think a lot of people are scared about losing the GOXLR soon and are looking for alternatives.

For sure. Since so many podcasts and broadcast have become remote, the ability to map your RØDECaster faders to many different audio sources is an essential part of all broadcast media, not just streaming! One reason the update has taken so long after the release of the RØDECaster Pro II is that it does require us to revamp our firmware in a big way, and we want to get the user experience right for everyone who uses it.

Sure thing. It sounds like every other second is skipped. While recording directly on the RCP2 the timer showed 2.5hrs, when I wanted to export the file, it only was 1.5hrs long. My Setup is as follows: Earthworks ETHOS via XLR into the RCP 2 and USB1 connected to my M1 Mac mini. I recorded multitrack and all the files are the same kind of scrambled. I'll attach a clip as example an I hope the issue comes across even though it's in german.

It reads as though you haven’t yet discovered the audio routing options in the RCP2. You’ll find a routing table under Settings -> Outputs -> Routing -> custom. There you can decide which audio goes where and even custom volume levels for every channel.

Oh no... I have discovered them. It just doesn't route as I would expect them (at least when compared to say Wave Link software or GoXLR). I was just using Main Mix and Mix Minus for initial test to make sure I wasn't overlooking something simple before going to Custom. For example Bluetooth, which registers as Bluetooth in RP2 and in OBS under AI-3 Desktop (RP2 Secondary (usb2)). The fader controls what I hear in my headset as well as what register there in OBS. The sound also registers under AI2 - USB1_Chat. Switching to Custom, I can put a red x to everything and the output is the same. It shows in RP2 under Bluetooth, it registers in OBS foor both Audio Input 3 and Audio Input 3. The fader still controls RP2/headphones and AI-3. AI-2 is just the raw output. If I set it to output to USB1, USB1_Chat, USB2, Bluetooth... in theory they should register under those prospective audio inputs in OBS but they do not. Bluetooth also seems to just disconnect. It shows it is paired but audio just stops. I have to turn bluetooth off, re-pair them to get the audio to register again.

Just to be thorough I've turned off Multitrack, reassociated audio inputs and ouputs 1, 2, 3 respectively to see if there is a different in OBS. Audio Input 3 which is set to Desktop Microphone (Rodecaster Pro II Secondary) is somehow picking up audio from what appears to be my XLR Mic in XLR1. Nothing is registering on the RP2 display fader wise for sound, but OBS clearly sees sound when I speak into my mic. If I unplug my XLR1 mic sound stops registering. I can speak into my mic, even though the fader for Mic1 is all the way to 0, I can even mute it.. but OBS still registers audio from the Mic. I can turn the DB level down to 0 and it will stop registering sound in OBS but it should not be sending sound there period at this point. If I go into routing for USB2 (which is what I'd believe Desktop Microphone (Rodecaster Pro II Secondary) is registered under. I can go into Routing, Custom, put a red x for everything and I still get Audio. OBS shouldn't be registering any audio from my XLR Mic at all. In Windows my Default Output is Speakers (Rodecaster Pro II Main Stereo) and Input is set to Microphone (Rodecaster Pro II Main Stereo). For routing I turned every device to red X (off, unless I'm mistaken for what that means) and I turned all faders to 0. OBS is still registers XLR Mic 1.

Do you have the latest firmware update installed?

Yes, Version 1.2.2

Hello, I'm new here and hoping that I'm posting this in the correct channel. I'm considering RØDECaster Pro II as a replacement for my GoXLR, but before pulling the trigger, I need to know how many audio devices I get when I connect RØDECaster Pro II to a Windows PC. With my current setup, I have 4 separate audio devices which I utilize and route different applications into. This allows me to have complete physical control over the audio output of 4 groups of applications independently without switching to any applications or UI. Is that something I can do using RØDECaster Pro II?

Do you podcast or do you stream as well as what do you use to broadcast/stream with? My advice would be to wait, at least until they rework the firmware, to allow proper mapping of faders to many different audio sources. That is in the works but will take time as its a big change to their firmware per their support. Ultimately you have 3 audio inputs/outputs (at least as far as Windows is concerned): USB1_Main, USB1_Chat, and USB2. You do however have 4XLR combo mic inputs, which can be routed individually or collectively to to USB1_Main, USB1_Chat, and/or USB2. You have 4 headphones which can monitor those mics. There are speaker outputs L/R. You will also need a 3.5 audio As a podcasting unit, it is great for many reasons. The build quality is great and the initial general use I found great. But as a streamer (using OBS) the experience has not been great. I have never owned GoXLR, I just had the Wave XLR. I replaced it because the software would at times be flaky, works great for weeks and then audio would just die requiring me to reboot CPU to fix it. I wanted something more hardware than software reliant which is why I chose the RP2. The way everyone made it seem was I could control where my inputs went fully... but I was also expecting the ability to map faders to virtual faders (thinking this also meant virtual outputs like the GO XLR does). In reality its just the 3 outputs. I did get a work around, sort of. I routed my music via bluetooth. Then discord went to USB1_Chat, USB2 was game/system audio and USB1_Main was the mic. The main issue was that USB1_Main the main stream output. The routing didn't seem to affect what it would do and realistically I needed the XLR Mics to be their own output but its combined with USB1_Main. Yes you can route to but your audio outputs are still limited to USB1_Main, USB1_Chat and USB2 (at least as far as Windows/OBS is concerned).

Thank you for the details! I mainly use my GoXLR for streaming and audio recording/mixing. Podcasting is a secondary for me with remote guests, so having 4 mic inputs are not a requirement. The biggest advantage of my current mixer is that it has 5 audio devices in Windows and you can route 4 of them to the physical faders. So I have independent physical control over audio output from 4 different groups of applications. In fact, it's so convenient that I bought a second unit (the GoXLR-mini version) 2 years ago for my second PC setup which I use for streaming (in order reduce the workload on my main CPU). That second audio interface effectively gave me 4 addition faders and independent audio output devices on Windows, which I'm using 2 of them. So basically, right now I have 6 audio sources combined from different applications, each controlled by physical faders and they all get mixed down for OBS streaming. If I understand correctly from your description, it seems I can have a similar setup, however with 3 faders only controlling Windows audio devices, which is a huge downgrade for me. Not sure if it'll be practical for my use case. But the RØDECaster Pro II looks so great! And I was hoping I could switch to it and have a single device doing the job of two GoXLRs. I wonder if the RØDE's dev team can add extra audio devices in Windows by firmware updates, or would there be a hardware limitation. If they ever make that happen and add 4 addition audio devices in Windows, I will buy it instantly.

With the experience with Unify and their other Rode devices, I would expect them to be able to create virtual/driver input outputs similar to how the GoXLR creates (Chat, Game, Music, Sample, System) and create a similar experience to mapping/routing. At least that was my initial expectation. From what I have seen I have faith that Rode can do it... its just a matter of when.

Do they monitor this channel? Or is there a webpage or dedicated channel for suggestions/ideas/wishlists? Edit: I see there is a feature-requests channel. I shall open a new thread there 🙂

It's being worked on already: https://discord.com/channels/1001456982777155634/1001456983888629786/1127821115910271077

I had a similar issue when first recording with the RCP2. There was skipping and file sizes were off. The answer for me was to upgrade to a faster media.

Thx for the suggestion. That would've been my last thought, even though it seems to be the logical conclusion in "hindsight" 🙈 What type of microSD Card are you currently using i.e. how fast ist fast enough?

Would 90MB/s write speed be sufficient?

The user guide says: > You can record your audio directly to a microSD card. You will need to use a high-quality microSD card that supports data rates of at least 100MB/s. Any quality microSD card labelled either ‘microSDHC’ or ‘microSDXC’ will work well. But there’s plenty of SDXC cards with writing speeds below 100 MB/s

I am using the same cards as in my Mevo cameras for video. Sandisk Ultra. In reading up about cards today these have the UHS-I logo. What I figured out from testing was that when recording if all of the individual tracks had identical file sizes then it was working well. If there were gaps then file sizes were all over the place.

Not sure if this is helpful but I got it off of wikipedia... There is a proprietary UHS-I extension primarily by SanDisk that increases transfer speed further to 170 MB/s, called DDR208 (or DDR200).

Maybe @billions-energy-14251 can shed some light on this?

Hey how do I power off the rodecast pro II?

With the power button on the back. It's red.

That's right. You can hold it down or (I learned this recently) press it twice to shut it down.

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