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Product Manufacturer Product Description and Principal Function(s) The world's first broadcast sound quality USB output microphone with zero latency headphone monitoring.Key Product Features and Benefits The RODE Podcaster www.rodepodcaster.com/info is a unique and innovative consumer product that has filled a need in the world's fastest growing new media experience; audio podcasting. This new area is destined to be one of the biggest revolutions in personal media production. The Podcaster is the world's first USB output microphone that offers true broadcast sound quality, features a unique inbuilt headphone monitoring amplifier for zero latency monitoring, is easy to set up and use, and is extremely affordable. It is also designed and manufactured in Australia.The design of the Podcaster is a result of RODE's experience within the professional microphone industry. Great care was taken to make the product easy to assemble to reduce labour costs, and yet have the aesthetic look and feel of a complex and expensive studio microphone. The Podcaster's features and performance are unique, and allow the complete novice or the industry professional to easily record on their computer, save as a WAV file or convert to MP3 and then either post on a podcasting site or send via e-mail anywhere in the world. RODE's engineering team have used the latest in electronics and acoustic design as well as advanced computer modeling for the housing. This allows the manufacturing of this complex product to remain in Australia, and still be competitive via an international distribution channel of importers and retailers. The Podcaster meets all relevant international compliance requirements such as RoHs and CE. It has also been designed to allow future upgrades of firmware performed by the customer via on-line download. The Podcaster is the leader in its category, and is now on sale in every major country in the world. The RODE Podcaster is a great example of Australian ingenuity and design and our ability to manufacture high technology in Australia without having to source in Asia. Rode have gone one step further with the Podcaster and have devised a podcast hosting site that is free for all podcasters world wide. There are also ‘microphone technique’ tutorials on the site. See: www.rodepodcaster.com Rode Microphones are Australia's only microphone design and manufacturing company. They are one of the world’s most successful microphone brands, exporting to 52 countries. RODE is recognized as Australia's most successful audio product exporter, and has won numerous national and international awards for its designs. See www.rodemic.com. |
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