Which Rodecaster should YOU buy? - Rodecaster Duo vs. Rodecaster Pro 2 (Comparison & Review) 

I watched your review all the way to the end, and i really appreciate your feedback. I am actually a Rodecaster Pro II owner and got my RCP2 initially because rode made it with musicians in mind and livestreaming with awesome sounding audio was second. Well, i was pretty bummed out to find out that rode was ignoring us on features made for musicians like different voice processing and allowing us to do sequence recording. I was actually going to sell my RCP2 for the duo seeing as ive only been using mine for livestreaming and do mt little shows completely alone, but then i got an email reply 17 days later from rode letting me know that there have been a lot of musicians asking for Sequence recording as a standalone unit without requiring a computer based DAW and Rode confirmed that since rhe RCP2 runs on a Linux OS it is definitely possible for the RCP2 to do Sequence recording and will most lieutenant get a firmware update down the road in the future to make that possible, so i decided to keep my RCP2 with hopes that they make that update happen eventually and use the smaller duo as a dedicated Audio source for my livestreaming. Anyways thats my story lol! Please forgive me for my lengthy comment. Anywho, i definitely do appreciate your feedback and have subscribed as i started to watch some of your other content, and i liked it very much. Im a tech nerd and love videos explaining things in detail. 😊👊

The front 3.5mm jack is also a TRRS port so technically it’s 3 inputs but thats kinda pushing it, its probably more suitable for gamers with headsets or a show with a producer/director to talkback to the hosts or help fact check a bit like some podcasts do

Great video, thanks i went for the Rodecaster Pro 2 :) Being a DJ i need two xlr for the XDJ rx3 to get true stero.

Thank you, I was looking at the two and checked them out in B&H as most of my needs are solo or duo recording I really don't need 4. If I do I can try a Zoom 4Tran and bring the audio in post.

I love your presentation, thank you. My question is what if while doing my podcast live someone wanted to call in on the phone and I wanted to put them on the air live. What equipment do i need. At times when I'm on the phone, a producer wants to hear the song I've created. What equipment do I need. If I wanted to give away a prize and asked for caller number 3 to win what equipment do I need. Thank you for your dedication to the industry. Steve

8:54 Funny you say that because there does exist an even cheaper and smaller audio interface from Rode that came out recently as well. It's called the Streamer X and it's basically a very tiny Rodecaster with only 1 XLR input and 4 smart pads (it still has the left and right arrows to switch between different banks, up to 64 total), no touch screen or faders. Surprisingly, it still has APHEX processing and the Revolution Preamps just like the Pro II and Duo. Although it does not have a touch screen or any physical faders, it comes with a software you can download on your PC to use pretty much the same features as the touch screen including virtual faders. There is also one feature that the Streamer X has that the Pro II and Duo do not have and that is that it has a built in video capture card as well with up to 4K60 HDR input and 4K30 capture output. It's basically supposed to be an all in one solution for streamers giving you an audio interface, video capture card, and control surface all in one compact device. It costs $399 making it $100 cheaper than the Duo and $300 cheaper than the Pro II. It clearly seems to be targeted mainly towards gaming content creators who only ever need one single XLR input and it also doubles as a capture card for streaming and recording, for example, footage from a video game console, saving a lot of space and money that you would have to otherwise waste if you bought the audio interface and capture card separately. I think it would be worth looking into and reviewing as an alternative for people looking for something cheaper and even more compact but still provides high quality audio and the convenience of also being a capture card.

Hello very mice video. Where quem I find your two aluminium suporte that you show in to the video_

Do you need sound cloud and focusrite to use rodecaster

Thank You for the review. Does it work with blue yeti usb mic?

1. What is the best camera to use for the rodecaster pro 2? 2. Does a case come with it? 3. Is there any other equipment to buy if someone call you and you want to add them live?

BUT... unless I missed it, there's something you didn't address..... does it have the same converters as the pro II ?

Very good video. I bought a rodecaster duo after see this video. What is the model of your stand for rodecaster duo? Can you send a amzon link? Thank you so much and congrats for the channel

Thank You

One reason I would not buy the rodecaster pro 2 is a huge I actually would not have room for it on my desk I'm not even sure if I would have room for the duo honestly I would have to get out that tape measure and find out but. Personally I would go for the deal because I don't need 4 microphone slots although it would be very nice if I'm doing microphone comparisons on RU-vid, now they have the streamer x which looks pretty sweet butt it would probably fit on anybody's desk butonly one xlr input

I want to get it, but I've seen many youtubers complaining about its high latency which makes real time monitoring impossible. I wonder if they fixed this with the duo.

Rodecaster Pro...the granddad...damn feeling old already lmao! Time to upgrade

I don't get it, they made the Duo to target more of the game streamers/twitch content-creator market, but they stuck to old-school faders, instead of e.g. making 8 dials (4 top and 4 bottom), which would also make it possible to be a straight up dual-bus system with two different mixes (yes, I know the Rodecasters have submixes, but it's such an awkard and dumb way to do it, compared to the likes of software such as Wave-link and Beacn software and so on. For anyone streaming/gaming, I think the Bridge Cast from Roland is a much better choice. The Roland Bridge Cast far from perfect, but it has a lot of potential and is cheaper, dual-bus and has all you need.