Connecting Rodecaster Pro to a Camera - What Sounds Best?

[@BIGjeff1987]

Every time I’m looking for help with my audio, it’s your videos and only your videos that actually help. Thanks man!

[@JavierMercedes]

Thanks Jeff I really appreciate it!

[@IsraelTshibangu]

This was really really good, especially the ending. You thought of every question the audience would have with regards to the overall difference of the sounds.

[@JavierMercedes]

So many options hopefully there is ☝️ that works for you here. If you want a quick comparison of how all the different ways sound head to 08:17 00:00 Intro 00:23 Why you would send audio from rodecaster pro to camera 01:50 Tips for setting up the Rodecaster Pro audio to a Camera 02:39 Connect the 3.5mm Headphone jack to your camera 03:30 Adding Noise Reduction (How does it sound?) 03:40 connecting the 1/4" headjacks on the back to your camera 04:11 1/4" vs 3.5mm measurement names 05:20 Connecting Left / Right Speaker outs to your camera 06:46 Using a wireless pack to avoid noise 07:14 Rodecaster Internal Audio Signal 07:43 Connecting Zoom h6 to your camera 08:17 Comparing Each setup back to back 09:07 Conclusion

[@GrowLiveGive]

When using the Zoom, where were you plugging that XLR cable to on the podcaster?

[@gperso4398]

Seriously, thanks!!!!! I've been struggling with that noise for so long. Started to suspect that my Rødecaster had a defect. That's a huge discovery for me. You're a life saver man :)

[@alekstube_]

Man I keep coming back to your channel when I am researching audio and video stuff. SUPER underrated, you deserve all the best and much more attention on youtube! Great stuff

[@JavierMercedes]

Thank you Kai!

[@SSO-EST-2024]

Thank you so very much! Extremely helpful for me, as a novice using my FX30's - I do have quite a bit of the proper equipment, and for this as a starting option vs. post edit with sound is fantastic.

[@kiddiesmusic]

This is how a connected mine and the audio quality is flawlessly smooth. I simply connected the audio feed from the finished quarter inch audio from the front of the rodecaster and sent it through an attenuator into the camera and I still record at the standard rec. volume and the final output comes out perfect.

[@AliKazi]

Thank you for your advice. In the uk we call it 3.5mm jack and 1/4 inch too.

[@FactualFactory]

Sir you are a complete package... Indeed you are an inspiration for youngsters. I must say that you are an institution in yourself.

[@augiearvizo]

Thanks for sharing. I have a Rodecaster Duo which I assume would work the same as yours. Great tip regarding using wireless to the camera and internally recording for redundancy. 👍

[@skysavvydrone]

Hey Javier, if you're only capturing your vocal/voice input from the Rodecaster then Option #3 is somewhat superfluous since you're really only going for a mono signal in the first place. No need to be patching from the L/R main outputs of the Rodecaster...just more cables, likely more noise, and the audio won't be any better (which you concluded 🙂) One thing that did occur to me, however, is that the Rodecaster now becomes a "mix" that can sum everything plugged into the Rodecaster directly to the camera. (Four microphones and your Iphone playing a music bed, for example). I wouldn't want to do all that live because there are too many variables to control, but it certainly would work. (I have the Rodecaster Pro which is how I stumbled on this video) Thanks for this solution!

[@RGMGFitness]

Very helpful! Appreciate you saving us so much time by testing each of these setups. Just got my RodeCaster Pro delivered last night and setting it all up. Will be going with the cleanest setup and just using my one of the headphone jacks (2, 3, or 4) into my camera and syncing audio in post. Sounds like the best audio is going to be directly from the SD card internal to the RodeCaster Pro. Now I’ve gotta check out your other video to see if I need to purchase another MIC 🎤 or if my existing overhead Rode NT mic is going to get the job done for best quality. Thanks again!! 👍👍👍

[@Court.Danault]

This saved me so much frustration oh my gosh thank you!

[@DeeNimmin]

Great video. Every output signal I try going out of the Rodecaster into the Sony ZV1 has interference, even when when the audio input is set to 1 in the camera. Even bought all Rode cables and tried various other brands.

[@JavierMercedes]

I wish there was a simple solution for this, or that there wouldn't be any interference at all. If it means the cost can be kept low for the camera I would say then syncing in post is the way to go for most...just wish it worked how it is supposed to.

[@DeeNimmin]

@@JavierMercedes Appreciate the reply.

[@RichardSibley]

Ok, I read somewhere that rather than setting the ZV-1 to ‘1’ set it to ‘3’… it’s counterintuitive but apparently seems to solve the distortion issue that some people have with mics with a high gain that need turning way down

[@kentuckylifestylepropertie4782]

Great content. I spent a lot of time scanning through other videos before finding your channel.

[@lacheela8406]

I'm a sound engineer in the uk and we call it a quarter inch (or TRS if it has the extra ring on the shaft) and also call the small one 3.5mm. But in the uk we have always used both imperial and metric depending on which makes more sense for the thing you're applying it to. We've never truly had one system here since before the 60's and when you buy a product like a piece of furniture you might receive measurements in inches or cm's/mm's so this doesn't feel weird to us to have these two plugs called by different measurements.

[@tomking800]

Nice Job super helpful. I had put my Rodecaster away and just pulled it back out.

[@Gladingson1]

I love your tuts every single day in and out... Keep it up sir JM

[@MasterBoxingLLC]

I can’t believer the amount of answers you’ve offered up with this video. My good friend you are doing the damn thing. So clear, your message is absolutely easy to process. If you don’t have a course you should offer one. This is absolutely course worthy. Thanks again. This sound thing is so necessary along with cameras and lights. Good stuff 👍🏽👍🏽👑

[@JavierMercedes]

Thank you!

[@MasterBoxingLLC]

@@JavierMercedes I’m setting up the Sony A6400 up with new Tamron 17-28mm lens, I’m having some focus blurring whenever I move a little. Do you have any suggestions or videos that cover focus settings for podcasting? That would be great. Having this awesome visual abs blurring simply won’t cut it. Thanks again for starting your channel. 👀👍🏽🎥🎬

[@JavierMercedes]

@@MasterBoxingLLC kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIezY3dvZrmNnbs this video covers all the auto focus settings available for sony camera, some are not on the a6400, I would setup a zone where your head is most of the time, and keep your head in that zone.

[@MasterBoxingLLC]

@@JavierMercedes brilliant feedback, I’ll watch and 👍🏽 the next video. Thanks for the link. If you watch the UFC. I have Dustin Poitier vs Conor McGregor live on my Show Wednesday. You’re tops 👀👌🏽

[@stephanieclimer4320]

This is SUCH an incredibly helpful and thorough video. Thank you for your work!!

[@Visible-soul]

This was extremely helpful thank you

[@markpetersglobalfm]

perfect .. have the mixcast 4 but its the same principal excellent video and in spain and the uk we call the plugs mini jack ...3,5 milli jack .....and standard single jack or 6,3 milli jack plug hope that helps .. your videos are superb thank you so much ...-.. mark

[@AndrewFlintMedia]

In the U.K. and everyone I know calls the jacks 3.5mm and 1/4 inch!

[@geminicenturion5961]

Well done sir. A very informative video . . .

[@talktothemicrophone5731]

A great video!! -So helpful. All the best bud.

[@BillCaskeyTraining]

Thanks worked perfectly from Headphone Jack 2 to M50 Mic in

[@Celene77]

Thank you! It was very helpful!!!!

[@Eddylive]

Awesome man! Was trying to figure out what that front port was for. It wasn't even in the manual

[@kiah9318]

Excellent video, it really helps in solving my audio problem.

[@brs293]

Well done, amazing video!

[@Kherlen]

Thank you very much! I was super confused how to do this

[@OgDj2024]

Great video! 👍🏾 Also, I have a question maybe you can help me out with. What is the exact process to getting the RODECaster Pro’s Companion App??

[@schtickmusicgroupllc8452]

Love your vids dude! Soooo Informative.

[@RelevanceForTodayMinistry]

Thanks for the lesson, much appreciated! God Bless!

[@JavierMercedes]

My pleasure! hope it helped Stephen!

[@itGenius_]

Super useful! Thank you :)

[@antionyoreed9335]

Thank you Javier. This was very informative and helpful. I’m working on getting my video podcast up and going. I’ve purchased the rodecaster pro 2, rode mic, and a canon m50 mark 2. Hopefully I can follow one of these examples and not have to sync audio to my video. Any thoughts on that?

[@FilmmakerAbigail]

Awesome Info!

[@DMs.withDEAN]

Massive help! Thank you

[@Pr.JoseLopes]

Thank you.

[@formlessuk]

Love the imperial metric observation! We do the same as you on the UK.

[@3qgc]

Javier, excellent video! Curiously, are you using a "Line-to-Mic Attenuator Cable" coming from the line out on the H6 to the camera's 3.5mm in?

[@johnospinag]

Hello Javier: Can you explain me again which are the benefits/advantages to use the Rode Wireless Go with the Rodecaster Pro ? Thanks!!

[@YuusukeWada]

In Japan, we call it 1/4 Inch jack also, "phone plug". We distigquish Phone "Plug" as male and "Jack" as female and to explain why it's called "1/4 jack" is that it's a converter to 3.5mm plug.

[@michaelangellstudios]

I'm trying to use a Sony Alpha 7 as >only< a cam and a SHURE SM7B microphone going into a RodeCaster DUO: have yet to find a video detailing this setup. Also have heard not to use a CloudLifter with RodeCasters since they already have Preamps and it causes interference (?)

[@SynesysData]

cool video! btw the way the plosives are killing me...

[@joniindo6127]

Nice sound

[@adriantraczyk]

Btw U solved my issue with the hiss in my studio monitors, I couldn’t get rid of it. Now I know this is the wrong cables I use.

[@birdsofray]

Abundance of cables! 😂 Great video as usual!

[@JavierMercedes]

thank you!

[@kevinwolfe376]

Javier great video! What kind of stand are you using for your rodecaster pro?

[@JavierMercedes]

hehehe, just a good ol' stack of left over external hard drive boxes and duck tape, yes you can even use a duck tape roll to prop up a rodecaster 😂

[@3qgc]

@@JavierMercedes 😆

[@SpokenWord4]

I have the same camera and a 302 sound device that I was going to send sound from the rode caster pro 2

[@Sweetflo13]

Buen video, compre el rodecaster pro y el microphone tan bien, esa coneciones me van a ayudar mucho 👍🙌

[@daveukwheelstasker1269]

Here in the uk we call it headphone Jack To Mini Jack , and great information on the RodeCaster Pro

[@JavierMercedes]

Good to know!

[@daveukwheelstasker1269]

@@JavierMercedes thanks for all the information you listed in your video got grate info from it I’m going to try it out to see best way for me to do it .

[@eugenebrownmusic7018]

Great video. Can I go from the USB-C on the Rodecaster Pro to the HDMI output on my camera?

[@jeisonarrendel4767]

Great video Javier, I'm learning a lot with you. May God continue blessing you. Question: Can I do the same with the New Zoom Podtrack P8?

[@JavierMercedes]

Yup with all the outs on that machine you should be able to.

[@jeisonarrendel4767]

Thanks Bro

[@hassaanmiann]

@javiermercedes Can we run the single audio feed from rodecaster into multiple cameras for a multi-camera podcast setup? How can that be setup?

[@blakehutchins7694]

Can you do this with the phone connection option?

[@ericcervantes7376]

I have a Canon XA60 and I connect the rode caster board from the 1/4 inch headphone jack to the camera mic input using wireless go mics but when I hit record on the camera and test the mics I get no sound. Is there a setting I have to change on my canon xa60 to get it to accept the sound from the board ?

[@ronaldjacobs8169]

About you're Question in 5:11 We mention the dimensions of the Jack's here: Jack 6.3 mm and Jack 3.5 mm

[@MicrobeTV]

I use a TS cable to go from stereo outputs into an XLR on a camcorder and I don't get noise.

[@danila_master979]

how is that possible??

[@DoronBond]

@@danila_master979 exactly...like how???

[@DoronBond]

How ????

[@megadelt]

thanks for your video! What recommend to me for a camcorder with XLR audio input?

[@adriantraczyk]

What if in the scenario there is a XRL connection in the camera and I’ll get a balanced xrl cable to send it to the camera? What do you think?

[@donchev92]

The bigger audio jack is called 6.3mm (the same unit of measurement as the 3.5mm jack).

[@Ali_Manzu]

Thank you for this video Javier, Now I can use my camera with Rodecaster pro and the best quality sound with Zoom and other microphones

[@RhinoW0ody_]

So how do I set it up for a video podcast? How would I sync video and audio? Do I need the wireless microphones and the Rode pod mic for example? It would not be a live podcast so we will edit it. But how do I go about recording audio and video through this rode? Thanks loved the video!!!!! :)

[@DarinCarroll]

What camera do you suggest works best connected with the rodecaster pro 2. Please help.

[@garlandheadley]

I've tried the wireless go2 but maybe i'm not setting it up right.... can you explain how? as in is the RX or the TX going to be connected to the rodecaster pro? I'd greatly appreciate it!!!

[@DominusBeats]

Hi there, so if i purchased X2 TRS cables and plugged into the L&R output of the rodecaster, what adapter would i need to buy in order to connect these two cables into the camera 3.55mm input

[@chrisw5742]

Get yourself a -45db attenuator cable. I use one to go from my Tascam LINE OUT into a camera MIC IN. Your sound quality will improve.

[@ParadoxHouse-MichaelAngell]

Why use a CloudLifter as a Pre-amp when the RodeCaster has its own built in preamp? I've heard that using both can cause disturbance via overloading, etc. (?)

[@MohsenTabrizi]

Hi there, remember the headphone outputs on Rode Casterpro has noise but it won't be on recording on RCP. YOu have to take a cable from left and right channels to a 3.5mm jack and connect it to your camera. never use any of the 5 headphone jacks as professional output those are only for monitoring porpuses. thanks

[@bigweezo2341]

can you explain this more please? i have a sony zve10 and rodecaster pro 2, but am not exactly sure how to follow your comment

[@ytuhistoriaquevendepodcast]

Excellent

[@antlearn5030]

The setup going directly into the rodecaster pro. Where is the camera connected at?

[@lukaszpiotrluczak]

I have spent over 7 hours trying to connect Rodecaster to Atem Mini. I bought proper cable and tried connect with speakers out. I was wondering and swearing why I get a lot of noice and shity signal. Now I know thanks to you. RTFM silly boy, I will never learn

[@alisamassey]

What the cam link for ?

[@woodies11]

I’m from Thailand and we just call the 3.5mm 3.5mm, or AUX port, and 1/4” 1/4”. Most things are in metrics here but some like clothes sizes can be inches. There are also some odd ones that I can’t remember off the top of my head but yeah… weird system everywhere.

[@JavierMercedes]

Very cool to hear the difference from places all around the globe.

[@Randorhymez]

All my podcast has to work with right now is an iPhone with the Rodecaster, do you think this would basically work the same way?

[@kfrett09]

Well guess I will roll with the Rode Wireless II...thx this helped alot

[@eddiecollins459]

The 1/4 inch audio jack is a 6.3mm Jack

[@JifferRiffic]

So I have a Rodecaster Pro. Just got it. I'm really new to audio. I have two mics hooked up to the roadcaster pro and that audio goes to the SD card. I also have 3 cameras hooked up to another board to control angles. The audio is separate. I'm trying to tie it all together to do a live stream. So how do i push the audio from the roadcaster pro into the computer?

[@MRCRANERUG]

What about with 2 or 3 cameras

[@CrazyYashi]

Awesome 🔥

[@JavierMercedes]

Thanks Yashi!

[@AdamAarts]

Do you use the Rodecaster still? And what for specifically?

[@JavierMercedes]

Yes, all my content. Anything you have seen me put out in the last year has been recorded through it.

[@johnsonscoffeebreak778]

can i send audio signal to my samsung note 9 camera or any other adroid app for a phone camera video recording? pls help me

[@johnsonscoffeebreak778]

how can i pari out 2 different bluetooth speakers? i.e i want that the sound from the device to be sent to 2 different bluetooth speakers.. help me if u know how this works.. My bluetooth speaker is the mini jbl and another bluetooth speaker.. would be nice to signal sounds to different areas of the house party.. thx

[@queuebit]

As a developer / perfectionist / "there is a right answer"ist, I am glad there are other people that are good at these things that I am not.

[@JavierMercedes]

Glad I could help Queuebit

[@MartMadison]

3.5 and 6.5

[@jazjuan5903]

nice,tnx!

[@JavierMercedes]

Welcome!

[@stevenmeyer1382]

Great video, but I am now confused. The solution with the Zoom H6 does sound good as well. That makes it hard to decide. The rodecaster creates the typical podcast sound, but I was wondering, if there is a point when people are fed up and prefer a more natural sound. The H6 has also the line in in addition to the xlr. But, on the other hand, it has less functionalities. Anyone an opinion on this?

[@makasii]

but be very careful if your rodecaster is connected to a macbook with USB, a nightmare about noises and interferences too. the guys at rodecaster also advise to use the output in the back using the separate double quarter inch (6.3mm, yes we call it so in Europe and Asia) to jack->camera, apparently it provides a better signal 😉

[@JavierMercedes]

SO many answers, thank you Wayan! glad I know now, thanks for taking the time to write them.

[@DoronBond]

But what it you’re using the RODECaster pro directly connected to MBP via USB to record into Adobe Audition?

[@KT-hx2ul]

Problem... when connecting the cable from the Rodecaster into the camera, have loud noise on the line. All grounds are connected - cables alone don't produce the hum, once the other end of the cable is connected to any device, the hum is heard. Going into Canon R6. It's like there is a ground loop - anytime the ground is connected the hum is there.

[@GentryTradingCo]

I can hear a buzz, is this because the connection is directly into the camera?

[@dverbmusic1945]

in London we just call it bug jack or small jack lol

[@lukaszpiotrluczak]

In Poland we call it: Big Jack and Small Jack :)

[@Mastersh1t]

In Sweden, musicians specifically say, TELE and mini-TELE. Makes sense to me =)

[@MrStefanvance]

👌 wireless for the win zero hiss

[@JavierMercedes]

that one did seem to provide the least amount of noise to signal ratio

[@RaphaelsKnicksPodcast]

1:29 Wow this kinda has to be explained more and have more emphasis on this..

[@MarcusTDM]

I call the 1/4 the big size and the 3.5mm the small size!

[@OffsideMusicOfficial]

In Romania we(i) call'em jack and big jack

[@ManuelGoicolea]

I usually say, Jack, and mini jack 🤣🙈

[@lemonhausmx]

Inches to millimeters... Your right !! 😆