Rode RCDUO RODECaster Duo Integrated Audio Production Studio

The RDECaster Duo is the ultimate compact audio solution for podcasters and content creators. Combining revolutionary features with superior sound quality, endless customisability and unmatched ease of use, the RDECaster Duo is all you will ever need to record incredible audio for your content.

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Everything You Need to Sound Spectacular
The RDECaster Duo is the world’s most powerful all-in-one audio production solution. Condensing a complete professional broadcast studio into a compact and intuitive console, it gives you everything you need to sound spectacular, whether you’re podcasting, streaming or creating any kind of content. Loaded with cutting-edge next-gen features and supercharged by a high-performance quad-core audio engine, this is all you need to produce exceptional content.

Incredible Audio, Incredibly Easy
The RDECaster Duo is incredibly simple to navigate with its large high-definition touchscreen, tactile rotary encoder and broadcast-quality faders giving you hands-on control over every aspect of your sound. Get your project set up in seconds, and with professionally tailored presets and our intuitive VoxLab processing editor, you can dial in your perfect sound with the tap of button or twist of a knob. Its never been easier to create amazing content.

Revolutionary Sound
The RDECaster Duo features world-class Revolution Preamps that deliver pristine audio quality with any microphone, instrument, headset or line-level source. Designed from the ground up specifically for the RDECaster series, these ultra-low-noise, high-gain preamps will give you plenty of output while remaining incredibly quiet, eliminating the need for microphone boosters, lifters or external processing.

Professional Processing, Powered by APHEX
Craft your sound with studio-quality audio processing powered by one of the most revered names in pro audio: APHEX. On-board is a suite of authentic emulations of legendary hardware audio processors, including the Aural Exciter, Big Bottom and Compellor master compressor/leveller. There is also a studio-quality compressor, noise gate, high-pass filter, de-esser and three-band equaliser for each channel. Sound exceptional every time you hit record.

Super Compact, Highly Portable
The RDECaster Duo is incredibly versatile and powerful, but its also exceptionally compact and portable. Take your podcast on the road, create content from home or the office or simply liberate some desk space to keep your livestream looking clean.

Customise To Your Creative Flow
No matter what kind of content youre creating, the RDECaster Duo can be configured to perfectly suit your workflow. Assign the eight inputs to any of the physical or virtual faders to suit your setup, customise the effects and processing for each channel, and transform the RDECaster Duo into your own personalised studio.

Take Creative Control with SMART Pads
The RDECaster Duo features six programmable SMART pads that give you huge creative control at your fingertips. Trigger sounds, music beds, or on-the-fly voice effects like reverb, echo, pitch and robot FX, send MIDI commands to external software, activate automated mixer actions like fade-ins and fade-outs, and so much more.

Connect Any Audio Device
No matter what your setup looks like, the RDECaster Duo offers complete flexibility when it comes to connectivity, making it the perfect control centre for your audio productions. It features two USB interfaces for dual computer setups, an MFi-certified USB port that works seamlessly with iOS devices, and you can record ultra-high-quality phone calls or stream audio in high-definition via the advanced Bluetooth connection.

Features

• Compact integrated audio production studio for podcasters and content creators
• Ultra-low-noise, high-gain Revolution Preamps (-131.5dBV EIN, 76dB gain)
• Two high-quality Neutrik combo inputs for connecting microphones, instruments and line-level devices
• Built-in wireless receiver for connecting up to two RDE Series IV transmitters (including Wireless PRO, Wireless GO II and Wireless ME)
• Seven individually assignable channels with four broadcast-quality physical faders and three virtual faders
• High-performance quad-core audio engine
• Studio-grade APHEX audio processing and on-board effects
• Six fully programmable SMART pads with bank switching
• 3.5mm TRRS input for connecting headphones and headsets
• Dual USB-C interfaces for connecting two computers or mobile devices
• Advanced Bluetooth connectivity for high-quality phone call integration
• Multitrack or stereo recording to a microSD card, USB storage device or computer
• Two high-power headphone outputs and balanced -inch line outputs
• 5.5-inch high-definition touchscreen with haptic feedback and rotary encoder for easy navigation and control
• New features and enhancements via regular firmware updates
• Included podcasting master class courtesy of MZed.
• Designed and made in RDEs state-of-the-art facilities in Sydney, Australia

Specs

• Power Requirements: USB-C PD (9V, 3A)
• Analogue Audio Output Connectivity: 2 x combo jack (mic, instrument, line)
• 1 x 3.5 TRRS headset jack (I/O)
• USB Interface 1
• 1 x 2-in/14-out multichannel device
• 1 x 2-in/2-out with mix-minus
• USB Interface 2: 1 x 2-in/2-out with mix-minus
• Recording Storage
• microSDHC
• microSDXC
• USB-C removable drive (exFAT minimum 100MB/s)
• Data Transfer: USB 3.0 SD card reader 130MB/s
• Network Connectivity: WiFi 802.11g/n/ac 2.4GHz and 5GHz, Ethernet 100/100
• Internal Storage (GB): 4GB (SMART pads)
• OS Requirements: macOS 10.15 or later, Windows 10 Version 1803 or later, Windows 11