RODECaster Pro - How to Record Audio from a Zoom or Microsoft Teams Session

Follow First Steps to setup up the RODECaster
Follow RODE Broadcaster Mic to make sure the mic is ready to use

RODECaster Pro - RODE Broadcaster Mic




Turn up the sliders on the board and talk into the mic(s) you want to use



Have each guest and interviewer speak directly into the front of the mic, and not from the sides


Set the levels by watching the meters as you speak.  You'll be at a good level to record when the color of the level bars peak at green going into yellow (see picture →)


You should never hit red!




You can adjust headphone volume with these knobs

Make sure the Ceiling Speaker Volume is all the way down before

recording!!

On the Mac you can open Zoom, facetime, skype or whatever

Our example is Zoom

Go to >Zoom.us

>Preferences

Choose Video


Choose Logitech Webcam C925e

Choose Audio


Choose Speaker

RODECaster Pro


Microphone

RODECaster Pro Stereo

You can also check the Audio Preferences once you open Zoom





Choose the Microphone up arrow and choose


Microphone>RODECaster Pro Stereo


Speaker > RODECaster Pro

Next turn up the computer input to the RODEcaster

That is the sliider that has the USB icon on it shown here


Set a good level on the audio coming into the board.


Meter should be at green going into yellow but not RED.

Once the Zoom session is setup


Start Recording

Click on the Green REC button to start recording to the SD card



When recording the button will be RED


Conduct the narration, interview or podcast and when finished press REC button to stop recording


To hear what you did press the Settings Icon


Click on Podcasts


You can click on the top left and right arrows to navigate through the podcasts and click on the green play button to play the selection

Click the Home Button to exit this menu.

Turn up the ceiling speaker volume to hear playback in the room


Turn up the headphone volume for playback in headphones

Now to transfer your files off the RODECaster. Click the link to learn how.