If you have to listen that hard to see if there is noise, you're fine. I recorded on both units and found the difference in noise was almost nonexistent. I do not understand this on the Rodecaster as you have to somewhat hunt to get to it, so why do I have to confirm it (both on and off). One thing I do like more on the Zoom is when you put it into transfer mode, it doesn't make you confirm. The Rodecaster tool one minute 14 seconds, the Zoom P8 took one minute two seconds so it appears to be slightly faster. It was 557M and then copied and pasted it to my computer. I took a wave file and put it on both cards. The Rodecaster Pro has a sample rate of 48 khzįor me, this is no big deal, but if you're doing video it probably is (video people love a sample rate of 48 khz) In my case, I have to put the microSD card into an adapter to insert it into my computer. Both units have a card slot on the back of the unit. Zoom: The zoom uses an SD Card and allows you to delete and rename files on the unit. Neither unit provides the full slate of effects to the USB channel (which is frustrating).Īdvantage: Rodecaster (by far much more control). This includes a de-esser, compressor, big bottom (bass), and aurel exciter (treble), high pass filter (low cut), reverb, and what my favorite feature – a noise gate. Rodecaster: Each track has Aphex effects built-in. It was one combination compressor/De-esser. Zoom P8: The Zoom provides bass and treble controls. Advantage: Rodecasterīoth units provide effects for each track. This enables you to not have a ton of extra tracks when you don't want them, which doesn't take up as much storage on your storage card. The Rodecaster provides the ability to turn off the individual track recording and just provide the stereo mixdown. Advantage Rodecasterīoth units provide each individual tracks along with a stereo mixdown of the whole recording. There are no details on if this is peak normalization or loudness normalization. The P8 has a normalizing feature built into the unit. While there is no normalization in the hardware of the Rodecaster, using the additional software on your computer you can have the files normalized with multiple settings with presets for Apple, Audible. Marker Featureīoth units have the ability to add markers. The plugs are on the back of the Rodecaster where the inputs on the Zoom are on the face. The Rodecaster has four headphone outputs and a stereo output. The Zoom has six headphone outputs, and a stereo output. You could have four XLR, one USB, One Phone and one bluetooth.Ĭomments: The blue tooth is built into the Rodecaster, and the P8 has the ability to have one more XLR input. This means you have a total of seven inputs. It has a dedicated channel for the USB interface. Then it has a dedicated channel for a phone. You could have five XLR inputs, one USB, and One phone. The USB interface on the zoom is used in place of one of the XLR inputs. It has a dedicated channel to the phone input. This is an interesting one, as the Zoom P8 has six XLR inputs. The Rodecaster Pro currently lists for $599. With the Zoom P8, you can power it with just your USB cable. So with the Rode, you will have a USB and a power cable. The Zoom P8 uses double-A batteries or can be powered via a USB cable. Powerīoth the Zoom and Rode can be operated via batteries (The Rodecaster has an optional DC-USB-1 cable that enables you to plug in a USB battery). I do one live show on Saturday morning where I record to the internal card, or if I'm doing an interview (I use it as a back up). Keep this in mind when I talk about different tests. This is for zoom calls, or recording directing into software. Comparing Different Features of the Units.įor me, I am always connected to my computer via a USB cable. Record up to six people in the same room. The Zoom Podtrak P8 (and the Rodecaster Pro) allow you to: They both make it easier to create great sounding podcasts. Neither one of these units is a bad purchase. Now they've come out with the Podtrak P8 which is a direct competitor of the Rodecaster Pro from Rode. Zoom Recently came out with the Podtrak P4 (for me this is THE go-to piece of equipment). One of the great things about podcasting getting more and more popular, is more and more products are coming to the marketing Specifically for podcasters. This video shows Mellisa Hunter who has a hilarious series of Adult Wednesday Adams and how one video in that series went viral and her back episodes starting taking off with the original video. Kim Krajci of Toastmasters 101 pointed me toward this YouTube video from Box Angeles. It just takes time, consistency (of schedule, and value). As it keeps moving, it gets faster and faster. I often say that when you start out, your show is rolling slow.
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