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Not for nothing has Rode's VideoMic GO become a popular favorite among bloggers, podcasters, and others looking for decent audio quality without a wild price tag. Compact, affordable, and flexible, it ...

Whenever someone asks “what’s the best microphone” the response is usually “well it depends what you’re recording.” Rode’s new VideoMic Go II, as the name suggests, wouldn’t be suitable for podcasting ...

At $249, the Rode VideoMic NTG is priced higher than many USB microphones we review, but low for a pro mic. It combines the design and sonics of a Rode NTG shotgun mic with the compact, on-camera ...

RODE fans, rejoice! The Australian company just announced the successor of its best-selling on-camera microphone, the VideoMic GO II, an ultra-lightweight shotgun microphone that’s packed with ...

Condenser microphones are the gold standard for streaming but most suffer from the same drawback: they pick up everything. If you’re in an untreated room, that’s a big problem. They also tend to made ...

Audio is crucial when shooting video with any camera, but DSLRs don’t always make it easy to get good sound. Rode has a new microphone, though, that mounts easily to the top of your camera and doesn’t ...

RODE VideoMic GO II review TL;DR: the best shotgun mic for beginner content creators and videographers. RODE equipment is renowned for its build and sound quality, hence why I was so keen on testing ...