QUICK SUMMARY
9 IMPROVEMENTS FOR RODE INTERVIEW PRO
1. External USB Type C port
2. Expandable memory
3. Suitable foam for omnidirectional capsule
4. Rode Central Software
5. Smooth Texture
6. Antenna can be inside
7. Connectivity to phones
8. Wireless data transfers
9. Replaceable battery
COMPARISON
| CRITERIA | RODE Interview Pro | ZOOM F3 + RODE NTG5 + RODE Wireless PRO | DJI Mic2 + SENNHEISER MKE600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (USD) BHPhotoVideo | 245 | Zoom F3 – 300 Rode NTG5 – 500 Wireless Pro – 360 1160 | DJI Mic 2 – 220 MKE600 – 330 520 |
| Internal Recording | 32-bit Float | 32-bit Float | 32-bit Float |
| Wireless System | 2.4GHz | 2.4GHz | 2.4GHz |
| Power ON Indication | LED on Power Button | Display ON | LED ON Indication |
| Battery Level Indication | – | YES | – |
| Power ON/OFF Visibility | Hold the mic upside-down to see if the mic is ON/OFF | Display ON = Power ON | Easily Visible LED |
| Ease of ON/OFF | 1 hard-to-press power ON/OFF button | ON/OFF Zoom F3 Rode Wireless Pro Make sure everything is connected | ON/OFF DJI Mic2 Sennheiser MKE600 Make sure everything is connected |
| Memory Level Indication | – | YES (Hours remaining) | – |
| Ease of Accessing USB Type-C port | Unscrew the mic to access the port | Outside and Easy | Outside and Easy |
| Charing while recording internally + Transmitting | YES | YES | YES |
| Record Internally while transmitting | Internal Recording:32-bit Float Transmitted audio: 24-bit | Zoom F3 – Internal Recording:32-bit Float (2-Channels) Zoom F3 – Line Out: 24-bit audio to Rode Wireless Pro (1 Channel) Transmitted audio: 24-bit (1 Channel) | Internal Recording:32-bit Float (1 Channel) Transmitted audio: 24-bit (1 Channel) |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Rode Interview Pro
What am I using for the reporter style microphone setup?
It is the Zoom F3 with Rode NTG5 and Rode wireless pro transmitter, while the receiver stays on my camera. Either that or the Sennheiser MKE600 with the Rode wireless pro transmitter.
What is the Rode Interview pro?
Rode Interview Pro is a reporter style microphone which has a very low handling noise, thanks to a unique and cute looking shock mount for its capsule.
How is the sound rejection compared to my current set up?
Sound rejection in the off-axis positions of my current setup is definitely better while it is not that bad in the Rode interview pro being an omnidirectional microphone.
It definitely picks up all of the surrounding sounds as you can hear from the audio samples but if you keep the mic closer to the audio source, due to its good signal to noise ratio at 74dB the audio signal from the source overpowers the noise.
Rode NTG5 does have a better signal-to-noise ratio at 84dB. The link for the full video of audio comparison is in the description below.
How easy is it to handle these files?
Rode Interview Pro is an audio recorder that can internally record 32-bit float audio.
Once the audio is recorded, to use the audio files that are in the internal memory of the Rode Interview Pro:
- Install the Rode Central Software on the computer
- Then unscrew the Rode Interview Pro
- Find the USB Type-C port
- Connect the Rode Interview Pro and the computer using the USB Type C cable
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