Best External Microphone For Podcasting

Best podcasting/voice-over microphone ever! No background noise, even when people are loudly talking in the next room. The audio is so beautiful, that I hardly need to do any work retouching it. This has streamlined my workflow and saved me hours and hours of time.

If you know, you know. This microphone is the best you can get. I use it for podcasting as well as some video work. Invest in your equipment.

Best microphone that i ever have used.

Great microphone for podcasting, enhance the presence for a better deep voice.

Best microphone in the world !

Best external HD I own

this is a must have when connecting your cell phone to a external microphone.

It can be used as an external mic with great preamps, a podcasting mic, an audio interface for making music and live-streaming, a field recorder for ambient noise and foley. It’s so versatile and sounds amazing. The X/Y capsule has great bass and makes my voice sound even better than real life! Turns on quickly to capture sounds fast, and accepts larger memory cards. All around, a great purchase.

I bought this to use for podcasting on my iPhone.  Its a great microphone for someone like me who doesnt want to mess around very much in DAW after recording, since you can change the compression, gain, and 5 channel EQ in the microphone itself However, and this isnt Shures fault (hence no rating deduction), this microphone does not work in VOIP on iOS mobile devices.  Skype, Discord, Anchor, FaceTime, even phone calls, it does not work.  Just a heads up in case you were buying this for that reason.

As a retired author with an interest in podcasting and an earlier career in broadcasting, I am thoroughly impressed with the Rode Podcasters professional sound quality and production ease. A former broadcast professional, like me (1970s network radio) or a retired amateur, like me, will be happy with this microphone. Not really a complaint but this Rode microphone is heavy. Sturdy, but heavy.