Audio gain settings are certainly nice. If there\u2019s one lesson I\u2019ve learned with the Blue mics of the world, it\u2019s that too many options can, ironically, be the death of a product in the wrong hands. How many podcast guests have we heard over the years with distorted gain levels or incorrect directional settings? That said, I think purchasing a product like this assumes a base level of technical know-how \u2014 albeit one that\u2019s significantly lower than Mackie\u2019s pro products. The system seems simple enough to use out of the box, and you can get progressively more fancy as you go along.<\/p>\n

Another unfortunate bit here is timing. The Rodecaster arrived two years before the pandemic. I know I\u2019m not alone in having shifted my show to entirely remote recordings after doing in-person interviews for like seven or so years. Maybe some of the magic is gone, I dunno. But for a lot of reasons, I can\u2019t see myself going back.<\/p>\n