After more than three years in development, RØDE has launched RØDE X, their streaming and gaming division dedicated to developing high-performance audio solutions specifically for this market.
The new division employs a dedicated streaming and gaming R&D department apart from the RØDE’s main audio product line. With the announcement, RØDE has premiered the first three products which are available worldwide as of today. Unify is a virtual mixing solution designed specifically for streaming and gaming, but looks like it’s DNA was harvested from their awesome Podcasting solutions. In addition, two new USB microphones, the XDM-100 dynamic USB microphone and XCM-50 condenser USB microphone, have also been unleashed.
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“Unify is a huge step forward for streaming and gaming audio technology,” said Senior Product Manager Chris Beech. “Throughout development, we spent countless hours researching exactly what streamers and gamers need from audio software and worked tirelessly to implement every feature while ensuring it is as simple to use as possible.”
Unify consolidates functionality that would otherwise require multiple applications into one solution. This includes routing and mixing up to four USB microphones or other audio devices and up to six virtual audio sources (including game, chat, music and browser applications) in one interface; creating independent sub-mixes for different outputs, including their livestream, headphones and chat; adding studio-grade audio processing to microphone channels; triggering on-the-fly voice and sound effects; multitrack recording and more. Unify comes free with all RØDE X products or is available for purchase as a monthly or yearly subscription for use with any other USB audio product.
Alongside Unify in the range are two brand-new microphones: the XDM-100 and XCM-50. The XDM-100 is a high-quality dynamic USB microphone that delivers rich, broadcast audio ideal for streaming and gaming. It features premium circuitry with RØDE’s low-noise, high-gain Revolution Preamp and high-resolution 24-bit/96 kHz analog-digital conversion? ?ensuring excellent audio quality. Its dynamic capsule and tight cardioid polar pattern offer excellent clarity with superior rejection of room noise and keyboard or mouse clicks, and it comes with a high-quality pop filter and shock mount for mitigating unwanted pops, knocks and bumps. A high-power headphone output provides zero-latency audio monitoring and playback, complete with hands-on level control and microphone mute functionality.
The XCM-50 is a condenser USB microphone optimized for streaming and gaming. It delivers detailed voice reproduction with warmth and presence thanks to its full frequency response. It also features a headphone output complete with a level control and mute button, and an internal pop shield and capsule shock mount provide protection from pops, knocks and bumps. The XCM-50 comes with a desktop tripod and features an integrated 360-degree swing mount for flexible mic positioning.
Both microphones feature powerful internal digital signal processing (DSP), which can be unlocked using Unify. This allows users to add advanced APHEX audio processing to their voice – including a compressor, noise gate, high-pass filter, and the Aural Exciter and Big Bottom effects.
