Haha thanks dude! I appreciate ya!

So far I’m liking it. I kinda want one. But I just CAINT do that price point!

I feel like $75, WITH the Rode carabiner stand adapter thing lol, would be awesome. It's definitely way better than I anticipated. For real for real... like real real realist talk LOL 🤣...I am about to buy a second one 😬

I found that very annoying that they didn’t include at least one adapter. I talk about it a couple times. I think Røde should have included their little adapter carabiner with this. Based on what you described, you probably need a 3/8in to 5/8in adapter. Like this: amzn.to/3Jxvl9D

​@@AudioHotline thanks a lot bro

Yes, the sm57 is excellent for the voice too. I would recommend getting the A2WS since you're going to be speaking into it, and it's not great at rejecting plosives. However, once you have that windscreen, the sound is fantastic on voice. geni.us/a2ws_ah

A couple follow up questions: how are you recording? Like what camera do you use? Are you capturing the video onto an SD card in the camera or are you using a webcam or computer compatible camera and both devices are being recorded into the computer?

I shoot with a canon 90D. Normally I have a Rode Videomic NTG on top or I use Rode Wireless Pro setup. I record to the camera on an SD card. I do have a Mac 💻 but I don’t use it to record sound or video. Just for editing I see you talking into a dynamic mic in this video so I’m wondering if I should change my setup. Seems like going to Rode PodMic + Elgato Wave XLR might improve my sound BUT would require extra work. I don’t really want to add more steps to the editing process…

Ah, I see it does! Do you have a boom arm rec for the same mic?

That was my initial thought too… but then I came around to it. I came to the conclusion that if people love their desk boom arms like the PSA1+, then they probably won’t like this. However, the people that don’t really like those (I am not the biggest fan) will probably like this and gladly pay $40 less than the PSA1+.

@@OmarFlowTv it’s funny… I do that with all my SM7b and SM7Db mics all the time and I didn’t even think about it when I was making this video 🤣

It is the gator frameworks quick release! I talk about it briefly around 7:09

@@AudioHotline Sorry, I overlooked that. Thanks :) I have Røde Procaster and Streamer X, trying to get optimal sound out of it all. It's hard though :)

That is a tough one. It is kind of a combo between the desk stand and the mic you are using. It does absolutely perform better than most desktop stands though. If you have a shock mount, like I did with the xdm100, it is going to perform very well at rejecting desk noise. If you aren’t using a mic with a shock mount or a mic that has an internal shock mount (sm7b) then you will get some desk noise. I was using this stand with the SE Dynacaster for a recent podcast I did and there was a small amount of desk noise that made it into the recording, but nothing too crazy. I have considered doing a short where I put a bunch of mics on this stand and test the desk noise. That’s the hard part though, a lot of people are using different mics so a lot of the tests only apply to a small amount of people… I probably should have at least done a test with the podmic and sm7b though! If I make the short (pretty sure I will) I’ll link it here for you!

Thank you for the info. I look forward to the short@@AudioHotline

Yes, it does!

For me, I love the fact that this isn’t clamped and I can move it to different areas with ease. If you are a person that wants it locked into one position the elgato would work. I personally REALLY like the FiFine low profile arm. I’d say it’s on par with the elgato and quite a bit cheaper! That is my next stand review. amzn.to/42Je45O

@@AudioHotline yes the versatility that we can move it to other scenes if used in podcasts is quite useful… thanks

DANG! That’s a big kitty! I was thinking our Bengal/Tabby mix at 19 pounds was big…. 22 pounds is like male Maine Coon size, maybe that’s what it is! I need to know the breed! 🤣🤣

@@AudioHotline He is actually exactly that, Bengal/Tabby mix. He’s over eight years old now and has always been chunky.

Rode XDM-100. I use a couple others throughout the video but usually state what they are or it will say in the lower 3rd of the video.

hahahaha that's hilarious you mentioned that because it totally went through my mind!!!! My big brother had me really into wrestling (WCW, WWF) when I was growing up. A mic sitting so far over the base did freak me out quite a bit. I ended up letting that XDM-100 with the shock mount sit way over the base for over the last week and it never loosened... I was shocked, BUT still nervous lol. It is a heavy base, I should have mentioned the base weight by itself... oh well lol. I mentioned this being the cream of the crop, but If Røde came out with a bigger version with a higher capacity, like you mentioned... there would be a different kind of cream happening 😜🤣 Thanks for the support my friend! I hope you had a good holiday season.

🤣 this is me with pretty much every piece of gear