Summary: <br> The <a href="https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/best-podcasting-tools/best-mixers-for-podcasting/">RØDECaster Pro</a> is my new favorite piece of podcasting gear! I'll have a thorough review soon. In the meantime, here are some tips to help with one of the biggest complaints I've heard about the <a href="https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/rcp" title="RØDE RØDECaster Pro" class="pretty-link-keyword" target="_blank">RØDECaster Pro</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Why the RØDECaster Pro transfers files so slowly<br> <br> <br> <br> The <a href="https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/rcp" title="RØDE RØDECaster Pro" class="pretty-link-keyword" target="_blank">RØDECaster Pro</a> (RCP) can read and write to a variety of microSD cards, including extremely high-speed cards. But its transfer speed is limited because the interface with your computer is only USB 2.0!<br> <br> <br> <br> USB 2.0's maximum transfer speed is 480 megabits per second (or 60 MB/s because there are 8 bits in 1 byte). But USB 3.0's maximum transfer speed is 5 gigabits per second, so it's about 10 times faster than USB 2.0.<br> <br> <br> <br> Thus, not matter how fast your computer or the microSD card are, the <a href="https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/rcp" title="RØDE RØDECaster Pro" class="pretty-link-keyword" target="_blank">RØDECaster Pro</a> has a bottleneck transfer speed. In my real-world testing, this came out to be about 8.1 MB per second.<br> <br> <br> <br> How to speed up file transfers (and workflow)<br> <br> <br> <br> 1. Update the app and firmware<br> <br> <br> <br> The RØDECaster Pro Companion app version 2.0.4 performed so horribly in my tests that I stopped trying to measure transfer times when a stereo file was taking more time to transfer than the recording itself!<br> <br> <br> <br> I realized this could be from one or both of my following conditions:<br> <br> <br> <br> * macOS Catalina—this was most likely the cause* Encrypted hard drive<br> <br> <br> <br> In this scenario, the app was spiking my CPU and taking hours to transfer files, even if I used a USB 3.0 reader!<br> <br> <br> <br> But simply using version 2.1 of the app fixed the CPU spike and dramatically improved transfer speeds.<br> <br> <br> <br> If you're facing similar unreasonably slow performance, make sure you update the app and firmware!<br> <br> <br> <br> 2. Record in stereo instead of multitrack<br> <br> <br> <br> 3. Use the RØDECaster Pro companion app for multitrack recordings<br> <br> <br> <br> 4. Use a separate microSD reader …<br> <br> <br> <br> 5. … And upgrade to a faster microSD<br> <br> <br> <br> My <a href="https://amzn.to/34xMdrr">SanDisk Extreme Pro microSDXC UHS-II</a> was more than 2.1× faster than my <a href="https://amzn.to/2V3x8uy">SanDisk Ultra microSDHC UHS-I</a>, and about 23× faster than the RCP's USB 2.0.<br> <br> <br> <br> But remember that because of the RCP's USB 2.0 bottleneck, you will see these performance benefits only if you use a separate and faster microSD reader.<br> <br> <br> <br> Performance results<br> <br> <br> <br> * SanDisk Ultra RCP 2.1, via app* 1-hour, stereo, 1.04 GB: 2:05* 1-hour, multitrack, 7.28 GB (9 files): 14:29* SanDisk Ultra via USB 3.0 microSD card reader and RCP app* 1-hour, stereo, 1.04 GB: 0:12* 1-hour, multitrack, 7.28 GB (9 files): 1:24* SanDisk Extreme PRO via USB 3.0 microSD card reader and RCP app* 1-hour, stereo, 1.04 GB: 0:06* 1-hour, multitrack, 7.28 GB (9 files): 0:37<br> <br> <br> <br> I'm available to help you podcast!<br> <br> <br> <br> If you need one-on-one help or you haven't launched your podcast, yet, <a href="http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/consulting">click here to request a personal coaching and consulting session with me</a> and I'd love the opportunity to help you podcast better!...
