{"data":{"slug":"rode-podmic","type":"microphone","brand":"RØDE","name":"PodMic","aliases":["RØDE PodMic","Rode PodMic","PodMic XLR","PODMIC","PODMICW"],"release_date":"2019-01","url":"https://arkivo.dev/microphones/rode-podmic","specs":{"series":null,"model_numbers":["PODMIC","PODMICW"],"gtins":["0698813005567","0698813010769"],"announce_date":"2018-12-19","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":99,"launch_price_eur":119,"markets":null,"colors":["Black","White"],"manufacturer_url":"https://rode.com/en-us/products/podmic","spec_sheet_url":"https://edge.rode.com/pdf/products/108/PodMic_Datasheet_FA.pdf","manual_url":"https://edge.rode.com/pdf/products/108/0927-0716-03-05%20PODMIC%20QSG_FINAL%20ARTWORK-WEB.pdf","eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":2,"transducer_type":"dynamic","capsule_size_mm":null,"capsule_count":1,"polar_patterns":["cardioid"],"address_type":"end","frequency_response_hz":{"min_hz":50,"max_hz":13000},"sensitivity_dbv_pa":-57,"sensitivity_dbfs":null,"max_spl_db":null,"max_spl_thd_percent":null,"self_noise_dba":null,"noise_floor_dbfs":null,"snr_db":null,"dynamic_range_db":null,"output_impedance_ohm":320,"connection_types":["xlr"],"external_inputs":null,"simultaneous_usb_xlr":null,"usb_connector":null,"cable_host_connector":null,"cable_length_m":null,"phantom_power":"not_required","max_bit_depth_bits":null,"max_sample_rate_khz":null,"float_32_bit":null,"headphone_jack":false,"zero_latency_monitoring":null,"onboard_controls":null,"onboard_processing":null,"mount_threads":["5_8_inch","3_8_inch"],"shock_mount":"internal","pop_filter":["internal"],"desk_stand_included":false,"housing_material":"All-metal body with stainless steel mesh grille","rgb_lighting":null,"lighting_zones":null,"software_name":null,"firmware_updatable":null,"os_compatibility":null,"console_compatibility":null,"dimensions_mm":{"width_mm":109,"height_mm":62,"depth_mm":172},"weight_g":937,"weight_with_stand_g":null,"other_certifications":["CE","UKCA","FCC Part 15 Class B","CAN ICES-3 (B) / NMB-3 (B)","KC (South Korea)"],"in_the_box":["PodMic"]},"variants":[{"model_number":"PODMIC","gtin":"0698813005567","colors":["Black"]},{"model_number":"PODMICW","gtin":"0698813010769","colors":["White"]}],"sources":[{"url":"https://rode.com/en-us/products/podmic","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manufacturer_url","status","model_numbers","colors","variants","warranty_years","transducer_type","capsule_count","polar_patterns","address_type","shock_mount","pop_filter","housing_material"],"notes":{"status":"The US page sells the PodMic at 99 USD in Black (PODMIC) and White (PODMICW).","model_numbers":"SKUs PODMIC (black) and PODMICW (white) in the product data of the page.","colors":"Variants in the page data: Black and White.","variants":"Two sold colours with the same hardware. The datasheet covers both colours.","warranty_years":"The product data has warranty 2 and the page shows a 2 Year Warranty icon. Whether the 2 years need a registration was not checked for this model.","transducer_type":"Dynamic broadcast microphone with a high-quality dynamic capsule.","capsule_count":"The page names a dynamic capsule in the singular. It prints no capsule count.","polar_patterns":"Tight cardioid polar pattern.","address_type":"The page calls the PodMic a broadcast-grade end-address microphone.","shock_mount":"Internal shockmount. The page FAQ says the capsule is internally suspended and the swing mount is internally decoupled, so no external shock mount can be used.","pop_filter":"Internal pop filter.","housing_material":"Robust all-metal body and hard-wearing stainless steel mesh grille."}},{"url":"https://edge.rode.com/pdf/products/108/PodMic_Datasheet_FA.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["spec_sheet_url","transducer_type","polar_patterns","frequency_response_hz","sensitivity_dbv_pa","output_impedance_ohm","connection_types","phantom_power","headphone_jack","desk_stand_included","dimensions_mm","weight_g","in_the_box","colors"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Datasheet linked from the RØDE brand store. It was made in September 2024 and is newer than the datasheet linked from rode.com (PodMic_Datasheet_07_FA.pdf, May 2023).","frequency_response_hz":"Frequency Range: 50Hz ~13 kHz. The older datasheet (May 2023, linked from rode.com) and the spec tab of the rode.com page say 50Hz - 15kHz. The newer sheet is stored. The frequency chart in both sheets falls steeply at about 15 kHz.","sensitivity_dbv_pa":"Sensitivity: -57.0dB re 1 Volt/Pascal +/- 2 dB @ 1kHz. The sheet adds 1.60mV @ 94 dB SPL, which would be -55.9 dBV. The older sheet and the rode.com spec tab print -57dBV (1.4mV @ 94dB SPL). The dB value is the same in all three.","output_impedance_ohm":"Output Impedance: 320 ohm.","connection_types":"Output Connection: XLR.","phantom_power":"Phantom Power: Not required.","headphone_jack":"The datasheet lists XLR as the only output connection.","desk_stand_included":"What's in the box shows the PodMic only. No stand is listed.","dimensions_mm":"Product Dimensions (LxWxH, mm): 172 x 109 x 62 with the integrated swing mount. The drawing shows 172 mm along the microphone body, 109 mm across the swing mount and 62 mm as the body diameter. Stored as depth 172, width 109 and height 62. The height of a mic hung from its stem is larger.","weight_g":"Weight: 937g. The swing mount is part of the microphone.","in_the_box":"What's in the box: PodMic (Black or White).","colors":"Colour: Black. The page lists Black and White."}},{"url":"https://edge.rode.com/pdf/products/108/PodMic_Datasheet_07_FA.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["sensitivity_dbv_pa"],"notes":{"sensitivity_dbv_pa":"Older datasheet: -57dBV (1.4mV @ 94dB SPL) +/- 2dB @1kHz."}},{"url":"https://edge.rode.com/pdf/products/108/0927-0716-03-05%20PODMIC%20QSG_FINAL%20ARTWORK-WEB.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manual_url","connection_types","address_type","other_certifications"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Quick Start Guide. The rode.com page lists it as the Product Manual.","connection_types":"Step 2: connect an XLR cable to the output on the rear of the microphone.","address_type":"Step 3: talk or sing into the end of the microphone.","other_certifications":"Compliance text lists FCC Part 15 Class B, CAN ICES-3 (B) / NMB-3 (B) and a South Korea ID R-R-R72-PodMic. The rode.com page links an EU and a UKCA Declaration of Conformity."}},{"url":"https://brandstore.rode.com/products/podmic.json","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"The brand store feed lists barcode 698813005567 (written here as a 13-digit GTIN with a leading zero, as for the NT-USB+) for SKU PODMIC (black)."}},{"url":"https://www.dateks.lv/en/cenas/mikrofoni/1008223-rode-podmic-white","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"Barcode 698813010769 (written here with a leading zero) for product code PODMICW (white). PB Tech and Chuck Levin's list the same UPC."}},{"url":"https://www.thomann.de/gb/rode_podmic.htm","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["mount_threads"],"notes":{"mount_threads":"Thomann says the PodMic can be mounted on conventional stands thanks to its integrated 5/8 inch and 3/8 inch threads. No maker document names the thread."}},{"url":"https://rode.com/en/about/news-info/rode-launches-all-new-podmic-podcast-ready-dynamic-microphone","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["announce_date","release_date"],"notes":{"announce_date":"RØDE launch news. audioXpress and Newsshooter carried it on 2018-12-19. The RØDE page itself shows no date.","release_date":"Newsshooter, 2018-12-19: expected to ship in January 2019. The RØDE news text says it is available for sale now."}},{"url":"https://www.delamar.de/test/rode-podmic/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["launch_price_eur"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"German test dated 2019-06-11: Preis 119 Euro and UVP 119 Euro. The review does not state the tax treatment. German RRPs are normally printed with VAT. No RØDE EUR launch price was found."}},{"url":"https://audiomediainternational.com/review-rodecaster-pro-and-rode-podmic/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Review dated 2019-08-30 lists PodMic RRP: $99. Podcast Insights also gives 99 USD. US price excl. tax."}}],"fields_filled":30,"updated":"2026-10-15"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}