{"data":{"slug":"rode-xdm-100","type":"microphone","brand":"RØDE","name":"XDM-100","aliases":["RØDE XDM-100","Rode XDM-100","RØDE X XDM-100","XDM100","XDM-100 Dynamic USB Microphone"],"release_date":"2022-10","url":"https://arkivo.dev/microphones/rode-xdm-100","specs":{"series":"RØDE X","model_numbers":["XDM100"],"gtins":["0698813009442"],"announce_date":"2022-10-26","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":249,"launch_price_eur":299,"markets":null,"colors":["Black"],"manufacturer_url":"https://rode.com/en-us/products/xdm-100","spec_sheet_url":"https://edge.rode.com/pdf/products/1033/XDM-100_Datasheet_FA.pdf","manual_url":"https://rode.com/en-us/user-guides/xdm-100","eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":1,"transducer_type":"dynamic","capsule_size_mm":null,"capsule_count":1,"polar_patterns":["cardioid"],"address_type":"end","frequency_response_hz":{"min_hz":20,"max_hz":20000},"sensitivity_dbv_pa":null,"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":null,"connection_types":["usb"],"external_inputs":null,"simultaneous_usb_xlr":null,"usb_connector":"usb_c","cable_host_connector":"usb_c","cable_length_m":3,"phantom_power":null,"max_bit_depth_bits":24,"max_sample_rate_khz":48,"float_32_bit":false,"headphone_jack":true,"zero_latency_monitoring":true,"onboard_controls":["headphone_volume","mute"],"onboard_processing":["compressor","noise_gate","high_pass_filter","enhancer"],"mount_threads":null,"shock_mount":"included","pop_filter":["foam_windscreen"],"desk_stand_included":false,"housing_material":"Full metal housing","rgb_lighting":false,"lighting_zones":null,"software_name":"UNIFY","firmware_updatable":true,"os_compatibility":["windows","macos"],"console_compatibility":["playstation"],"dimensions_mm":{"width_mm":52,"height_mm":62,"depth_mm":213},"weight_g":700,"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":["XDM-100","Pop Shield","PSM1 Shock Mount","SC29 USB-C to USB-C cable","3m Headphone Extension Cable"]},"variants":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://rode.com/en-us/products/xdm-100","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manufacturer_url","status","model_numbers","colors","series","transducer_type","capsule_count","polar_patterns","frequency_response_hz","connection_types","usb_connector","max_bit_depth_bits","max_sample_rate_khz","headphone_jack","zero_latency_monitoring","onboard_controls","onboard_processing","shock_mount","pop_filter","software_name","firmware_updatable","os_compatibility","weight_g","launch_price_usd","dimensions_mm"],"notes":{"manufacturer_url":"RØDE US product page of the XDM-100 in the RØDE X line.","status":"The US page lists the XDM-100 at 249 USD. The product data shows no discontinue date.","model_numbers":"SKU XDM100 in the product data of the page.","colors":"Variant colour in the page data: Black. No other colour is offered.","series":"The page title reads RØDE X, the maker's streaming and gaming line.","transducer_type":"Premium dynamic capsule. The spec table lists Capsule: Dynamic.","capsule_count":"The page names one dynamic capsule in the singular. It prints no capsule count.","polar_patterns":"Spec table: Polar Pattern, Cardioid.","frequency_response_hz":"Spec table: Frequency Range 20 Hz to 20 kHz. No tolerance is printed.","connection_types":"Spec table: Device Connectivity, USB-C. The only analog output is the 3.5 mm headphone output.","usb_connector":"Spec table: Device Connectivity, USB-C.","max_bit_depth_bits":"Spec table: Bit Depth 24-bit.","max_sample_rate_khz":"Spec table: Sample Rate 48kHz. RØDE's launch release printed 24-bit/96 kHz, which no RØDE document repeats.","headphone_jack":"Spec table: Analog Outputs, 3.5mm Headphone Output.","zero_latency_monitoring":"Page: zero-latency headphone output with level control and mute button.","onboard_controls":"Page: zero-latency headphone output with level control and mute button. The user guide says the mute function needs UNIFY.","onboard_processing":"Page: internal DSP for advanced APHEX voice processing, with a compressor, a high-pass filter, the Aural Exciter, Big Bottom and a noise gate. Aural Exciter and Big Bottom are stored as exciter or bass enhancer. The page does not say whether the settings stay in the microphone when UNIFY is closed.","shock_mount":"Page: professional pop filter, shock mount and headphone extension cable included.","pop_filter":"Page: professional pop filter included.","software_name":"Page: complete audio solution with the included virtual mixing software UNIFY. The page also links RØDE Central.","firmware_updatable":"The page describes RØDE Central as the app to update compatible devices to the latest firmware. The UNIFY guide covers the XDM-100 update.","os_compatibility":"UNIFY and RØDE Central requirements on the page: macOS 12 or later and Windows 10 version 1803 or later. The datasheet gives the microphone's own minimum as macOS 10.12 and Windows 10.","weight_g":"Spec table: Weight (g) 700g.","dimensions_mm":"Spec table: Dimensions (mm) 213 (L) x 52 (W) x 62 (H). See the datasheet entry for how the axes are stored.","launch_price_usd":"Current US page price. It matches the 249 USD launch price in RØDE's launch release as reported by audioXpress. The brand store lists 259 USD."}},{"url":"https://edge.rode.com/pdf/products/1033/XDM-100_Datasheet_FA.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["spec_sheet_url","transducer_type","polar_patterns","frequency_response_hz","connection_types","usb_connector","max_bit_depth_bits","max_sample_rate_khz","os_compatibility","weight_g","dimensions_mm","shock_mount","pop_filter","in_the_box","headphone_jack","desk_stand_included","float_32_bit"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"RØDE two-page datasheet, created July 2023.","transducer_type":"Acoustic and electrical specifications: Capsule, Dynamic.","polar_patterns":"Acoustic and electrical specifications: Polar Pattern, Cardioid. The sheet also draws the polar plot at 1 kHz.","frequency_response_hz":"Frequency Range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz. The sheet draws the response curve.","connection_types":"Connectivity: USB-C.","usb_connector":"Connectivity: USB-C.","max_bit_depth_bits":"Bit Depth: 24-bit.","float_32_bit":"Only 24-bit is listed and no 32-bit float format is named, so false.","max_sample_rate_khz":"Sample Rate: 48 kHz.","os_compatibility":"OS Requirements: MacOS 10.12 and Windows 10.","weight_g":"Mechanical specifications: Net Weight (g) 700g.","dimensions_mm":"Mechanical specifications: 52 (W) x 213 (H) mm, from the front view drawing, which marks 213 mm along the body and 52 mm across the base. The rode.com spec table prints 213 (L) x 52 (W) x 62 (H) mm. Stored with the 213 mm length as depth toward the speaker, 52 mm as width and 62 mm as height, for the microphone lying on its shock mount with the level control up. Thomann prints the same three numbers as 62 x 52 x 213 mm (W x D x H) for the upright microphone, so the axis of the 62 mm side is not certain.","shock_mount":"Included Accessories: PSM1 Shock Mount.","pop_filter":"Included Accessories: Pop Shield. The sheet shows a foam shield.","in_the_box":"Included Accessories: PSM1 Shock Mount, SC29 USB-C to USB-C cable, 3m Headphone Extension Cable and Pop Shield. The microphone itself is added as XDM-100.","headphone_jack":"Analog Outputs: 3.5mm Headphone Output.","desk_stand_included":"The complete included accessories list has no desk stand. The shock mount is a separate item and no stand is listed."}},{"url":"https://rode.com/en-us/user-guides/xdm-100","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manual_url","address_type","polar_patterns","usb_connector","cable_host_connector","cable_length_m","headphone_jack","zero_latency_monitoring","onboard_controls","onboard_processing","shock_mount","pop_filter","software_name","rgb_lighting","os_compatibility"],"notes":{"manual_url":"RØDE web user guide of the XDM-100. The page also links the product manual PDF (quick start guide).","address_type":"The XDM-100 is an end-address microphone. You talk into the top of the microphone body rather than the side.","polar_patterns":"The guide names the front of the microphone as the side to talk into. It prints no pattern name, which comes from the datasheet.","usb_connector":"Overview item 4 is the USB-C connector.","cable_host_connector":"The microphone comes with a 3m USB-C to USB-C cable for plugging into a computer. The USB-A alternative is a separate cable, the RØDE SC18.","cable_length_m":"The microphone comes with a 3m USB-C to USB-C cable.","headphone_jack":"The XDM-100 features a 3.5mm output for connecting headphones.","zero_latency_monitoring":"The 3.5mm output monitors audio directly from the microphone with no latency. With UNIFY, zero-latency monitoring is on by default and cannot be turned off.","onboard_controls":"One knob sets the headphone output level. With UNIFY, pressing it mutes the microphone. Without UNIFY, pressing it turns zero-latency monitoring on and off. There is no gain control on the microphone.","onboard_processing":"With UNIFY and processing active, the guide says all the processing is handled internally by the microphone.","shock_mount":"The XDM-100 comes with a studio shock mount that holds the microphone on an elastic suspension.","pop_filter":"The microphone comes with a high-quality foam pop shield that slides over the grille.","software_name":"The XDM-100 is optimised for use with UNIFY, which is free with any RØDE X microphone.","rgb_lighting":"The only light in the overview is item 6, a status LED. The pop shield has a transparent portal that lines up with the LED. No decorative lighting is described.","os_compatibility":"The guide says UNIFY is available for Windows. The product page and the datasheet list macOS too."}},{"url":"https://rode.com/en-us/user-guides/unify/getting-started","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["firmware_updatable","software_name"],"notes":{"firmware_updatable":"UNIFY tells you when a firmware update is available for your microphones and updates them with one click. The guide names the XDM-100 as a supported USB microphone.","software_name":"UNIFY getting started guide. It names the XDM-100 as a source and as a USB microphone that works with the software."}},{"url":"https://edge.rode.com/pdf/products/1065/0927-0867-02-02%20XDM-100%20QSG_FA_WEB.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["other_certifications"],"notes":{"other_certifications":"Quick start guide: FCC Part 15 Class B statement, CAN ICES-3 (B) / NMB-3 (B) and South Korea ID R-R-R72-XDM-100. Power is 5 Vdc, 0.1 A."}},{"url":"https://edge.rode.com/pdf/products/1033/XDM-100%20-%20EU%20Declaration%20of%20Conformity.pdf","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["other_certifications"],"notes":{"other_certifications":"EU Declaration of Conformity for the XDM-100 dynamic USB microphone (EMC, low voltage, RoHS and REACH). RØDE also links a UKCA Declaration of Conformity at https://edge.rode.com/pdf/products/1033/XDM-100%20-%20UKCA%20Declaration%20of%20Conformity.pdf."}},{"url":"https://brandstore.rode.com/products/xdm-100.json","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","model_numbers","status"],"notes":{"gtins":"The RØDE brand store feed lists barcode 698813009442 for SKU XDM100. It is written here as a 13-digit GTIN with a leading zero, as for the other RØDE files.","model_numbers":"Variant SKU XDM100.","status":"The brand store sells the XDM-100 at 259 USD."}},{"url":"https://rode.com/en-us/support/warranty-terms","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"All RØDE products are covered by a limited warranty for one year from purchase. Some products can be extended through the RØDE warranty portal after registration. Only the base term of 1 year is stored."}},{"url":"https://audioxpress.com/news/rode-launches-rode-x-streaming-and-gaming-division-and-introduces-unify-virtual-mixing-solution","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date","announce_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"release_date":"Article of 26 October 2022: the XDM-100 is available now, worldwide, as part of the launch of RØDE X.","announce_date":"Article dated 26 October 2022, the launch day of RØDE X. Pro Video Coalition and Mixdown carry the same news on 26 and 27 October 2022.","launch_price_usd":"The XDM-100 is available for US 249 dollars. Tax is not stated. The launch release also printed 24-bit/96 kHz conversion, which the maker's later documents give as 48 kHz."}},{"url":"https://www.delamar.de/test/rode-x-xdm-100-test/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["launch_price_eur","weight_g","frequency_response_hz","polar_patterns","max_sample_rate_khz","max_bit_depth_bits","zero_latency_monitoring"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"Test of 21 December 2022, Germany: Preis and UVP both 299 euro. VAT treatment is not stated and German list prices include VAT.","weight_g":"Features list: Gewicht 700 g.","frequency_response_hz":"Frequenzgang von 20 bis 20.000 Hz.","polar_patterns":"Richtcharakteristik: Niere, which is cardioid.","max_sample_rate_khz":"48 kHz.","max_bit_depth_bits":"24 Bit.","zero_latency_monitoring":"A latency-free headphone output on the front."}},{"url":"https://help.rode.com/hc/en-us/articles/11677679549455-R%C3%98DE-USB-Microphone-Compatibility-List-for-the-PlayStation-5","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["console_compatibility"],"notes":{"console_compatibility":"RØDE's PlayStation 5 USB microphone compatibility list marks the XDM-100 compatible, with direct monitoring and a note that it may have lower audio output. The help center blocks automated fetching, so the entry was read through search result text. No Xbox or Switch list was found."}},{"url":"https://www.thomannmusic.hu/rode_x_xdm_100.htm","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["dimensions_mm","weight_g"],"notes":{"dimensions_mm":"Microphone dimensions (W x D x H) 62 x 52 x 213 mm. The numbers match the maker's three values with different axes.","weight_g":"Weight 700 g."}},{"url":"https://www.kirstein.de/en/Live-Studio/Microphones/Large-diaphragm-Microphones/Rode-X-XDM-100.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["housing_material","in_the_box"],"notes":{"housing_material":"Product text: heavy, ultra-durable full metal housing. RØDE names no metal and prints no material in its own documents.","in_the_box":"Delivery contents: the XDM-100, a foam pop filter, a PSM-1 shock mount, a 3 m headphone extension cable and a 3 m USB-C to USB-C cable. This matches the datasheet."}},{"url":"https://www.highgroundgaming.com/rode-x-xdm-100-usb-microphone-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["launch_price_usd","onboard_controls","onboard_processing","shock_mount","pop_filter"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Review of 28 December 2022: 249 USD MSRP.","onboard_controls":"A rubber level-control dial that works as a mute button when pressed.","onboard_processing":"A built-in DSP chip runs Aphex processing: a switchable 75 Hz or 150 Hz high-pass filter, noise gate, compressor, Aural Exciter and Big Bottom, set in UNIFY.","shock_mount":"An all-metal shock mount is included.","pop_filter":"The external pop filter has a silicone cage and cuts plosives. The review also calls the capsule's own pop protection just okay, which RØDE does not claim."}}],"fields_filled":41,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}