Today I got my first upgrade to the studio setup: A new microphone! I chose a Rode Videomic Go II, which has USB-C and 3.5mm outputs, and they have a USB-C to Lightning cable available to connect to my phone. Since I use my iPhone for filming (often my older iPhone SE), this was important to me, but the ability to connect digitally to my desktop for recording screen capture with high quality audio was also important, so I didn’t want to get the smaller mics that clip directly on to the phone’s lightning port.

apalrd's adventures

A personal blog post about purchasing a Rode Videomic Go II microphone for a home studio setup. The mic features USB-C and 3.5mm outputs, making it compatible with both iPhone (via USB-C to Lightning cable) and desktop recording. The author also 3D printed a custom cold shoe bracket to mount the mic on a monitor, sharing the CAD files (AMF, 3MF, FreeCAD formats) under a CC-BY-SA license.

Studio Upgrade - New Mic!