Turn on the RØDECaster if it isn't already
First step is to FORMAT the SD card that is in the RØDECaster. Click on the Gear icon in the top left corner of the LCD screen on the RØDECaster. Click on Hardware icon Click on microSD Card icon	2. 3.
Slide the switch to ERASE the SD Card
Click YES to confirm erasing the SD Card
There are four microphones setup, just put on the headphones for whichever microphones are you using
Next set the sound input to the computer. Go the the Apple in the upper right hand corner and choose >System Preferences
Choose >Sound
Go to the Output Tab and make sure it is set to RØDECaster Pro Stereo USB
Go to the Input Tab Choose the RØDECaster Pro Stereo USB
Turn up the sliders on the board and talk into the mic
Set the levels by watching the meters as you speak. You'll be at a good level to record when the color of the level bars peak at green going into yellow (see picture →) You should never hit red!
You can adjust headphone volume with these knobs
Click on the Green REC button to start recording to the SD card
When recording the button will be RED
This icon is how much time you have left to record on the card In this example there is 8 hours and 46 minutes left on the card
Conduct the narration, interview or podcast and when finished press REC button to stop recording
To hear what you did press the Settings Icon
Click on Podcasts
You can click on the top left and right arrows to navigate through the podcasts and click on the green play button to play the selection Click the Home Button to exit this menu.
Once you have completed recording you can use the Podcast Transfer Mode to transfer the audio files to the computer. Note that when the RØDECaster is in ‘Podcast Transfer Mode’ all other functionality is disabled.
To get to the Podcast Transfer Mode click on the gear icon in the top left corner of the LCD screen on the RØDECaster Pro.
Click on HARDWARE icon
Click on microSD Card icon
Flip the Podcast Transfer Mode switch to ON
Confirm switching to Podcast Transfer Mode by clicking YES Note: When the RØDECaster is in ‘Podcast Transfer Mode’ all other functionality is disabled.
The RØDECaster will mount as a volume on the desktop
The recorded .WAV audio files are in the folder called PODCASTS The .WAV audio files are useful as-is, but they've been recorded as Multi-Channel or Poly-Channel. This means all of the inputs of the RØDECaster have been recorded independent of each other. The most popular file for uploading podcasts directly to the internet is known as the Stereo Mix. This means all of the channels have been mixed together into a 2 channel audio file. If you want to extract this file from your multi-channel recording, you will need to continue to the next steps.
Open the RØDECaster Pro software in the Applications folder
When it launches it will show you the podcasts in a list Find your podcast
Title it and choose a custom color and then click on Save
Choose a place to save it and click Open
The files save with all the different mics and channels that may or may not have audio on them. If you want the full mix of all of the inputs, then choose Stereo Mix.wav
You can check the mix in Quicktime Player or VLC Player on the mac computer. You can either customize the WAV file in a digital audio editor, or use can use the file as-is.
If using the computer to playback/edit your audio file, you will need turn up the USB Channel input on the RØDECaster to monitor the audio
When you are finished transferring your files to the computer, click "Done," and then click "Yes." The RØDECaster will disconnect from the computer.
Adding Sound effects All of these colored buttons have sound effects assigned to them. To customize these assigned sound effects see the following wiki: Radio Room 4.140 - RODECaster how to add sound effects to the board