Use the free RØDE Connect to mix remote guests, phone calls and local mics for recording or live broadcast
The free RØDE Connect application combines multiple mix-minus connections to surpass most hardware mixers’ capabilities in less space and with less hassle.
The free RØDE Connect program for macOS or Windows does an amazing job of connecting and mixing remote guests, conventional POTS phone calls, local mics, and the playback of virtual carts (soundboard), for either recording or live broadcasting. The recording can be either stereo or multitrack WAV at 48 kHz (See 48kHzAlliance.com). The remote guests may be connected via a broadcast-quality 48 kHz live service like Cleanfeed/Cleanfeed Pro, a medium-quality live service like Call In Studio/Signal/Telegram/Zoom or one that does broadcast-quality 48 kHz local recordings for later editing (aka “double ender”) like RiversideFM or SquadCast via Descript. The live conventional phone calls may be incoming via services like SkypeIN (now called Skype Number) directly or via Call In Studio… or outgoing via SkypeOUT (now called Calls to mobiles and landlines). Ahead I’ll describe how to patch these communication apps to RØDE Connect for bidirectional communication and which microphones work completely with the free RØDE Connect app with perfect individual latency-free monitoring for each local participant, thanks to the multiple and foolproof mix-minuses provided for each one, which work perfectly, even if you never knew anything about mix-minus or the problem it solves automatically, in the case of RØDE Connect.
