Rode X XCM-50 USB Condenser Microphone

The XCM-50 is the condenser in the RODE X line, built for streaming and voice chat rather than a control room. A tight cardioid pattern keeps a keyboard and a room out of the mix, and the capsule sits behind an internal pop shield on its own shock mount so desk knocks do not land in the stream.

The 360-degree swing mount lets the microphone be positioned off-axis on a desk or under a monitor without a separate arm. Connection is USB-C at 24-bit/48kHz with a 3.5mm headphone output for monitoring, and it runs on macOS 10.12 or Windows 10. The body is 120mm tall and weighs 495g.