Communicate effectively with the right tone at work! Sign up for an account and get 20% off Grammarly Premium: https://grammarly.com/shortcircuit Our audio pro Dan is here to take a look at Rode's new X series gamer/podcaster-focused microphones to see if they're worth your time and money, or if the software makes this unusable. Buy a Rode XCM-50 USB Mic: https://geni.us/Yu0lf Buy a Rode XDM-100 Mic: https://geni.us/6V4n Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Want us to unbox something? Make a suggestion at https://lmg.gg/7s34e ► SUBSCRIBE ON FLOATPLANE: https://floatplane.com/ltt ► GET MERCH: null ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: https://lmg.gg/scsponsors ► PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/podcastgear ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: https://www.floatplane.com/ FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShrtCrctYT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shortcircuityt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linustech Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShortCircuitYT CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Weird metaphor but ok 0:19 We've got a lot of stuff 0:50 Unboxing the XDM-100 2:37 Unboxing and setting up the mic arm 3:48 Sponsor - Grammarly 4:39 Software troubles 5:45 Sound quality impressions 7:20 The software kinda works? 7:51 Something to consider with dynamic condensers 8:47 Why bad software matters and overall thoughts 11:00 Outro