You can see the rationale here: Rode’s XLR-based PodMic has been a staple of spoken-word recordings for half a decade now, ...

Turn on each node by holding down the power button until it lights up green This light displays red on the power button that means the microphone is muted. The button gets bumped andso to unmute ...

But video isn’t much without audio. Handheld recorders with small built-in microphones have a fairly high noise floor so [Matt] has a Rode NT1-A — a pricey but very quiet microphone.