
Getting Started with RØDE X
Congratulations on purchasing a RØDE X product.
You can set up your RØDE X product in a few different ways to suit your needs – explore the options below!
Just Plug and Play!
Your RØDE X product will work great out of the box, with no additional software required. For many applications, this may be all you’ll need, and it will help you to familiarise yourself with the product before you dive into more advanced features.
To do this:
- Plug your device into your computer using the supplied USB cable
- Select the device in your recording or streaming software (as the audio and / or video device)
- Start creating great content!


Customise Your Setup with RØDE Central
You can set up your RØDE X product exactly the way you need it using our simple-to-use RØDE Central control software. This allows you to adjust all the settings and parameters of your product, without needing to set up complex audio routing. It’s a great option to dial in the exact sound and settings you need without additional complexity.
To do this:
- Download RØDE Central here and install it on your computer
- Plug your device into your computer using the supplied USB cable
- Open RØDE Central. You will see your device listed. Click on it, and you can access all the settings, to set them to your needs and preferences. Check the user guide for your product for information on how the settings operate.
- Select the device in your recording or streaming software (as the audio and / or video device)
- Start creating great content!
Advanced Mixing, Routing and More with UNIFY
UNIFY is an incredibly powerful virtual mixing software for streaming that gives you advanced control over your audio, including giving you access to six virtual audio devices to your computer that you can use to manage audio from apps such as Discord, Spotify, Zoom, Teams, YouTube and more, as well as creating different sub-mixes for headphones, recording, streaming and communications. It’s the ultimate streaming solution for advanced applications.
To do this:
- Download UNIFY here and install it on your computer
- Plug your device into your computer using the supplied USB cable
- Open UNIFY. Here you can select the channels and devices you need, and set up mixing and routing. Check our video walkthroughs for information on using UNIFY.
- Select the appropriate UNIFY audio device in your recording or streaming software (eg use ‘UNIFY Stream’ as the audio input device for your streaming software
- Start creating great content!

UNIFY FOR MAC BETA PROGRAM
To join the beta program and get exclusive access to pre-release beta versions, please enter your details below.
Note – at this time, UNIFY is only available for Windows computers, although a MacOS version is under development. Mac users can access all the features of their product using RØDE Central.