What else you need to use it
Worked out from RØDE’s own specifications and box contents for this model. The setup builder checks the same parts against your computer and the rest of your gear.
You need
- An HDMI cable for each camera or computer. Its video inputs are HDMI: 1 HDMI 2.0.
- A microphone: an XLR microphone and an XLR cable for each input you use, or a headset with a 3.5 mm TRRS plug, or a RØDE USB microphone it supports, or a RØDE Series IV wireless microphone. Its microphone inputs: XLR/TRS mic or instrument; 3.5 mm TRRS headset; RODE Series IV wireless; RODE USB microphone support; HDMI audio. USB versus XLR
- Headphones with a 1/4-inch plug (or a 3.5 mm adapter), or a headset in the 3.5 mm TRRS socket. Its headphone socket is 1/4-inch; the headset socket takes a 3.5 mm TRRS headset.
Check first
- A USB port that fits the cable. A USB-C cable is in the box; check its other end against your computer’s ports.
In the box
- A mains socket nearby. It runs from mains power; the adapter is in the box.
When this model makes sense
- Bring HDMI video and your microphones into one box, in the HD or capture mode the maker lists.
- Listen on its headphone outputs, and give a remote guest a separate mix so they don’t hear themselves.
- Record each channel you need into OBS or your recording app, then play each one back to check it went where you meant.
The Interface versus mixer guide weighs it against the other ways to fill the same role.
Connections and specs
- Full name
- RØDE Streamer X
- Still sold
- Yes, a current model
- Type
- Audio interfaces and mixers
- Connection
- Connector shape
- HDMI 2.0 input; HDMI 2.0 passthrough; 2 USB-C; XLR/TRS combo; 3.5 mm TRRS headset; 1/4-inch headphoneA plug’s shape doesn’t tell you its speed →
- Audio inputs
- XLR/TRS mic or instrument; 3.5 mm TRRS headset; RODE Series IV wireless; RODE USB microphone support; HDMI audio
- Video inputs
- 1 HDMI 2.0
- Video outputs
- 1 HDMI 2.0 passthrough; USB capture
- Supplies 48 V phantom power
- Yes
- Direct monitoring
- YesWhat direct monitoring does →
- Mix-minus
- YesWhat mix-minus is for →
- USB speed (Gbps)
- 5
- Top input modes
- 4K60 HDR; 1440p144 HDR; 1080p240 HDR
- Capture output
- 4K · 30 fps; 1440p · 60 fps; 1080p · 120 fps; 1080p · 60 fps (HDR)Capture and passthrough explained →
- VRR
- Yes
- Audio outputs
- 3.5 mm TRRS headset; 1/4-inch headphone; USB
- Preamp gain (dB)
- 76
- Sample rate
- 48 kHz
- Bit depth
- 24-bit
- USB ports
- USB 1: USB 3.1 Type-C; USB 2: USB 2.0 Type-C
- SMART Pads
- 4 pads; up to 64 actions via banks
- Onboard storage
- 2 GB for SMART Pads
- Power input
- 5 V / 3 A over USB
- Size and mounting
- Dimensions
- 144 x 122 x 51 mm
- Weight
- 380 g
- In the box
- Included parts
- Streamer X; SC27 USB-C cable; Power adapter
- Computer
- Operating systems
- Windows 10 version 1803+; macOS 11+ for RODECaster app; macOS 12+ for UNIFY
Check these conditions first
Not yet confirmed from RØDE’s documents: power draw. The builder treats it as unknown, never as a yes.
For an interface, count the microphone inputs and headphone outputs you need. Loopback sends your computer’s sound back in so you can record or stream it; mix-minus sends a guest everything except their own voice. They solve different problems, so check for the one you need.
What is included, and what may be missing
- Streamer X
- SC27 USB-C cable
- Power adapter
Both cable ends and the data rating matter more than the plug shape: streaming cables and ports explains how to match them.
Place it in the complete setup
Every connection
- Webcam USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
- Microphone USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
- Microphone / interface headphone out3.5 mm or 6.3 mm headphone connection → Headphones (what you hear)
- Computer Ethernet portEthernet cable → router; your upload → Platform (check the stream preview)
- Wall socketThe maker’s power supply, or USB power → Computer and devices that need their own power
The diagram shows a simple USB setup. Find where the RØDE Streamer X goes, then follow each input back to what feeds it and each output on to where it goes. HDMI and XLR gear needs a capture card or audio interface between it and your computer; it doesn’t plug straight in the way this USB example does.
The setup builder turns this into a connection list for your own computer and gear, and the pre-stream checklist covers the rehearsal once it is wired.
Compare it head to head
Each page sets the two models’ specs side by side and says what else each one needs.