RØDE had a big NAB this year. Three announcements — and while not all of them are immediately for voice actors, each one is worth understanding.
Sonaura: A New Microphone Technology Platform
The headline from RØDE's NAB 2026 booth was Sonaura — a new studio-grade MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) microphone platform developed over five years in collaboration with Infineon Technologies. It's a 4×5mm capsule with an SNR of 83dB and a self-noise of 11dBA. Those are strong numbers.
RØDE isn't shipping a Sonaura mic you can buy yet — the platform is rolling out across their product range and the Freedman Group's broader lineup, starting with a Lectrosonics lavalier. But this is the technology that future RØDE microphones will be built on. It's worth knowing it exists.
RØDECaster Studio: The App for Your Recording Workflow
This one is more immediately useful. RØDECaster Studio is a new desktop application for podcast and voice post-production, built by RØDE's UK AI lab. It imports directly from RØDECaster devices, generates transcripts with speaker identification, and allows dialogue editing by text — including AI-powered word replacement that preserves tone without re-recording.
The filler word removal and natural-language editing commands are the standout features for a home VO workflow. Available now for Mac and Windows.
RØDELink II: Wireless for the Studio-Adjacent Work
RØDELink II is a professional UHF wireless system — primarily for filmmakers and broadcasters, but relevant if you're doing on-location work or live narration. Key specs: dual-channel operation, 32-bit float onboard recording to microSD, and a timecode I/O port for audio-video sync. A more capable and rugged successor to the original RøDELink.