Rodecaster Pro II: Virtual Audio Devices for PipeWire

This repository provides a simple configuration script that automatically sets up virtual audio devices for the Rodecaster Pro II using PipeWire.

Please create an issue if you notice any missing channels or have any suggestions for improvement.

Warning

RODE broke this configuration with their 1.7.3 update. There is currently no way of knowing the exact channel configuration and their correct mappings of the RODECaster device since it now changes based on what the user configures.

THIS CONFIGURATION IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH FIRMWARE VERSION 1.7.3 If you are able to, please stay on version 1.6.8.

Important

The ALSA usecase config for the RODECaster Pro II has been merged with PR #656 into the alsa-ucm-conf repository, which means that this repository will become obsolete with the next release of alsa-ucm-conf. This configuration is also only compatible with Firmware version <= 1.6.8.

Arch Linux users can already install the new UCM config using the following command:

yay -S alsa-ucm-conf-git

You can uninstall this configuration using the following command:

curl -sfL https://parzival-space.github.io/rodecaster-pro-2-virtual-devices-pipewire/configure.sh | sh -s - --uninstall

Installing the Configuration

You can install this configuration by using one of the following methods.

Important

You need to select the 'Pro Audio' profile for your device for the virtual devices to work correctly.

Warning

If you are using Ubuntu 25.04 or earlier (or any Ubuntu based distribution on this verson), the devices RODECaster Pro II Pro and RODECaster Pro II Pro 1 will not be correctly renamed to RODECaster Pro II Microphone and RODECaster Pro II Multi-Channel.
This happens because only Ubuntu 25.10 and later contain the required ACM configuration for the Rodecaster Pro II.

The virtual Channels will work regardless of this issue.

Method 1: Using the installation script

Run the provided installation script to set up the virtual audio devices automatically:

curl -sfL https://parzival-space.github.io/rodecaster-pro-2-virtual-devices-pipewire/configure.sh | sh -s - --install

Method 2: Cloning the repository

Alternatively, you can clone the repository and run the configuration script locally:

git clone https://github.com/parzival-space/rodecaster-pro-2-virtual-devices-pipewire.git
cd rodecaster-pro-2-virtual-devices-pipewire
./configure.sh --install

Method 3: Manual installation

If you don't want to use the script, you can manually copy the configuration files to your PipeWire configuration directory:

git clone https://github.com/parzival-space/rodecaster-pro-2-virtual-devices-pipewire.git
cd rodecaster-pro-2-virtual-devices-pipewire

sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d
sudo cp ./rodecaster-pro-2.template.conf /usr/share/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/rodecaster-pro-2.conf

# you need to replace "__REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SERIAL__" with your Rodecaster Pro II's serial number
sudo sed -i "s/{{DEVICE_SERIAL}}/__REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SERIAL__-00/g" /usr/share/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/rodecaster-pro-2.conf

systemctl --user restart pipewire

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.