 The short MV7 and the new PodMic USB from RODE are similar in that you can connect them either via XLR or directly to your computer over USB. So if you're looking for something with dual connectivity which one should you choose? Well honestly you should probably try them both out because what sounds great for one person's voice might not sound great with another's. So it is rather subjective in that respect. However for me personally I found that from an audio perspective they are both very evenly matched. So then it comes down to the feature set and I've got to say that the PodMic USB wins that battle because of the onboard processing when you're using it over USB. So whilst the MV7 has access to their short motive app where you can adjust things like compression the onboard processing on the PodMic USB is a lot more full featured and crucially includes a noise gate that allows you to control background noise during your recording. So I really like that feature oh and by the way it's also $50 less than the MV7. So right now my money would be on the PodMic USB.