Over the years, the Freedman Group has expanded through the acquisition of several audio companies, including SoundField, Aphex, Event Electronics, and Mackie.

The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and maintains a global presence with offices in key regions, including the United States and China.

[7] While working there as a chief engineer for a telecommunications company, Freedman provided after-hours servicing and modifications for a local agent representing the German pro-audio manufacturer Dynacord.

[9][10] Establishing a shop in the suburb of Ashfield near Sydney, Freedman Electronics became one of the earliest companies in the city to design, manufacture, install, and service audio products, such as loudspeakers, amplifiers, and microphones.

Peter made substantial investments in expanding Freedman Electronics sound installation services.

However, his limited business experience, coupled with the challenging economic conditions of the late 1980s, nearly pushed the company to bankruptcy and left Peter burdened with significant financial debt.

While exploring other ventures, he recalled a large-diaphragm condenser microphone he had encountered a decade earlier at a trade show in China.

Due to the growing market for affordable microphones suitable for home recording, the NT2 gained attention.

[14] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Røde experienced rapid expansion and introduced a range of studio condenser microphones, including the Classic, NTV, NT3, NT4, NT5, and Broadcaster.

[15][better source needed] In 2004, Røde introduced the world's first compact on-camera microphone, the VideoMic, to its product lineup.

Its compact size and form factor, featuring a built-in microphone within the transmitter pack, enabled entirely wireless operation.

This versatile system incorporates several components commonly found in professional broadcast studios, including a mixer with microphone inputs and headphone outputs, sound pads, and channels designed for seamless integration with remote callers.

[24] The APHEX Aural Exciter and Big Bottom audio processors were later integrated into the RØDECaster Pro podcast production studio and RØDE Connect software.

SoundField microphones find primary applications in 5.1 and 7.1 live sports broadcasts, video game and film sound design, as well as virtual reality.

Røde has a total of seven offices worldwide, including the United States (located in Los Angeles and New York), the UK, South Korea, China, and Hong Kong.

[31] In 2021, Australian politician and diplomat Joe Hockey became the first member appointed to the Freedman Group Board of Directors.

This model offers dual benefits: reducing reliance on overseas suppliers for production and enhancing research and development capabilities, as well as speed-to-market efficiency.

The company later added the NT55, NT6, M3, M5, and TF-5 – a collaboration with Grammy-award-winning audio engineer Tony Faulkner – microphones to its range.

[47] The company released its first dynamic live performance microphone, the M1, in 2008—promoted through the '$1 Mic campaign and supported by a lifetime warranty.

This was amongst the first products of its kind to utilise an in-built analog-to-digital converter and USB connection, allowing users to plug the microphone directly into a computer without the need for an external audio interface.

Røde has also integrated a secondary USB audio output into several of its products, including the VideoMic NTG and Wireless GO II.

Originally intended for use with camcorders and other home movie devices, the VideoMic range became increasingly popular in the late 2000s with the introduction of consumer DSLR cameras that could record high-resolution video, such as the Canon 5D Mark II, and the growing indie filmmaker and vlogging market.

The NTH-100, a closed-back professional over-ear headphone competing mainly against the AKG K371 and Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro,[54] was released on March 29, 2022.

The first of these products was the iXY, a stereo microphone designed for Apple Inc.'s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices.

A month after the release of the iXY, Røde announced the smartLav lavalier microphone for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets.

Since then, Røde has added several products for mobile devices to its range, including the iXLR interface for plugging professional microphones into iPhone and iPad, the VideoMic Me series of compact shotgun microphones for Apple and Android devices, and the SC6-L Mobile Interview Kit.