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Don't buy this microphone if you live in a humid climate.
The microphone starts to overdose, sound bad, and even turn off if your space becomes slightly more humid. I first encountered this problem on a trip to the sea. Recording in my room was torture... Recently, I also encountered this problem at home (I live in Moldova, where we have a quite humid climate).
This microphone apparently has no moisture protection at all...
This microphone apparently has no moisture protection at all...
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Good microphone
it´s a good microphone to start with i use it to record all of my songs in an untreated bedroom. find me on spotify under the name : Ivan Malco
there you can check the quality of the mic no bullshit review
there you can check the quality of the mic no bullshit review
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Twice repaired under warranty, twice the same problem, does not record sound
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You pay for what you get
They tried to make it sound clear with higher frequencies, but it didn't work out well. I have a foggy microphone, which with a little eq sounds better. But for the price, this RODE sounds decent.
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Not for me
Very sibilant , hard to mix it for my taste.
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Harsh High End
If, like me, you plan on recording airy falsetto vocals, I would avoid this mic at all costs. There is extremely fizzy, harsh frequency content around 3.5k, 4 to 5k and 7 to 8k. The amount of eq'ing required to tame these frequencies is excessive and very detrimental to the overall sound.
I can say when recording a different voice type the mic is totally adequate and good value for money.
I can say when recording a different voice type the mic is totally adequate and good value for money.
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Am I the only one?
I sold it. Yeah the biggest selling mic ever. I can see what they're getting at, I expected it to sit alongside a mix vocal-wise ad it did but I found the sound a bit 'soapy'. does that make sense?..and it's also disarmingly light..I would not choose this mic to defend myself with.
Having said all that the presentation and the solid pop filter/cradle etc are superb.
Truth be told I sold all my mid range 150 quiddish mics and got a Neumann TLM 103 and a very decent ribbon mic...and a few decent drum and guitar mics..I got fed up with 'average'..
So now it's 'Do it once, do it good'. Best decision I ever took..expensive..I now live in a cardboard box but I don't regret it.
Having said all that the presentation and the solid pop filter/cradle etc are superb.
Truth be told I sold all my mid range 150 quiddish mics and got a Neumann TLM 103 and a very decent ribbon mic...and a few decent drum and guitar mics..I got fed up with 'average'..
So now it's 'Do it once, do it good'. Best decision I ever took..expensive..I now live in a cardboard box but I don't regret it.
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Was great while it lasted
After 2 or so years just stopped working out of the blue. I used it specifically for home / studio use - so the microphone was never exposed to any sort of harsh conditions, never dropped or abused in any way. Quick Google search shows that I'm not alone and that is a recurring issue with this model. Hopefully the warranty will cover it but it's still a huge hassle.
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very quiet but with agressive highs
I have used the NT1-A since 2011 and i really liked it for 2 years.
Before i bought the nt1-a i recorded with a studio projects b1 and that was very noise, so i switched to the nt1a. It is really quiet, which is very great. Even very gentle sound sources stay more or less quiet and un-noisy. Great !
As i wrote in the title, after using it for two years, i found out, thaht the highs are very agressive or in other words - harsh - You really have no chances at all, to correct those frequencies with an equalizer or a compressor.
And thats very sad, because except the highs, i really like the rest of the microphone and the package.
You have everything to start from the scratch. Mic, Mic-Clamp with popscreen, mic-cable and a nice dvd with recording tipps.
I wouldn´t buy it again...would search for a more linear mic like the audio technica 2035 or similar.
Before i bought the nt1-a i recorded with a studio projects b1 and that was very noise, so i switched to the nt1a. It is really quiet, which is very great. Even very gentle sound sources stay more or less quiet and un-noisy. Great !
As i wrote in the title, after using it for two years, i found out, thaht the highs are very agressive or in other words - harsh - You really have no chances at all, to correct those frequencies with an equalizer or a compressor.
And thats very sad, because except the highs, i really like the rest of the microphone and the package.
You have everything to start from the scratch. Mic, Mic-Clamp with popscreen, mic-cable and a nice dvd with recording tipps.
I wouldn´t buy it again...would search for a more linear mic like the audio technica 2035 or similar.
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An entry-level microphone
The noise level is definitely not low and the microphone is overly sensitive, so keep in mind that this is an entry-level product when purchasing it.
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