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All new information for me. Thank you!

So if you had two identical mikes and placed them back to back, facing one toward the instrument/voice and one toward the room, could you then invert the room mike track and get noise-cancelling?

Thinking twice about it, I'm not sure how the RMS difference and the voltage difference should be compared. I apologize for an ill-considered remark. If anyone really knows how this comparison should be done, I'd like to know.

Thanks for taking time to help. I did run the Rode through a Yamaha analog interface and heard the noise, but it was in a music store and I only had a minute (and of course, didn't record it). I'm still looking for somebody out here the wilds of Idaho who has a source of phantom power I can...

On listening, I see what you mean. They do sound the same. There are lots of fans and fridges all over our house. I had turned off the loudest one (the furnace/AC), but the others are not readily turned off. I was unaware that the sensitivities of the mics were SO different, so thanks for...

Thank you all for your suggestions as to how to collect and present the evidence. Here is a .WAV of a new test: 20 seconds with the Rode at 50% on the interface and the Shure turned down to 0), then 20 seconds of the Shure at 90% and the Rode turned down to 0...

Yes, I have run each mic into all four Scarlett inputs. Same results. I have tried three different cables Including then shipped with the Rode) with the same results. Thanks.

I do want to emphasize that I really appreciate everyone who is taking the time to look into this.

There is not point in listening to the audio on the videos since that is just what the phone mic picked up. Watch the meters on Audacity. The "left" channel (top meter) is the Rode, the "right" channel is the Shure. This would have been clearer if the idiot OP (me) hadn't omitted the first video.

Tha audio on the video is just from the phone mic, not from the test mics. I did not record the audio from the actual test, but I could redo the tests and record. Even though the Rode is "more sensitive" than the SM58, the monitor meters show about a 60dB difference when there is no voice...

I just got a Rode NT1-A condenser microphone from Sweetwater. I am running through a Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 into my Macintosh via USB. I have a LOT of noise coming through which I think is the mic malfunctioning, but Sweetwater Tech Support is not convinced. I'd like your opinion. Here is a...

For me, there are two kinds of songs: one tells a story, the other gives a snapshot of an emotion. Just as examples, the Beatles' "I Feel Fine" is an emotional snapshot, while "She Loves You" is more of a story song. If you get the germ of an idea (say, an overheard phrase catches your fancy)...

"Folk like acoustic/vocal only" can still have changes from verse to verse. Expressive vocal phrasing and shifts of emphasis in the accompaniment can accomplish the renewal of interest that might need a bridge or guitar break in rock.