Rode NT1: Too sensitive ?

[hongteck]

I've heard that the NT1 microphone is very nice and sensitive. I'm just wondering if it would it pick up a lot of those little noise from the computer and other atmospheric noise ? I heard some people gave it up for something less sensitive because their studio is not silent enough. Anyone has experience with this problem with the NT1 mic in their studio ?

[Dom Franco]

Yes the Rode NT1 is very sensitive....
when I solo a vocal track I can hear the
mix coming from the headphones of the singer! (Enclosed Phones!) It's amazing you can rustle a peice of paper across the room and it picks it up!

I love the sound it captures for vocals
accoustic guitars & Mandolin etc.

I do use a pop filter for close in vocals, but you can learn to work around the sensitivity
by mic placement and input level.

Dom Franco

[Fishmed]

I once had a NT1, but got rid of it when I got my Hill Board (that is another story though). Anyway, I had the same problems. That mic is very sensitve. My tip is to try and position the mic away from your PC, and if you can, put up some type of barrier between the PC and mic (be creative and use what works best).