Audio Technica 4040 vs. Rode NT1-A

[battery198]

Which would would you guys recommend? Gonna be used mostly for vocals, but maybe occasionally on a bass cab. The vocalist is primarily going to be female.

Can get them both here locally used.

Thanks.

 

[danny.guitar]

I can't comment on the Rode, but my friend has an AT2020, and just recently got an AT4040. His mom sings and he plays guitar and the mic sounds amazing on both sources.

Have you checked out the audio samples on Audio Technica's website? They have one for the 4040 for acoustic guitar, and male/female vocals.

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms//94191e1fd14f6418/index.html

 

[Mr Blues]

Thanks dan for this link I am currently listening to the At 4040 on female voice and it sounds great.

dave

 

[scrubs]

The 4040 will be a much more versatile mic. The Rode is too bright for many things, although it does well on some voices.

 

[JPXTom]

I can't comment on the Rode, but my friend has an AT2020, and just recently got an AT4040. His mom sings and he plays guitar and the mic sounds amazing on both sources.

Have you checked out the audio samples on Audio Technica's website? They have one for the 4040 for acoustic guitar, and male/female vocals.

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms//94191e1fd14f6418/index.html

A word about the site...did anyone catch the 2100 dollar pre that they put all these mics through? Lets be real, anything that goes through that Great River pre will sound good. If they went direct in and it sounded like that, i'd be pretty impressed...but that doesnt seem to be the case.

 

[danny.guitar]

A word about the site...did anyone catch the 2100 dollar pre that they put all these mics through? Lets be real, anything that goes through that Great River pre will sound good. If they went direct in and it sounded like that, i'd be pretty impressed...but that doesnt seem to be the case.

Um, a pre, I don't care how much, isn't going to make everything sound good.

The source (vocals and guitar) sound really good and would sound good probably on just about any setup. The guitar is a Martin OM35 which is a $2500 guitar.

In fact, the preamp, before the AD converters, probably has the least impact on the sound out of all the variables...instrument, room, microphone, and mic placement.

And what do you mean by "direct in"?

 

[JPXTom]

Um, a pre, I don't care how much, isn't going to make everything sound good.

The source (vocals and guitar) sound really good and would sound good probably on just about any setup. The guitar is a Martin OM35 which is a $2500 guitar.

In fact, the preamp, before the AD converters, probably has the least impact on the sound out of all the variables...instrument, room, microphone, and mic placement.

And what do you mean by "direct in"?

Like direct into an interface...without an outside pre...But if ur thinking that in that recording the 2200 dollar pre didnt have an impact on the recording..then im pretty sure they wouldnt have spent the money on it...and that u might just be wrong.

 

[danny.guitar]

Like direct into an interface...without an outside pre...But if ur thinking that in that recording the 2200 dollar pre didnt have an impact on the recording..then im pretty sure they wouldnt have spent the money on it...and that u might just be wrong.

I think you need to learn to read.

And recording direct into an interface would probably not be such a good idea if you're making sound clips for a microphone.

 

[drstawl]

Like direct into an interface...without an outside pre...But if ur thinking that in that recording the 2200 dollar pre didnt have an impact on the recording..then im pretty sure they wouldnt have spent the money on it...and that u might just be wrong.

It also might be the case that they didn't want to ruin the comparison audio by putting it through a pre-amp in a $49 Behringer mixer.

The device in question requires a pre-amp to be used.

 

[Golden]

Personally, I'd go with the 4040... The rode is too bright for my taste... sounds like a tin can IMO...