Best RODE for vocals

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Which is best for vocals?

  • NT-3

    Votes: 7 2.9%

  • NT-1

    Votes: 45 18.8%

  • NT-2

    Votes: 30 12.6%

  • NT-1000

    Votes: 26 10.9%

  • NTK

    Votes: 131 54.8%
  • Total voters
    239
Good choice Tukkis!

Now just save up for a good mic pre and you're all set.

Blessings, Terry
 
ntv vs. ntk

i have had the rode ntv for a few years now, and i absolutely love this microphone. has anyone compared it to the new ntk model?

thanks!
daniel
 
i thought it was humerous that my ntv came with a sticker that says, "i want my ntv..."

pretty witty!

-daniel
 
I have the NTV and the NTK mic. They share the same capsule but sound quite distinct. The NTV has a jensen transformer giving it a slower more retro and darker sound than the NTK. The NTV has amazing lows and not too brilliant Hi end kind of dark. The NTK has the added Hi end sparkle and the low end is more average. The biggest difference by far IMO is the pickup pattern. The NTV is extremely wide ... it picks up the whole room and even extends out into the street. I can hear when my neighbors turn on the water if I am singing through the NTV. It picks up well from a few inches to a few feet away. The NTK on the other hand only picks up decently vocals or acoustic guitar within 2-15 inches and drops off after that. It picks up way less room noise and environmental noise like fans and such. The Ntk is quieter overall and less susceptible to incidental contact like the floor or mic cord. If you hit the floor or mic cord while using the NTV you are gonna hear it. I think the NTV sounds a little better it is just a bigger sound but unless you have a soundproof pro studio I recommend the NTK since it is already sparklier on top and picks up less bkground noise therefore more useable for a home recording operation. One more thing the NTV is more forgiving with preamps it sounds good ia almost any preamp even ART stuff. The NTK seems to only sound good thru an uncolored and more expensive pre Heck the NTV even sounds good thru the roland VS pres quite a feat in itself.
 
Hey Remco, Feedback Rotterdam has the Rode NTK for 579 Euro for a while. I believe the NT1000 goes for around 300 Euro.

I was looking at them as well, but I made my US-bassplayer pick up a SP C1 and a B3 in the US, for a grand total of 350 Euro. :)
2 mics!!! Anyway, now for SD condensers, I'll either go with the Rode NT5 or the new SP C4's... and then I might add a Rode NTK, or save up for the big boy stuff (Soundelux U95...)

ik heet trouwens ook Remco :)
 
Speeddemon said:
I believe the NT1000 goes for around 300 Euro.

ik heet trouwens ook Remco :)
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F_cking hell, I bought the notorious NT1 for 400 last year!

Ik heet geen Remco..:P
 
FWIW I recently put an NTK up against a Classic on a couple of different vocalists and acoustic guitar. The NTK beat it out on all sources.
 
i use my ntk on everything from time to time
not exclusively but it gets a lot of use
relly good as an overhead on drums too
In His Name
Big Kenny
 
Since this is a "best rode for vocals" thread, why did you leave out the best rode of them all. The rode Classic II. This is the only rode I have and I could write pages about how good it is but I think its obvious. Anyway, you asked which is the best rode for vocals and I say the Rode Classic II. An absolute pleasure to use.

Scott Tansley
www.feel-rock.com
 
I have an NT-1 and a NTK. The NTK blows the NT-1 right out of the water on both vocals and guitars. The only thing I don't like about my NTK is the fact that it is only a cardiod. I'd prefer a Classic. BTW, my NTK picks up the neighbours flushing, showering, fornicating, slamming doors, talking at the elevator, etc, etc, etc. Pisses me off sometimes.

:rolleyes:

I do need a decent small diaghram condenser, though. Which Røde would that be? The NT-5?

:cool:
 
Get the NTK...you will have no regrets. Awesome vocal mic.

Warren
 
Here's a very comprehensive review of the NT1000 and NTK. I really like they way this guy opened things up and examined it all. His review raised my opinions of the RODE line considerably.


Link to NT1000 and NTK Review
 
By and large, these "Which mike is better?" threads are fairly useless unless the owner specifies which preamp they like or don't like a particular mike on.

I think the gearslutz thread points this out.

I use the NTK with a Voicemaster Pro preamp - excellent results. When I plug it into a DMP3 or my Soundcraft board the results are so so.

Everyone keep this in mind when you get mike recommendations from someone else. Always get the preamp a person matches up a mic to, otherwise, you may be getting a bad rap from someone who didn't try it across several preamps and can give a more accurate view of the mics characteristics. Worse yet, a mic review through a low end preamp is never an accurate view of what a mic may be capable of.
 
ntk great all around mic. great on my vocals, and my voice sucks.
 
My first LD Condenser was the NT1000. I was intending to spend $200 on my first mic but in the $300 and under range the NT1000 sounded the best to me of everything they had in GC that day. I've since bought several mics, my most recent is the NTK. I am very impressed with this mic. On my voice it sounds wonderful. I use it through a DMP3 without any problems. It is very similar to the NT1000 but just a little "bigger" sounding. I can see where the highend might build up if used on too many tracks, but I would never do that. I suppose if you have only one mic that might be a problem. The review at Prorec was very accurate from what I've experienced with mine.

Blessings, Terry
 
I recorded recently with an NTK and an NT1000 (which I own). I like the NT1000 but if I had a GREAT sounding room I'm go for the NTK. I think the 1000 is a little colored but it can hide defects a little better.
 
The NTK has a large following in this forum, so I bought one last week. And I must admit my first impression was some disappointment. Reviewing what has been said about it here, an occasional post calls it a bit shrill. And that is exactly my perception too. Without any EQ my dull voice (sounds a lot like my idol Mark Knopfler) was better on the AT 4033 I already owned. Then I cut about 2dB above 5KHz and they became about equal. But strangely on a full mix with mastering effect, the NTK sat a little better and sounded smoother.
 
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