Front of a mic?

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This is probably a stupid question, but which side is the front (the bit you sign into) of the Rode NT2?

Cheers.
Eck
 
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The front end (i.e. the business end of the cardioid pattern; NT-2 is multipattern) of side-addressed Rodes have gold dots on them.
 
ecktronic said:
This is probably a stupid question, but which side is the front (the bit you sign into) of the Rode NT2?

Cheers.
Eck

I'm not sure a microphone is the best choice for recording sign language. ;)
 
tc4b said:
I'm not sure a microphone is the best choice for recording sign language. ;)
Badda-bop! Thank you very much folks! I'm here all week.
 
Great post!

tc4b said:
I'm not sure a microphone is the best choice for recording sign language. ;)

And I always thought ASL was the abbreviation for asshole. :D :D Thanks for clearing that up for me. You win the cleverness award for today. ;) I'll write more when I stop laughing my ASL off. :D
 
Ok, I still dont have a clue which side to sing into the Rode NT2.
I know there are 2 polar pattern settings, one is a full circle which means it will pick up sound in a 360 degree prettty evenly, and the other setting is the one I am wanting to use. :(

Eck
 
No matter what pattern you use the sound source should be directed at the side of the mic with the gold dot just below the screen, like Kojdogg said
 
Yup, gold dot and all the selector switches, sing there.
 
umm...how about you switch it to cardioid, then scratch the grill on each side and see which one makes noise
 
You could always try singing into it to see which side is louder/better/etc.
 
All mics have a name or an insignia somewhere on the body. Every side address mic, you sing into the side where the name/insignia is.


If you are going to sign, use a video camera.
 
Ironklad Audio said:
umm...how about you switch it to cardioid, then scratch the grill on each side and see which one makes noise
Tried that. Both sides make noise. Hard to tell if one side is louder or not.
Cheers though,

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