Topic: R0DE NT5 Matched Pair - Your Opinion

[Javier Cinakowski]

I talked to Rode.  The capsules are the same on all of the mics.  The NT45c and the NT45o are the only capsules.  The hyper and flat card never made it to production and there are no plans to do so...

The bodies of the NT4,5,55 and 6 all contain different electronics.  The frequency response is slightly different on all of the microphones becasue of this..

[digifish_music]

The hyper and flat card never made it to production and there are no plans to do so...

Yeah, that's a shame

digifish

[spyder9]

I have Rode NTG-1 short shotguns.  Just ran them for the first time last weekend at Penn's Peak for Phil. Its on LMA now.  Absolutely love them.  Very flat, warm sounding.  Ran them outside too.  Great results.  They are now part of my arsenal.     

[Javier Cinakowski]

my first impression of the active cables are poor..  They are really nice and sturdy cables, but they are a pain in the ass to coil up and keep neat...  Some tech flex around them would be an idea....

The mic clips are really amazing...

[Todd R]

my first impression of the active cables are poor..  They are really nice and sturdy cables, but they are a pain in the ass to coil up and keep neat...  Some tech flex around them would be an idea....

The mic clips are really amazing...

Try cold shrink tape on your actives:

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,94049.msg1252763.html#msg1252763

[Javier Cinakowski]

my first impression of the active cables are poor..  They are really nice and sturdy cables, but they are a pain in the ass to coil up and keep neat...  Some tech flex around them would be an idea....

The mic clips are really amazing...

Try cold shrink tape on your actives:

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,94049.msg1252763.html#msg1252763

Interesting, thanks...

[digifish_music]

my first impression of the active cables are poor..  They are really nice and sturdy cables, but they are a pain in the ass to coil up and keep neat...  Some tech flex around them would be an idea....

The mic clips are really amazing...

Thanks for sharing, I assume you are talking here about an NT6 pair you purchased?

Is it something about the cable design making them hard to manage or just the fact you now have another two sets of wires to take care of?

What do you like about the clips?

digifish

[F.O.Bean]

Murph, now you know why I fluffed the hell out of the Rode NT6 2-Axis Swivel mounts that I scored

[Javier Cinakowski]

I didn't like the cable design, but now I can coil them up.  They were just stiff...

[F.O.Bean]

I didn't like the cable design, but now I can coil them up.  They were just stiff...

All cables need 'broken in' a little bit IMO, techflex makes my Belden 1804a Silver-Clad 'actives' even harder to coil up than they were originally. BUT, thegreatgumbino made them 'one cable' except about a foot from each end essentially w/ techflex, so techflex has its pros and cons

However, techflex makes them ALOT more abrasive and durable IMO, and I dont even coil my actives, but just wrap them in figure 8's and throw a velcro strap on them and throw them in my Cairn II. Its ALOT easier than coiling them up, and uncoiling them every show, especially since my actives stay hooked up to my KA500 capsules, and they stay on my DINa KwonBar at all times, so coiling/uncliling is just a MAJOR PITA for me anymore. Try the figure-8 method if they are that stiff

[Charlie Miller]

So I've been very busy and have completely forgotten to post samples. I will try to get some posted this weekend.

[Charlie Miller]

Here's a sample of the Rode NT5's as overheads:

http://tinyurl.com/RodeNT5

[Javier Cinakowski]

Here's a sample of the Rode NT5's as overheads:

http://tinyurl.com/RodeNT5

Thanks, though I think we all agree that they sound great near-field...  Do you have any recordings from a distance that you are not happy with?

[Charlie Miller]

Here's a sample of the Rode NT5's as overheads:

http://tinyurl.com/RodeNT5

Thanks, though I think we all agree that they sound great near-field...  Do you have any recordings from a distance that you are not happy with?

I've only used them for drum overheads.

edit:
I ran the mics into a PreSonus Digimax96 -> Alesis HD24 (Using the A>D in the Digimax96).

[digifish_music]

Here's a sample of the Rode NT5's as overheads:

http://tinyurl.com/RodeNT5

Thanks, though I think we all agree that they sound great near-field...  Do you have any recordings from a distance that you are not happy with?

Note as the NT4 & NT55 use the same capsules you could probably widen the request for good band recordings for those mics too