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them to work on drum overheads, guitar cabinet, acoustic guitar, percussion, kick drum,
piano, vocals, and voiceovers.
The first thing I need to admit is that for the first
few times that I used the NTR, I thought the top
set screw was a visual design element, and didn't
realize that it needed to come out. The NTR
sounded just fine, but the set screw negates the
mic's internal isolation and therefore its ability to
reject sound from bumps and low-end rumble.
Once I figured that out (read the manual, Paul), I
got a pair of heavy-duty mic stands-which anyone using the NTR will need-and got to work.
Beyond its extended frequency response,
two other excellent attributes of the NTR stand
out. One is that it has a sharp, tight off-axis rejection in the null points of the
figure-8 pattern. These are great mics to use if you need to lose sound on the
sides, or want to set them up in a Blumlein array for stereo pickup. Second,
while many ribbon mics use an offset ribbon design that makes one lobe of
the polar pattern darker than the other, with the NTR both sides sound identical... again, a huge boon for Blumlein work. It's also worth mentioning how
clean and quiet the mic is. It's very sensitive; you can literally record whispered vocals with little self-noise or need for a gain boost at the preamp.
With all those advantages in hand, this mic very much does what ribbon mics are
known and beloved for. It captures sounds honestly, accurately, and smoothly, and
it's equally happy on lead vocals and in front of a screaming guitar cabinet (it
paired well with the Audio-Technica AE2300, also reviewed in this issue, as shown
in the photo). I especially liked it on drum overheads, and you will too. Just use those
heavy-duty stands, so they don't fall and break themselves... or your drummer.
As I mentioned above, the NTR is fantastic in a Blumlein stereo setup. I used
it in front of a drum kit with just a touch of snare and kick added for definition.
This mic is also nice about a foot out from the kick, with a pop screen in front
of it. On voice, it's a smooth and intimate mic that you can get right up on to
enjoy its proximity effect (again, use a pop filter).
Conclusions
I consider the NTR a significant step forward in ribbon technology, but one
that does not sacrifice the integrity of the mic's sound for gimmicks or tricks.
However, perhaps its best feature is its price.
When I first got the NTR and began absorbing all of the new design
advances that went into it, my first thought was, "Man, this is going to be
expensive." However, its street price comes in at or below the price of many
of the classic ribbon standbys, making it well worth a hard look and listen.
Welcome to the ribbon pantheon, RØDE!
Price: $799
More from: RØDE, www.rode.com
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