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I must have done 40 hours of research before purchasing this mic. As a radio producer, I must be looking for ways to get great quality but within a modest budget, and this microphone does the trick. It is crisp, clear, and has a great sound to it. One of the VO talents we use has a higher pitched voice and this microphone brought out more of the bass in his voice, which makes his voice sound very good!
Do yourself a favor and buy a metal stand, like the On Stage DS7200B Adjustable Desk Microphone Stand. I think to keep the price down, Rode includes a very basic stand, but it really is not the right stand for this top-heavy microphone.
Keep in mind, this being a condenser microphone, it will pick up EVERYTHING in the room including the sound of the room itself. Make sure no fans, A/C, humming or background noise of any kind is present, or the mic will pick it up. I would recommend using a carpeted room with lots of soft sound absorbent material in the room to absorb reverb.
All in all, I'm very happy with this mic, so much that I've bought multiple ones and send them out to voice talent. It's super easy to use, being plug in play. You don't need any extra sound gear, so it's perfect for anyone. Thanks Rode for making great quality gear at a modest price!
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Customers find this USB microphone excellent for podcasting and voice-over work, praising its fabulous sound quality and ability to pick up super quiet sounds. The microphone is easy to set up and use, with crisp and clear voice playback, and one customer notes it works well for post-production narration of videos. While some customers report minimal background noise, others mention issues with constant hum around 440 Hz.
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283 customers mention microphone quality, 260 positive, 23 negative
What a great mic, man. My voice sounds so crisp & clear. Definitely invest in this mic if it's in your price range. Real talk, 11 outta 10, would buy.Read more
The best miceophone in the market..beautiful design and great quality and the sound is just perfect..i love it ( i love rode microphone)Read more
THIS IS A GREAT MICROPHONE, HAVE HAD IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS< EXCELLENT QUALITY AND WELL WORTH THE MONEYRead more
It was what i was expecting really good mic good quality, i saw a lot of videos on youtube and this product is really whats they are saying, and...Read more
191 customers mention sound quality, 173 positive, 18 negative
This mic is solid and sounds great, I'm not an expert about mid-ranged mics but I'm satisfied with my purchase and the audio quality is top-notch.Read more
Great quality. Great sound. This mic is perfect for my podcast. I had a zoom mic which is highly rated and about $100 more than this....Read more
Great sound quality, easy to use. Nice price!Read more
...You get more than you pay for in terms of sound quality and the actual microphones material quality but the mounting ring on the microphone DOES NOT...Read more
100 customers mention value for money, 89 positive, 11 negative
...A great price for a great piece of gear.Read more
...outstanding mic for those who want a high end microphone but for a good price....Read more
...Definitely worth the money. I have used it as a VO mic and also performed vocals on it. Worth it.Read more
WORTH EVERY PENNY. MUST BUY for all PODCASTERS and Audio Engineers.Read more
79 customers mention functionality, 57 positive, 22 negative
My daughter loves it. Works greatRead more
The microphone itself worked fine, it was all the parts that were defective....Read more
The cable never stayed connected to the microphone. The mic would cut out in the middle of podcasts....Read more
...up the volume a bit but overall this is a great starting mic as it works well and looks nice too. Doesn't look cheap like the Blu Yeti mic....Read more
70 customers mention ease of setup, 67 positive, 3 negative
Great sounding and easy to use. It's a rode so you cant go wrong with Rode. There's a reason so many people choose Rode products....Read more
...Easy to set up but ultimately not good for this application. Perhaps it's better for local recording directly to a computer.Read more
...It's super easy to use, being plug in play. You don't need any extra sound gear, so it's perfect for anyone....Read more
...It works very well and is well constructed and was easy to install. I recommend it.Read more
57 customers mention audio clarity, 47 positive, 10 negative
What a great mic, man. My voice sounds so crisp & clear. Definitely invest in this mic if it's in your price range. Real talk, 11 outta 10, would buy.Read more
...The microphone is clear and crisp, has deep bass, and makes you sound professional....Read more
...my friends said my voice was very clear and in their YouTube vids my voice sounds perfect....Read more
...Amazing, especially for the price. Easy set up, clear output. One thing you might wanna be aware of is that it's really sensitive....Read more
52 customers mention build quality, 40 positive, 12 negative
...that I have several RODE microphones so I am familiar with the build quality and sound quality. It is much larger than expected....Read more
Just received mine and it is built very sturdy and works amazing - easy to use for tech dummies like me....Read more
Works on my pc and ps4. Sounds great and has amazing build quality.Read more
...was metal, it is just painted plastic so feels a little cheap and flimsy. Otherwise, easy to setup and use right away on a Mac.Read more
48 customers mention background noise, 20 positive, 28 negative
...It does pick up background noise, but I think you can configure your settings to adjust it.Read more
Sound quality is EXCELLENT! I hardly have to remove any background noise in post with an air conditioner in the same room....Read more
...Picks up a lot of background noise....Read more
...It’s clear, doesn’t pick up much background noise at all....Read more
This set up worked great, but it sucked having to move it from ...
I work as an Instructional Designer, and occasionally have to narrate E-Learning's or short instructional videos. I have a home office and a corporate office location. Originally I was using my Blue Yeti USB microphone, with the Radius II shock mount attached to the PSA1 Studio Arm. This set up worked great, but it sucked having to move it from office to office. So I decided to get a second set up. After a lot of research for what would best fit my needs, I went for this set up. I now have a Rode NT-USB microphone attached to the SM6 Shock Mount, all on the PSA1 Studio arm. What I really like is that the microphone is actually suspended with the SM6 shock mount, so it reduces a lot of noise that the microphone pics up. I am not a professional Audio Engineer, and have been learning about all this on my own. However, I am a professional looking for great narration. This product fits my needs and my budget. In comparison to the Blue Yeti/Radius II set up I have, this is slightly better. There is slightly more control with this microphone than the Blue Yeti for Unidirectional sound. The Blue Yeti works great, and has a few functions this Microphone does not. For basic narration, where you only want to pick up sound/voice from one direction this mic is better. I use this microphone with Audacity, and Storyline 2 for software. It works great, and produces a high quality sound that I need to engage learners. I would buy this product again.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021Model name: NT-USBColor: BlackVerified Purchase
If you're checking the product page for this microphone, then it is likely you already know this is one of the best, if not the best, USB microphone available (definitely the best if you consider the price range).
I won't go into much detail about the sound, as better audio reviews of it are available on youtube, but I'll say the build quality for it is really solid. It is a mostly metal, subtle imitation of the Rode NT series of microphones. Perhaps the only part that leaves you wanting a little bit more about it is the small tripod and the O-ring that comes with it. They're plastic and leave a little to be desired. It seems from what I've read in some sites these parts are usually the first to break if you're not careful with your microphone.
That being said, a good boom arm will easily solve this trouble. And in case the O-ring below your microphone breaks, cracks or otherwise, there are some people who make custom metal ones, being that you could also instead buy a Rode SMR shockmount (the only compatible shock mount I know of for this microphone) which will come with a metal O-Ring to attach the microphone to it.
All of that being said, it seems I might have received some kind of refurbished unit from the seller "Adorama." The unit was safely packed, but in the back of the microphone there are some scratches that should definitely not have been there because of how beefy the packaging stereofoam around the microphone is. These could also be a QA issue with Rode, but I really have no way of knowing which of the 2 is responsible. It's probably not a big issue as the unit seems to be working perfectly, but it is definitely something worth noticing.
All in all, don't hesitate on the purchase, it is a great microphone.
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EmmanuelleReviewed in Belgium on March 9, 2025
Très bon son
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BUY! BUY! BUY!
Model name: NT-USBColor: BlackVerified Purchase - Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2016
I am SO thankful and grateful
Model name: NT-USBColor: BlackVerified Purchase
I needed a good mic for my voice overs and podcasts, I had been choosing between Blue-Yeti and Rode-NT. Rode's mic has a pop-filter in the box which is a big plus for me, because although I could order a delivery for Blue-Yeti to my country, but no pop-filter seller gave me that option so I would had to buy a pop-filter locally somewhere. The main problem for me was that Rode-NT is more expensive, it didn't fit into my budget, but then I decided to wait for awhile and just in a few days Amazon put it on 30 pounds sale and that was the perfect time for my purchase. I've used [...] to watch over the price on the mic and it sent me an email when the price dropped, very helpful.The delivery was outstanding, it was rocket-speed! In less than a week I got the package right to my house, thanks to UPS so very much, they are the best!Amazon CustomerI am SO thankful and grateful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2016
Now that I have used the mic, I can say that the only weak point about it is the tripod - it feels fragile and it's very low, I have to move my head down to be close to the mic or place it on some additional stand, Blue-Yeti has a much better one. Seems like Rode didn't give that tripod enough love, maybe because they think everyone should be using a professional mic stand or a boom arm. Also, a mute button on the mic would have been a very useful feature, Blue-Yeti has it. Other than that, the mic is great, my voice sounds incredibly better compared to my cheap mic I used before, also from all of the comparisons I've seen on youtube, NT-USB does sound a bit better than Blue-Yeti.
When I was watching review videos on youtube about these mics, very often I heard warnings that because these are condenser mics they record all of the background noise, so I was a bit nervous if the quality would be OK in my room where I have absolutely nothing for sound-proofing, also my PC is quite loud. If you are concerned about that too, I can tell you clearly that my previous cheap microphone although it was Dynamic not Condenser, it had enormously bigger amount of noise. Yes, you have to be quite in your room, you have to close the windows and preferably you have to be home alone for your recordings, but you would do that even with a dynamic mic too. Set your Rode NT-USB on about 20% level in the system settings and it's ready to go.
Ok, I hope these tips will be useful for you guys, good luck to you and happy recordings!
Thank you Amazon, UPS and Rode! Much Love! <3 <3 <3
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ToGibsonReviewed in Germany on October 7, 2025
Zuverlässig, vielseitig und auch nach langer Nutzung noch top
Model name: NT-USBColor: BlackVerified Purchase
Ich nutze das RØDE NT-USB Mikrofon bereits seit 2022 regelmäßig und bin bis heute sehr zufrieden. Es kommt bei mir für Sprachaufnahmen, Online-Meetings und zum Vertonen selbst geschnittener Videos zum Einsatz. Die Klangqualität ist klar, natürlich und frei von störendem Rauschen. Auch nach dieser langen Nutzung hat sich daran nichts geändert.ToGibsonZuverlässig, vielseitig und auch nach langer Nutzung noch top
Reviewed in Germany on October 7, 2025
Die Einrichtung ist unkompliziert: per USB anschließen, und das Mikrofon ist sofort einsatzbereit. Der integrierte Popfilter funktioniert zuverlässig und reduziert Zischlaute deutlich. Das mitgelieferte Tischstativ ist stabil, und ansonsten lässt sich das Mikro auch schnell an anderen Halterungen montieren.
Das Metallgehäuse ist robust und zeigt nach über zwei Jahren kaum Gebrauchsspuren. Besonders praktisch ist die Kopfhörerbuchse mit Lautstärkeregler, mit der man Aufnahmen in Echtzeit kontrollieren kann.
Fazit: Ein langlebiges, hochwertig verarbeitetes Mikrofon mit sehr gutem Klang und vielseitiger Einsatzmöglichkeit. Auch nach längerer Zeit im Gebrauch bleibt es absolut zuverlässig.
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