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February 27th, 2005, 08:32 PM | #16 |
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You can't go bad with an AT4050.
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March 1st, 2005, 09:34 AM | #17 |
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Geez, Beas, I heard it!
I was "this close" to going with the NT1a, based upon the great value. Then I listened to your samples. I think you and I have always been in pretty good agreement about our opinions of mics -- though I still maintain the CS-1 is too thin. : - ) You hooked me up with the D230. I listened to your D230/NT1a comparison. I heard the raspiness. You had another comparo, and again I heard raspy. I don't think I'd be happy with that mic. |
November 19th, 2005, 10:27 AM | #18 |
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Just a bit of a follow-up on an old post.
I eventually went with the NT1000 but was never happy with it, and don't have it anymore. The problem with it was that it had a raspiness (in voice over) that was unpleasant, and which was similar to the raspiness I had heard in a posted sample of the NT1a. Is this what Ty meant about the earlier Rodes being edgy? Is the raspiness due to the peaks on the high end? I am now looking more toward an NT2a. |
November 19th, 2005, 10:54 AM | #19 |
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Exactly. And the early Rodes are not the only ones with peaky/raspy high ends.
Most of the Chinese imports still suffer from the problem. Rode has figured it out. Ty Ford |
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first time I used it. Is the NT2a a lot smoother? |
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November 20th, 2005, 03:52 PM | #21 |
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Both the NT2000 AND NT2-A are smoother than the NTK and NT1000.
The NTK AND NT1000 have lower selfnoise than most of the Chinese imports and they aren't as edgey but they still have a 5 dB peak at around 11 kHz. If you have one, try recording through an equalizer set to remove a few dB at 11 kHz and see how you like it. Also using bright preamps makes things worse. Neutral are better. Regards, Ty Ford |
November 20th, 2005, 04:41 PM | #22 |
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No, I got rid of the NT1000 -- couldn't stand
the raspiness. How does the NT2a compare with the AT4050? I'm mostly thinking of using it on piano and strings. |
November 21st, 2005, 08:12 AM | #23 |
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One thing that concerned me was that I have read
Ty's 4050 review and he said the two diaphragms were not well matched (i.e. different sounding from each other). |
November 21st, 2005, 09:20 AM | #24 |
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I just read where someone said the NT1a and
NT2a have the same diaphragm, just that the NT2a has adjustible polar pattern. Is this true? The NT1a I heard seemed to have that raspiness, and I'm considering the NT2a ... |
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