DV Info Net - All Things Audio https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/ Everything Audio, from acquisition to postproduction. en Thu, 14 May 2026 02:03:50 GMT vBulletin 60 https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg DV Info Net - All Things Audio https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/ New RØDE 2026 releases. https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/all-things-audio/539745-new-rode-2026-releases.html Wed, 13 May 2026 05:52:15 GMT Years ago I used to be involved with blind listening tests at RØDE mics. HQ in Sydney. Before we got there they’d record a single sound, eg: voice, guitar, violin etc. with a number of carefully positioned pro mics, including their latest RØDE mic. 3 or 4 of us had to listen to each separate unidentified mic sample from a speaker, then take a break to write comments. Of course RØDE was very interested in the audio comparison we got with their new mic. They paid us including with new mics., I’ve still got some of mine, see below.

I remember when their brand new NTG-3 shotgun was included, we all agreed it demolished the others, especially RØDEs’ biggest selling competitor the Sennheiser MKH-416, which was much more expensive and still is.

Recently RØDE announced their NT1 5th Generation is the world's first microphone to feature a 32-bit float digital output - in 6 colours. Obviously this is a ground breaking achievement so why didn’t they patent it? Their innovation is in creating compact, affordable implementations of 32-bit recording in mics and wireless microphones, rather than inventing the 32-bit float format itself.

Before I could write an article about the RØDE 32-bit ground breaker, along comes the Las Vegas 2026 NAB with more of their announcements …


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