What you have to know
- RODE has unveiled a brand new USB-C microphone that gives studio-quality recordings.
- Designed for creators, the NT-USB+ makes use of a condenser capsule with a cardioid sample preferrred for vocals or devices.
- A reimagining of the unique NT-USB, this next-generation refresh options inner DSP results powered by APHEX processing know-how.
RODE is a longtime model on this planet of audio, providing a variety of microphones for virtually any situation. Right now, it revealed a next-generation refresh of its NT-USB microphone from 2014. With a type issue impressed by the unique, the NT-USB+ features a suite of enhancements to offer studio-quality recordings on to your PC or any appropriate system.
“The unique NT-USB was an instantaneous success when it launched virtually a decade in the past, setting a lofty customary for studio-quality USB microphones,” explains CEO Damien Wilson in an excerpt from the accompanying launch PR.
“With the NT-USB+, we’re setting a brand new customary. We’ve saved the shape issue and performance that made the unique so successful and launched a number of new options, integrating cutting-edge know-how for the following wave of creators. Plug-and-play USB audio has by no means sounded this good,” Wilson continues.
Its compact design lends the NT-USB+ to portability and can attraction to customers trying to maintain their desks free from litter. USB-C connectivity permits for easy plug-and-play however is finest when linked to the companion RODE Central software program on PC or cellular, which you may as well discover contained in the RODE Join podcasting app.
Boasting the identical ultra-low-noise and high-gain Revolution preamp know-how discovered within the improbable Rodecaster Professional II manufacturing studio, the NT-USB+ combines a high-pass filter, noise gate, compressor, and plenty of extra results to ship a broadcast-quality tone. A 3.5mm headphone port on the rear makes use of devoted quantity and blend dials for zero-latency monitoring and helps cut back trailing cables.
| RODE NT-USB+ | |
|---|---|
| Acoustic precept | Strain gradient |
| Polar sample | Cardioid |
| Frequency vary | 20Hz – 20,000Hz |
| Dynamic vary (10% THD) | 97dB |
| Enter SPL (10% THD) | 118.0dB |
| Output | 3.5mm headphone |
| USB-C | |
| Energy | 5V @ 500mA USB |
| Bit depth | 24-bit |
| Pattern charge | 48 kHz |
| Dimensions | 184 x 62 x 50mm |
| Weight | 540g (NT-USB+) |
| 730g (with all equipment) | |
| Equipment | Desktop tripod |
| Ring mount | |
| Pop filter | |
| SC29 USB-C to USB-C Cable |
The NT-USB+ will roll out to storefronts from in the present day, and the RODE Join app has a separate obtain out there from the official web site freed from cost. Already providing studio-quality audio to a gamer-specific viewers with the RODE X XCM-50 USB condenser mic, the NT-USB+ appears set for a broader attraction to every kind of creators.
RODE was beneficiant to succeed in out to Home windows Central with a pattern unit, so keep tuned for our upcoming assessment of the NT-USB+ to see the way it compares to a few of the finest microphones for streaming.
