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Now you can audition an assortment of RØDE microphones -- professionally recorded across a range of instruments -- from the comfort of your home studio, or wherever you have a computer or iPad. RØDE Soundbooth is a microphone demonstration application that allows anyone to hear how a particular microphone might sound on a particular instrument, as well as compare how different RØDE microphones sound on the same instrument.  

Cardioid is a handy pickup pattern, but if you find yourself using cardioid mics for every application, the only way to break out of that pattern is. . . more patterns! The Rode NT2-A is a multi-pattern condenser mic that'll expand your recording skill-set but won't cost a bundle. Of course, if it doesn't sound good, it won't do you any good; Larry the O gives this large diaphragm, solid-state condenser a scrutinizing listen in this review.  

Regularly contributing review Larry the O wonders how well the popular Rode K2 Large Diaphragm Tube Condenser Microphone fares now that its particular market niche is a bit more crowded than in 2004 when it was released. So does he wonder what the K2 fuss is about, or why you haven't tried one out yet? Read on and find out.  

Based on the model that initially launched the company, the Rode NT1-A incorporates a few performance revisions and a modest price — two factor which contribute to this condenser microphone's high-selling status. But numbers aside, how does this mic fare in a professional studio environment? Regular reviewer Larry the O finds out in this rigorous examination.  

RØDE University is jumping from the laptop directly to the iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. RØDE Microphones announced the app version of RØDE University, which makes it easier for you to access the free audio education course and learn the ins and outs of recording audio.  

Spectrasonics producer Diego Stocco has designed sound for the likes of Nokia, Samsung and Panasonic, and he's currently scoring a videogame for the Wii platform. He also really enjoys recording things like heater springs and flaming pianos. One might wonder what microphones lend themselves to this sort of extreme tracking, and since Mountain Dew doesn't make microphones, the answer for Diego is the Rode NT6, as well as other Rode models.  

Bill Holland tests out the merits of the Rode VideoMic, comparing its sound to that of the mic onboard our camera with a little help between the man who was snubbed out by Bill Pullman in 96. I'm coming after you, Bill Pullman.  

Rode makes a bid for the coveted live utility dynamic mic market with its new M1. It's Australia's answer to the American-Made Shure SM58, sort of like Russell Crowe is the Aussie answer to Mel Gibson. Wait, Mel's Aussie too? Man, is that county is good at churning out talented psychopaths or what?  

Conjuring images of screaming reporters and exploding hydrogen, the new Rode "The Blimp" shotgun windscreen and shockmount also comes standard with something called the "Dead Wombat." Oh the humani- er, marsupiality!  

Getting studio-quality sound in a live performance setting shouldn't require a degree in, I don't know, Rocketology or something. The design of the Rode M2 hand held condenser is smart so you don't have to be.  

Are you the next fiery young reporter with a belly full of interrogation and a thirst for exposing juicy scandals and the like? Don't go into the battlefield unprepared, read up on the new RODE Procaster broadcast microphone, hot off the press!  

The latest from RØDE Microphones is the NTG-3, a shotgun condenser microphone that almost completely resists moisture. That's perfect if you're interviewing Hillary Clinton in a coffee shop in New Hampshire.  

Matt Mercado has been engineering drums for recording for 15 years now, and the technique he's developed is a blend of the traditional and the unorthodox. For example, have you ever heard of someone using an SM58 on a floor tom? If it works, it ain't wrong.  

Dan Gineer, of The Friendship Trust, discusses how the band recorded their first EP and what their plans are for the future.  

Rode has some new microphones [Awesome!] slated for future release, but at Winter NAMM 2008, they were busy promoting Rode University, a series of online lessons that educate home studio hopefuls on various recording topics.  

At Purgatory Studios, Mike Waxman shows us a few microphones and tells us what he uses for different applications, although he does seem to have a liking for RODE Microphones as he uses the K2 and NT5. However, a pro studio...  

Australian mic-makers RODE are pleased to display the M3 microphone at AES. The M3 is a studio and location multi-powered condenser microphone. What does that exactly mean? First of all, its a condenser microphone that...  

The S2 stage vocal mic follows on the heels of the Rode S1. The S2 will be a bit more affordable, MAP'ing at around $150. The main difference between the S1 and S2 is that the S2 is an electret condenser design. This means...  

In this video, from the floor of MusikMesse 2007 in Frankfurt Gearwire's Joe Wallace has a chat with Mark Ludner from Rode microphones about the Rode Procaster, the XLR variant of the popular USB Podcaster from the same...  

RODE's USB dynamic mic, the Podcaster, is built especially for the voice. The RODE rep says the Podcaster is tricked out with an 18-bit digital audio converter inside the mic, plus a built-in headphone jack and volume control....  

Gearwire sits down with Mark Ludmer, director and CEO of RØDE Microphones. Mark goes over a large portion of his company's microphones, including the NT200, which contains an op-amp originally developed for CIA listening devices....  

Rode CEO Mark Ludmer talks about Rode's NT3 condenser microphone. Features include a 3/4" capsule and the ability to operate on 48V phantom power or an internal 9V battery....  

Rode CEO Mark Ludmer talks about Rode's VideoMic camera-mounted microphone. Features include integrated camera mount, a high degree of directionality, and standard 9V battery power. ...  

Rode CEO Mark Ludmer talks about Rode's NT5 matched-pair cardioid condenser microphones. Features include matched 1/2" diaphragms and cardioid pickup pattern for stereo recording....  

Rode CEO Mark Ludmer talks about Rode's Broadcaster condenser microphone. Features include 1" diaphragm, high-pass filter, and "on-air" LED indicator....  

Rode CEO Mark Ludmer talks about Rode's NT1000 large-diaphragm condenser microphone. Features include Rode's HF-2 capsule and just 6 dBA self-noise, according to Rode....  

Rode CEO Mark Ludmer talks about Rode's K2 large-diaphragm, tube condenser microphone. Features include Rode's HF-1 capsule, infinitely variable polar patterns, and, of course, a tube. ...  

Rode CEO Mark Ludmer talks about Rode's NTG-1 and NTG-2 shotgun condenser microphones. Features include a high degree of directionality, shock mount and wind screen included. The NTG-2 runs on 48V phantom or internal battery...  

Rode CEO Mark Ludmer talks about Rode's NT2-A large-diaphragm condenser microphone. Features include Rode's HF1 capsule, three polar patterns, three-position high-pass filter, and three-position pad. ...  

Rode CEO Mark Ludmer talks about Rode's S-1 handheld condenser microphone. Features include supercardioid pickup pattern and a high-pass filter for reducing handling noise....