Rode NT1 5th Generation: Mic Review and Demo (Rap Vocals)

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Check out my microphone review and demo for the Rode NT1 5th Generation! In this video, I'll show you all the features of this mic and how it can be used for recording rap vocals. This is the world's first "unclippable" mic and is capable of 32-bit recording with Aphex DSP effects onboard.
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0:00 My NT1 Experience
0:55 XLR and USB Connections
1:32 Sound Quality Comparison (XLR)
1:58 Onboard Aphex Effects
5:04 Rap Vocal Recording Demo
6:16 Mixed Rap Vocal (StudioRack)
6:56 Thoughts on DSP Effects
7:52 Unclippable Microphone?
8:18 32-bit Recording
9:33 Final Thoughts

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@6moon18 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vids man you been grinding from so many years it’s fire I remember watching your rap video rode mic reviews and getting my first rode nt1 and now I gotta get a new one cuz that one kinda broke. Thanks man those old rap vids got me hyped for my first mic and you still givin us reviews 🙏🙌

@madewellborn Жыл бұрын

Just got this mic myself, pretty incredible they packed so many features inside, it's an incredibly light-weight microphone, great sound and very portable.

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Agreed, it's crazy they packed all of that in at this price point 👍

@YTKSammy 9 ай бұрын

Does it come with a xlr cable?

@madewellborn 9 ай бұрын

It does come with an xlr cable, as well as a usb-c cable.@@YTKSammy

@terryperez7615 9 ай бұрын

@@YTKSammyyesssss 😂

@YTKSammy 9 ай бұрын

@@terryperez7615 just making sure, lol 😂

@6moon18 10 ай бұрын

Great review sir

@hotboyroy 10 ай бұрын

Crazy I used to watch your videos when I would record and mix my own stuff years ago now I’m back at it You helped me a lot 💯

@SeanDivine 10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that Roy, welcome back 🙌

@playnogames340 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you're still alive and well.

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

🙏

@bigpoppapill Жыл бұрын

Hey Sean it's gravity from back in the day. Just wanna say love the work you've done on the channel and also love that your professing your faith in the verse. Dope stuff man .

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Yo! Appreciate that man 🙏

@IssaMuzik Жыл бұрын

Great review and great to have those mesmerizing eyes back💘

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Thanks Issa!

@stevescooking Жыл бұрын

Such a great talent, keep up the great work buddy

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve!

@equalfoundation895 Жыл бұрын

Great review. And I’m definitely inspired by them Barz 🔥🔥🔥

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Equal 🙏

@TitanJeff Жыл бұрын

Really cool updates by Rode. I wish they had the USB connection when I bought the 4th gen, really nice how accesible they're making it.

@anikaanderson175 Жыл бұрын

Yooo! You just got a new subscriber man. It’s nice to see believers shining their light out there. God bless my brother🙏🏾

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Anika 🙏

@wtrpddles 9 ай бұрын

yo that verse was fye. thanks for the knowledge and help my friend.

@SeanDivine 9 ай бұрын

Appreciate it 🙌

@Jvaldes609 Жыл бұрын

Yo! He’s back, 😂 that mic sounds dope and that camera looks great too,

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it J!

@kjellbraaten 9 ай бұрын

Great video! You made me finally make up my mind, and this one it will be :)

@SeanDivine 9 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it 🙌

@twamayahouse6249 Жыл бұрын

thanks

@emgodas Жыл бұрын

POV: next update for xlr nt1 6th generation. No wire required, you can connect it with Bluetooth or even wireless

@J-Dawg-1 10 ай бұрын

God bless you bro!

@JamesJamesMusician Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated your review.. thanks for excellent presentation 🤗🤗🤗✅

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Sure thing James, glad it was helpful 🙏

@JamesJamesMusician Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine Thanks again.. I've bought the mic and I love it and my fans on TikTok are also impressed ✅🤗🤗🤗

@Babbzy Жыл бұрын

New sub. Thanks for this demo/review. Muchly appreciated. 🙏🏾 (I don’t know if muchly is a real word but yeah... 😂)

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Babbzy! Welcome

@ilyouslug Жыл бұрын

that beat goes so unironically hard

@vc0. 6 ай бұрын

Dope track bro

@SeanDivine 6 ай бұрын

Thanks bro

@PrinceRayMusic Ай бұрын

I use the blue spark mic had it for years I might upgrade to this

@MattWoulph 2 ай бұрын

Thanks bro

@SeanDivine 2 ай бұрын

Np bro

@Darioblanco9861 29 күн бұрын

Nice channel Buddy ; Do I have to buy an additional device to plug one Rode NT1 Mic with my Bose S1 speaker. thks

@kingdan6776 Жыл бұрын

God bless ya

@KamoteQgaming 3 ай бұрын

I went from a $75 xlr mic from guitar center then I upgraded to this, holy wow what a difference

@edlangen Жыл бұрын

Great video and bars... Mr Divine can u please give us Zack Fraley on that mic test once more please

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

I'll see what I can do 👍 We're working on new music as we speak!

@edlangen Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine I can't wait to hear it

@alyonasylchuk555 Жыл бұрын

Hi Sean! thanks for the video! I am looking for the mic for myself (mostly singing recordings). And I have a question - what is the comparison between NT1 and NT1 5th gen in a vocal (singing) sound? From watching many youtube videos I noticed that even between NT1 and NT1a there is a difference and I, personally, preferred the NT1. And in this case, maybe there is a difference in overall sound between the usual NT1 and the NT1 5th generation? I want to buy without regrets. And not to loose if 5th generation is everything NT1 has + benefits, and not to loose in sound (if 5th generation sounds worse in comparison). What would you recommend in this case?

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Hi Alyona! I compared the NT1 5th Gen and the previous NT1, side by side. The sound using an XLR connection for both is virtually identical as the mic capsule is the same. Of course, in USB mode (only available on 5th gen) the sound can be quite different as you have the onboard FX available.

@alyonasylchuk555 Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine thank you immensely!

@WomanPreacher 8 ай бұрын

Awesome rap for Jesus….getting a new build pc in December…already built but waiting for it to get sent and have this mic coming as well with other equipment….so glad I came upon your video and you’re a fellow believer….liked and subscribed….thank you for this video and content…God bless you even more🙏❤️🔥✝️

@SeanDivine 8 ай бұрын

Glad you’re here and found it helpful. Enjoy and blessings 🙏🙌

@vycashh Жыл бұрын

Hey Sean, Could you analyze the god particle plugin ??

@seanphillips9121 Жыл бұрын

Hi Sean, thank you for your very straightforward, unhyped video about this mic (it might be the first one I've seen where the term "mind blown" wasn't used, lol). I have a question that I can't seem to find elaboration on elsewhere: what is the USB latency like, and is it troublesome when using the USB connection to DI into the computer when tracking vocals over pre-recorded music tracks in a DAW? I have read/heard some folks mention that they wish Rode would have included a 1/8" headphone jack on the mic for real time monitoring, but I just watched you track a vocal just fine in the video. Are you monitoring from the computer somehow without latency (or just tolerating it)? Thanks!

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Hi Sean! Any latency with USB recording is ultimately determined by your I/O buffer settings in your DAW. You should set your I/O buffer size to something low (I'd suggest 128 samples or less) and enable low latency monitoring mode if your DAW supports it. In that case, any latency is very minimal and for the most part, I don't notice it at all :)

@seanphillips9121 Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine Cool, thanks! I can probably handle that. I think the use case I was hearing about latency issues was from podcasting and livestreaming via OBS, etc where they are probably limited in their monitor settings... and then all of the Rode demos were spoken word, voiceover, etc... nothing on tracking vocals for music, lol. Cheers to you Sean, and thanks again. Much appreciated for your help!

@shesyarik Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to save the settings of the Central App into the mic, so that if I connet it via USB to another PC without Rode software, the effects are still enabled? Thanks a lot for the review.

@HDBnB1 Жыл бұрын

Since it has usb could you connect it to your iPhone via a usb c to lightning cable ?

@usoygur Жыл бұрын

Nt1 4th is definitely more natural, for 5th generation rode company says it has the same character but 5th gen it is brighter imo. 4th Gen for me Thank you.

@ankeviousoliver4472 Жыл бұрын

Aye bro. Good stuff.

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you!

@ankeviousoliver4472 Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine not sure if you remember or not. I mentioned wanting to do a feature with you. I'm a retired vet and not in it for $$$ just love good artist who actually still rap.

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Email me the track and I'll check it out!

@ankeviousoliver4472 Жыл бұрын

@Sean Divine sounds good. Man I really appreciate it. We can discuss price over there too. I don't expect free stuff bro.

@ankeviousoliver4472 Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine I messaged through your website. Didn't want to request your email over KZfaq and didn't see it on the profile fam.

@ProVoiceBH 10 ай бұрын

Massive thanks great review! Question, considering that the mic doesn’t have a headphone output for low latency monitoring, what is your monitoring setup / workflow in the USB mode? How could you hear and preview your DSP and Aphex before you hit record? Maybe you’re routing the audio from Logic to another audio interface? Love to know & thanks in advance!

@SeanDivine 10 ай бұрын

I’m monitoring directly through Logic (software monitoring). Just activate the input for the mic channel and set your I/O buffer as low as possible (128 or 256).

@OneStepToday 10 ай бұрын

Can we use that aphex software for older Rode mics?

@citomakaveezly 2 ай бұрын

how do you screen the shock mount on to the arm?

@CheloScotti 9 ай бұрын

i buy the new NT1, but i can`t get it to record and monitoring my voice and the track in the same headphones, i have a RME BAbyface but my Ableton live do not support multiples soundcards, witch DAW support a soundcard IN and another soundcard OUT ?

@ProdBaly Жыл бұрын

are u open windows mic setting sound improvements ?? pleas answer i will be happy.

@chrislanier6142 Жыл бұрын

Had questions do your stock plugins template work on the Logic Pro x for iPads and also are you do a pack for the iPad ?

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Stay tuned :)

@MelleKabel Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to use Aphex effects in Rode Central when the mic is connected with XLR? I'm not shure if I pick the Rode NT1A or the Rode NT1. Thanks for this video :)

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Rode Central effects for the new NT1 only work with USB. I have the NT1a also... I prefer the sound of this NT1!

@MelleKabel Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine Thanks a lot! I already use a Scarlett interface. Do you prefer using the mic with the USB C or using the XLR into the interface?

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

I use XLR in the studio with my preamps (and the hardware Aphex Channel strip). USB on the go is great though if you don't have access to a good pre, compressor, etc.

@YDD80 Жыл бұрын

does this mic have the same problem as the Rode nt1-a with moisture and it not working anymore?

@fortheearstohear7824 4 ай бұрын

Re: vid demo on NT1...I'm wondering can I plug it into my PreSonus interface with 48v and record vocals while/recording keyboard into Logic Pro at the same time? Also, will the Rode software filter be compatible with a M1 Macbook ?

@joshuaaolatunde Жыл бұрын

Do they have a Rode NTLA ?

@dhanb.selingsubba2136 Жыл бұрын

I think this mic doesn't have option to connect headphone jack to monitor recording while using it through usb. I'm in need good mic that can be used while travelling.

@Cant-Cod-Cave Жыл бұрын

hell yeah. I'm literally going nuts on mine. I'm making horrible music with it as we speak haha . just uploaded two and fuck i suck at mastering. what do you think brother?

@Zal.LoveBug Ай бұрын

Hi, I am French and I would like if you knew why my rode nt1 microphone is not detected in the rode app. I can't use it because as soon as I use software, the slightest noise makes it scream at me through the headphones...

@Ashishsangeetkar Жыл бұрын

I am going to buy this mic I know this will be legendary but i have a doubt that can i record at 32 bit while using with xlr? Instead of using usb

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

32 bit float recording is exclusive to the USB mode.

@erkamau9629 11 ай бұрын

Hi, very interesting...about the fx, does it work using the PC CPU or there Is a DSP chip inside the USB body ? When You use these aphex fx have you to record It or can use It only for monitori g ? The xlr sound, apart preamp, Is the same one of USB ? Using MicMod, lava or other similari vst mic morphing/emulation, Is It enough ti set Rode Nt-1 First versione as the source mic ? Have a Great Day

@SeanDivine 11 ай бұрын

The mic has onboard DSP processing (controlled via Rode Central). The effects are destructive, meaning they would be recorded while active. The XLR sound is totally dependent on the preamp but yes, the frequency response and overall tone is similar to USB. The 5th Gen is practically identical to the previous model in XLR, in terms of sound.

@flamersss Ай бұрын

Hey do you think this mic would be good for Untreated bedrooms for rap vocals? Or what mic would you recommend if you cant afford to treat you room?

@SeanDivine Ай бұрын

It’s a condenser, so it’s sensitive and true to source. I would recommend a front addressing or dynamic mic for untreated spaces i.e. broadcaster or sm7db.

@jaysRiddum 8 ай бұрын

nice rap! God bless! good to see another christian following Christ Jesus

@BOKHTARIMUSIC 6 ай бұрын

Nice 🔥🔥🇹🇯🇹🇯🇹🇯

@delcastilloian Жыл бұрын

Vocal wise, is this better than the recent Rode NT USB+ ?

@dopaddict Жыл бұрын

I don’t have the mic yet, but it should be better than any usb mic

@victornico Жыл бұрын

Is there any point in owning both of them, or are they too similar?

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

If you're only interested in using XLR, the previous generation is essentially the same. Having the flexibility with USB / onboard effects is great though and this will be the one I take on the go for recording outside the studio.

@blaqappollo942 9 ай бұрын

Is this better than nt2a or Sony c 80

@SeanDivine 9 ай бұрын

Both of those are about 2x the price, so not really a fair comparison. I've heard the NT2a and it's comparable, the NT1 is a bit less forward in the mids.

@ishubber5392 Жыл бұрын

Rode nt2a or this one which one is better?

@BOKHTARIMUSIC 6 ай бұрын

@njkumar1958 Жыл бұрын

Do we need to wait for Apple M3 chipset MacBook Pro or M2 is enough ?

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

I have an M1 max currently... and it's plenty enough :)

@IntrovertMaxxing Жыл бұрын

Christian rap hits different ✝️

@MayhemJack 10 ай бұрын

The way he set up his mic, his dock on the left, this guy likes it sideways!

@i.shadrin 4 ай бұрын

Who knows what is that top keyboard behind the Sean is in the intro?

@SeanDivine 4 ай бұрын

Access Virus Indigo :)

@ProdBaly Жыл бұрын

What mean 4:5 ?

@tonychar 3 ай бұрын

Is there any better mic to rap then this one at max price of 400$?

@hueyaddison6987 10 ай бұрын

I'm confused, how can a condenser work without phantom power

@SeanDivine 10 ай бұрын

This mic can be USB powered and in that case, it doesn't require phantom. If you use it in XLR mode, it does.

@AdnanWest 2 ай бұрын

anyone else having latency issues with this mic?

@bg321able Жыл бұрын

I cannot get the 5th gen to work in USB mode 32 float with my 2 Focus rite interfaces. Works fine with my UA interface. I suspect the mic is not compatible with the focusrite Scarlett driver in USB mode. To be more precise... I can record BUT I can't hear anything eg the instrumental music I'm singing over. In the 5th gen ASIO driver settings it will happily let me choose the UA interface as output if that's connected,which is great. But on my PC it doesn't recognise the Scarlett driver... on my laptop,even worse, it crashes the laptop. I've been talking to Rode support for a few weeks about this. In my last email, six days ago, I asked straight out iff Focusrite Scarlett is not compatible and they haven't replied. The two Focusrites I have are the 2i2 and 18i8. Rode says the 5th gen won't work in USB with 18i8 because it has more than stereo outputs. (Beyond my technical knowledge this). But I would say then that it should work with the 2i2. SO.. my question is... is there anyone who is successfully using the 5th gen in USB 32 bit float mode with a Focusrite interface? (I believe the 2i2 is the best selling interface around)

@pachinifivefive6607 5 ай бұрын

Bro I use a Audio Technica, is this mic better?

@InaktiverUser Жыл бұрын

Do you Record at 44.1 or 48 khz?

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Typically 44.1 24-bit with my audio interface. For USB, you need to set this mic to 48K for the onboard effects to work.

@InaktiverUser Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine Thank you so much Sean ♥

@jnkdevine4062 Жыл бұрын

My last name is devine instead of divine lol

@sohmiJesuswithme 6 ай бұрын

And just want to tell you Jesus can save us all he can fill that empty spot in our life he save me now am free❤️✝️

@ankeviousoliver4472 Жыл бұрын

Got my 5th Gen but wasn't feeling it.

@stoyanstefanov7461 Жыл бұрын

There is a significant difference between 4-th Gen and 5-th Gen NT-1 through XLR. Place them side by side and you will be surprised. The 4-th Gen sounds way better on my voice, with more presence and clarity.

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

I tested them side by side - sonic differences with XLR (if any) were negligible. To my ears, practically identical. It's the same HF6 capsule in 5th and 4th Gen.

@DreErdna Жыл бұрын

Sup, Sean! Clean verse. I liked “The Lord reminds us the world doesn’t bind us.” When doing these test videos & you lay a verse, do you ever mess up? Lol I like how it’s USB & XLR. Most times I opt for USB, even tho, XLR sounds better for me. Take Care :)

@SeanDivine Жыл бұрын

Definitely! It takes me a little while to feel it out. JUST finished the actual vocal recording for the song, so very fresh on my brain!

@DreErdna Жыл бұрын

@@SeanDivine bet!! We ready 😎