Rode NT1

Nice mic

Nice mice designed especially for vocals)

Best bang for your buck.

Six years owning the NT1 - recorded vocals, guitar amps, percussions, and all that you can imagine - the mic sounds and works absolutely perfect.

Fantastic quality

Awesome microphone for my home studio.

Very sensitive, so you'd need to sound proof well, or record at 7am on Sundays LOL.

But it gives great results - neutral mic producing honest sound, so you can use it for anyone and anything, and work on sound later in the chain.

Awesome but not without problems

The Røde NT1 condenser mic delivers pretty great vocals. the eq fits perfectly with my tenor voice and is super flexible when it comes to recording instruments.

The mic has started to cracle and pop whenever i move it though but i hope that its only my mic that has started to do that.

All in all i will be sending it back for repair but i

Good microphone, price package

The rack mount, pop filter and cable included are good. In my opinion this is the best budget choice for recording, because you get everything you need and the microphone is good quality.

best mic for vocal recordings

the best purchase ive made so far for mics. clear, neat and makes you sound like a great singer! highly recommend

It's a good recording MIC. I brought it in combination with the Steinberg U22 MK2 and it worked without any trouble.

A must-have for any studio

As far as I'm conserned there's no reason NOT to buy RODE NT-1 if you're building a recording setup. Relatively flat frequency response gives it more flexibility than it's same-price-range counterparts and the kit has everything to get you started apart from an interface and a mic stand.

The mic itself has a nice weight to it and gives off the impression of being quite durable, further implied by 10-year warranty provided by RODE. I love the matte black finish on it: it looks (and sounds!) a lot more expensive than it actually is. After setting it up, I did a couple recordings of my own voice and I couldn't help but smile from ear to ear because of how good it made me sound after AT3035 and Blue Yeti. Despite being the quietest cardioid mic on the market, it's quite sensitive to the detail in my voice and I didn't need to EQ out as many harsh frequencies as I used to before. At the same time that flat freq response I mentioned allows me to do more adjustments in post.

If you're like me and choosing between Aston Origin, NT-1 and AKG C214 I'd just like to say: they're all going to be great, but if you go for the neutral-looking RODE, you won't regret it. I'd give it a 5/5 in every regard if it had a pad, but even in its current form NT-1 is just something you shouldn't miss out on.

Top budget option

I tested several microphones in the past couple of years but to this day I still love using this one as my go-to for certain projects/recordings (even preferred before pricier alternatives). The character of this microphone is something heavily based on one's opinion but I really like how smooth this one is. Low noise level and promised clarity are not just marketing catches. Another sweat things are the accessories you get with it - in case you're starting out it's awesome to have a pop filter, cable, and a shock mount coming at the package with the mic, even though you already have a couple of microphones at your "disposal" it's always sweet to have these accessories maybe for setup B or just as a backup plan ;)

Best bang for buck!

Overall pretty neutral microphone that can be molded quite widely in your DAW or with additional hardware. Cant really say anything bad for the price and the bundle it provides. I do recommend it for starters and advanced ones too.