Do I Need A Ribbon Microphone?
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In this occasional series of Sound Advice articles about buying gear for your studio, we'll be looking at a different piece of studio equipment and trying to help you decide if you really need it.
My Rode NT3 mic was producing a nasty medium‑frequency buzz, and I eventually discovered that it was caused by a cheap battery. Taking the battery out and switching on my audio interface’s phantom power solved the problem...
I've just bought my first mic, a Rode NT1A, which requires phantom power, and I'm wondering if there's anything wrong with leaving it plugged in with phantom power switched on for long periods of time?
I have been planning to record an upcoming choir concert with a centred ORTF stereo pair of Rode NT5 cardioids...
I bought a Rode NT1A a few months ago and I'm now considering buying a second one. How can I tell whether the two mics are closely matched enough for use as a stereo pair?
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Paul White looks at the workings of capacitor mics and discusses their advantages for studio recording.