The 5th Generation RODE NT1 is here, and it's got some new tricks.

[@bradbeadlejr7738]

No fair!! I just got my NT1 last year after waiting so long to get it. 😩 Mike, amazing content as always!!

[@etheone]

i feel u bro

[@ZekeWaters_]

me too, doesn’t make the nt1 any worse of a mic though!

[@camii847]

Me too 😢 F

[@Microphones_Matter]

Glad to see Mr Mike review another Microphone as it has been a while.

[@joesalyers]

On quick note on clipping 32 FP if you do hear clipping in your DAW just turn down the audio file with clip gain (not the fader) but the actual file's level. In Pro Tools its called clip gain in Reaper its the Item Gain, in Logic it is the Gain in the inspector window and so in. This is the advantage of 32 bit floating point. But 32 bit FP will not help you if you clip the microphone's capsule (known as the analog stage before the converter) Cheers!

[@RealGengarTV]

What's it called in cubase?

[@joesalyers]

@@RealGengarTV Clip Gain on the audio file can be found if you click on the file and the square on the top-middle part of the audio track. So just click and hold on the square and you can adjust the gain of a track. Cheers.

[@RealGengarTV]

@@joesalyers so basic file volum 🙂 thanks for the input much appreciated

[@joesalyers]

@@RealGengarTV Yep that is what clip gain is and it turns the file down at the file level, before your plugin effects, like the input gain (mic/line) on a mixing console. Cheers!!

[@aristotle_4532]

Integrated microphones and ADs are designed so that the maximum output of the mic cannot clip the analog input of the AD. This is very easy even on 24bit ADs and the reason why no professional really needs 32bit.

[@homestudioacademy]

Happy to see another mic review from the Booth Junkie himself!

[@QuantumGamingUploads]

So glad to see a New Mic review. I missed them so thank you.

[@NovaHorizon]

In the comparison between the 5th gen and the nt1a.... I literally couldn't even tell when they swapped back and forth. Sounded completely identical to me. lol

[@knowyourjoe8826]

Hey Mike! Thanks for the info! I want this new NT1 and a RODECaster Pro II ... 🤔 although it really does not make since as I have a NT1 and the auto clipping would be taken care of with the newest RODECaster. DANG LOGIC!!!! I suppose I will have to pass on this mic this time unless there is something I am not getting... I am new to this... That being said YOU make it look REALLY COOL and DESIRABLE.

[@marcchapleau8343]

Compared to the NT1-A, the NT1 5th gen seems to have a bit less sibilance. Which is a good thing.

[@Ralipsi]

Agreed! Je suis d'accord!

[@BillAnciaux]

Old school Booth Junkie mic review. ❤ Thanks, Mike.

[@klaymoon1]

Great review. To my ears, XLR sounds better, and NT1a sounds slightly cuppy compared to 5th gen. I suppose NT1 signature version is XLR only, right?

[@JonathanDano]

The new NT1 sounds strange to me. Muffled, or just kind of cheap sounding? I'm listening from my phone... I'll have to listen again later on my headphones

[@TheNewArtSchool]

The Nt-1 5th generation is much smoother to the nt1a! Great video!

[@Crowbar11115]

The NT1 and NT1-A have always been different mics. The 1-A is notoriously sibillant.

[@TheNewArtSchool]

@@Crowbar11115 I love my nt1a 😊

[@ericdano]

Glad I didn't get the Shure SM7B usb clone thing that shure made, the vx or whater. I think this mic is in a whole other league........the USB C thing is very cool.

[@laviadellavoce]

It does not have a direct monitor jack :(

[@coleedwards1634]

love the sound of 5th Generation RODE NT1, but I would be using it in a untreated room- in that scenario would it be god awful? It would just be a personal use microphone, not a content creator. Other mics I was looking into were the podmic usb and the rode nt-usb. Any input you could give would be greatly appreciated.

[@galacticboy2009]

Sooo it has a 32-bit float 192khz interface built-in. Useful for people without an interface handy. I could see it being useful.. but.. if it's the same as the regular NT1 otherwise, I'll stick with what I've got. It's an interesting option but I think they should've called it the NT1USB or something like that.

[@DynamixWarePro]

I never knew there was a new NT1. Thanks for showing the frequency response graph as I couldn't find it searching for it, only ones for the older NT1-A and NT1. I have had mixed results before with NT1-A and NT1. With my voice, if certain high frequencies are boosted a bit much on a mic, that can be harsh on my voice but too flat and it can sound muffled. I found the NT1-A too bright and I couldn't EQ it to sound better on my voice and hated it. The 2014 NT1, I found the opposite, it was better but too flat and it sounded a bit muffled on my voice with no real clarity and couldn't add that with EQ. The new NT1 sounds better than the NT1-A in your test with more bass, based on listening through M-Audio BX5 monitor speakers going into a Creative Soundblaster AE-7 sound card at 32-bit 384Khz on my PC. I like how they managed to put both an XLR and USB opeions on it as you don't usually get that, its either one or the other. What is especially good to see is that it has 32-bit and 192khz as some recorders/USB mics don't go as high as 192Khz and it is the sampling rate I normally use when recording audio. I don't record audio directly into my PC anyway as it would pick up the fan noise (I don't have a laptop only a desktop with a bunch of fans in it). I am always amazed how low the self noise is on these. You don't event get a noise floor that low on many expensive mics. BTW, was the ending supposed to be cut off like that?

[@MrSujano]

The NT1 sounds great! Awesome review!

[@FatherLamb]

pfft not bad. lol Been running 32 bit 96 for a few years now when recording, ITS SOLID! I don't use usb though, Creative Soundblaster Ae-9. :D Direct audio and zero latency pffffffffft.

[@TheHorrorGuru]

This mic is amazing! Thanks for telling us about it.

[@hsjawanda]

Can you get "live" sound (like for a video/Zoom call) using the USB connection, or does the 32-bit float output mean that the USB connection can only be used to record audio (which would then need to processed to other formats) in post?

[@2burntbutters]

That Usb-c, 32bit float along with the price drop to 250 is absolutely huge for streamers, Cannot wait to get my hands on one and play with it!

[@MikeBroderick33]

It sounds too bright and thin to me on both USB and XLR. More like the NT1-A rather than the NT1 from 2013/14. I much prefer the 2013/2014 NT1.

[@lupit1]

Kinda sounds like you accidentally had a high pass filter on in the xlr test

[@SyeedAli]

Holy hell, it's affordable too..

[@uncle-english]

It was really fulfilling experience to listen to Mike review Lewitt LCT 1040. Here comes another. You simply sound so charming with this mic. Now I can't wait for the review by Curtis and Bandrew.

[@kareng7201]

I know this is an old video, but hopefully I can get some valuable advice. Being a total newbie, I am afraid I will mess up gain when setting it up on the mic, so I was considering getting the Ride N1 5th generation and use it as USB, with the 32-bit floatt option, to have more room for error on that part, and getting an audio interface to use it as XLR later on. Now, for about the same price, I can get the AT-2020 XLR, with an audio interface, but I believe there is no going back if I mess up the gain, right? I'm torn, all advice is appreciated. (As a side note, I considered starting off with the AT2020USB-X, originally). Thank you so much in advance!

[@awright18]

Great video, love seeing Booth Junkie videos! Unfortunately the video cut off before your catch phrase of "Record something amazing!"

[@GideonStHelen]

Wondering why they didn't catch that. Regardless, we got the most valuable parts of the review. Indeed.

[@michael-jackson-helsinki]

Your hands need a tranquilizer. I literally had to put another window in front of youtube so I could hear your voice without needing to watch those hands nervously flailing about non-stop for 13 minutes and 48 seconds.

[@Turbobrat_Motorsports]

I found your channel on a recommendation from YT, while searching for mic reviews. I am blowen away by just how much I have learned from just this one video. Incredibly knowledgeable, well thought out, and because of that, you just earned a new subscriber!! Great Job, Sir!! well done!!

[@iljin9089]

I would like to say that the NT1 5th sounds better, but I can't. The NT1-A sounds more open, fresh and lively. I really wanted to convinced myself to buy the NT1 5th, but based on your samples I'm leaning towards the NT1-A

[@AG_before]

Darnit! I _just_ purchased the NT-USB a few months ago. Why, oh why did you take till today to post this. Why?! Just quipping. Thank you for this. I didn't know a 5th was coming out. From the audio in this YT video at least, it seems like they paid attention to the feedback given by many about the harsh sibilance with the previous version(s) - much cleaner. It did however, sound a _litlle_ muddy, but that could just be YT. 32bit float and XLR/USB - good stuff! Thank you again 👍

[@IvanSergio1984]

Man I just bought a previous version of the NT1 😢

[@bg321able]

I've had this mic a few days now and things are not all they may seem at first sight. I bought this for recording vocals in my DAW (Reaper). Correct me if I'm wrong, but you can't use the processing like Aphex Exciter if you are using the 32 bit Float, because Rode Central won't let you. I have two audio interfaces, one Focusrite, and one Universal Audio. When I have the NT1 5th gen ASIO working in Reaper (which you have to do if you want to use the 32 bit Float, to benefit from the 'non-clipping' feature) the driver will not recognise the Focusrite. It's fine with the Universal Audio. I contacted Rode about this and am still waiting to hear from them. Is it possible that it simply doesn't work with Focusrite interfaces? If I use the mic with and XLR connection then everything is fine... but then you don't have the benefit of the non-clipping, which is why I bought the mic.

[@vampula12]

Post process reduction can not undo microphone's internal clipping and the distortion that follows it.

[@BoothJunkie]

If you do exceed the SPL limit of the mic at a given frequency, you're right, can't overcome that!

[@leonardmetzger9078]

Thanks, Mike. Especially appreciate the comparison with the NT1-A.

[@tostyjoost]

strange, the NT1-A sounds so much better here

[@DarkTrapStudio]

This is definitively not the true Frequency Response but this mic is revolutionary

[@mychess5821]

I still love the Rode NT1A

[@YoungBlaze]

Also how's the low latency if you are plugging directly using the USB?

[@insanejughead]

Get myself a microphone so I can... What, Mike? (Haha, the last four-five seconds are cut off.)

[@BoothJunkie]

record something amazing!

[@airwolf1337]

Is it possible to make a follow up video, showing the software with its compressor etc, a liitle more? I wanted to buy a dbx 286s for my NT1-a, but now im thinking to switch directly to the 5th Generation RODE NT1.

[@shahryarrizvi1]

I'm in the same boat. Just setting up a studio, first mic ordered was the Shure MV7x and was going to get the NT1-a but seems better just to jump to this 5th gen NT1. It'll also be going into a DBX 286s (And then an SSL+)

[@airwolf1337]

@@shahryarrizvi1 I ordered a Rode NT1 Gen5, it will arrive tomorrow. So exited :)

[@shahryarrizvi1]

@@airwolf1337 nice where did you pre order from? In the US it seems b&h photo, sweetwater, and andorama. All same price so prob will do andorama since they have the most cash back offers online.

[@airwolf1337]

@@shahryarrizvi1 I live in germany and ordered it from a company named "thomann". It arrived, but the rode software does not find the NT1 Gen5 :(. I tried different usb-c cables and also a different computer - same result. Mic does not work (yet) with windows :(. Im very disappointed :(.

[@TheTinkywinky3]

Hey. The 32 bit Floating mode only with USB or with XLR too?

[@toddcamnyc]

It looks like Rode has tuned this new mic to be brighter than the original NT-1.

[@BoothJunkie]

The original NT1? maybe. It should be virtually the same as the previous generation of the NT1. In my listening, they are very very close.

[@johnyang799]

@@BoothJunkie It appears be brighter than the black nt1 2014 but similar to the silver nt1a.

[@h4ppydr4gon]

New studio? Looks like you are back in the old wisper room

[@Vern_Levine]

And just like that Booth Junkie is back!

[@NaviRetlav]

I already have 32bit audio interface. Should I pick Austrian Audio OC16 instead of the NT1 ?

[@lizardpeter]

Thinking about swapping out my SB7b for this microphone. SM7b has too high of a noise floor. I hear the white noise in my recordings. Do you know if this microphone has the same noise floor in both USB and XLR modes?

[@dylinquent]

5th gen sounds richer, more full-bodied than the A.

[@BoothJunkie]

My pleasure!

[@lestra6074]

I've been looking at NT1 and NT1 5 generation for a while now. Which do you recommend considering that I do not plan to use a USB connection?

[@rj7257]

For what it's worth, I have both this NT1 5th gen, and the NT1 Signature Series, released a few months later and selling for $90 less. To my ear, they really do sound the same via XLR-so much so that I've successfully used them as a stereo pair. The extra $90 really does seem to be for the USB capability and the associated effects package. "Raw" sound quality is identical as far as I can tell.

[@3DThrills]

You don't have the all-black NT1 4th generation? It also has the 4dB noise floor. It is quite different from your NT1A.

[@pwoblem]

The 5th gen sounds abit muffled compared to the nt1-a, why tho?

[@BoothJunkie]

The NT1-A is known to be extremely bright, which some people love. So, you might prefer that sound. That's why we have different mic for different voices!

[@fuchidawagyu7815]

@@BoothJunkie I noticed during your video you did not use headphones when using the NT1 5TH GEN in USB MODE. Is there a latency issue with the NT1 5TH gen in USB mode, that renders this microphone useless for voice-over work ?

[@TalesByMax]

This is the video that convinced me to get the mic.

[@suarezbros214]

the new one is slightly darker.

[@DanielEchegorri]

Hello! Has anyone tested if it works with an iPad?

[@gustavtarankov3899]

Is it me or there is no difference in sound quality? I Dont have any, I would def buy the new one for its versatility at home XLR when travel ✈️ USB

[@lionheartroar3104]

I still like the NT1A better

[@TheAltair033]

it's not even on their website yet... 🙁

[@stoyanstefanov7461]

Hey Mike! You sound nice and warm, absolutely fantastic on the upgraded NT-1 mic. Thank you for this video!

[@WillianMaier]

If the 4dB self noise applies in usb mode, it really is an amazing evolution! Thanks for the content, Mike 🤘

[@fluphybunny930]

Sure, for all those people that stream from a anechoic chamber its a game changer! It is great to have as a spec but it will be meaningless for 99.99999 of people that use it :)

[@7171jay]

Actually for those who record audio books a very quiet studio is needed along with a very quiet mic. 4dba can be lower than necessary but it is helpful to have practically no noise at all coming from the mic in a situation like this. For vocals in a dense song mix you can get away with a mic that is in even the 18-20dba range but really quiet and at such a low price point is certainly nice extra.

[@felixftp9670]

So do you can connect the Rode nt1 to the Rode Ai 1 and monitoring this with zero latency with the dsp effects from rode nt1 as well?

[@henryeowens]

Fantastic innovation. It’s great to see mic makers finding ways to make their products more useable to folks without a lot of equipment. Thanks for the video.

[@GideonStHelen]

And at lower price too.

[@fluphybunny930]

@@GideonStHelen You could easily find a setup comprising interface plus XLR mic for £265. Would actually be interesting for people to compare at a later date. For ease and functionality this thing certainly ticks a lot of boxes.

[@bg321able]

Re my earlier post... The NT1 5th gen mic DOES NOT WORK in USB mode with 32 bit Float if your interface has more than two stereo outputs. Don't ask me why. This is the reply I got from Rode this morning when I asked why the Rode ASIO driver you have to use does not recognise my Focusrite 18i8. "This is because the ASIO driver only supports 2 channel (stereo) devices for monitoring. The Scarlett 18i8 has multiple outputs, so is not supported." As it happens, I have another interface I can switch to easily , a Universal Audio Apollo Twin, so I can use that. Also, bear in mind Logic and Audacity, according to Rode's website, don't support 32 bit Float yet, so you can't use the mic in 32 bit Float on those DAWS.

[@MIMCKMedia]

I wonder if you got the same dynamic range in xlr with a zoom f3 32bit recorder

[@sm-journey8281]

I sold my Rode NT1 5 years ago. It seems I've to get it back for these reasons - it's made by Rode, 32 bit float & USB C :)

[@luisbarrera5740]

Hmm. Excuse the possible ignorance of my question but here it goes. I have an apollo twin x interface. It doesn't record at 32bit. If I connect the mic via usb, will it record my vocals on my logic session at 32bit eventhough the session is set up to rec at 24bit?

[@AndrewKZ0007]

Do we get any latency? In the usb effect?

[@avocadoenjoyer8511]

NT-1 5g sounds less bright than the NT1-A. Perhaps it's tonally closer to the older black NT-1?

[@graysonpeddie]

If I can listen very very hard despite my hearing impairment (I wear hearing aids), I kind of thought the NT1 has a tiny bit more low end compared to the NT1a, but overall, I cannot hear that much of a difference! I looked at the prices at Sweetwater and I would say that the NT1-A is cheaper than the new 5th-gen microphone. I do not need the USB capability.

[@EdoDijkgraaf]

Mike you can make a potato sound nice. I hope they sent one to Julian Krause. Let's see what he measures.

[@BoothJunkie]

I hope so too. Julian is the best.

[@xyzct]

I can confirm: Julian's potato is in the mail.

[@Mr_jelous2000]

Nice

[@fluphybunny930]

Hard to say as setups headphones all different but the mic sounds a bit too clinical to my ears. After posting realised this still has the same capsule as previous versions so that makes sense.

[@EricJohnson-fh8zj]

How you would you use the USB functions of this mic...yet output to your speakers through your regular interface? How would you configure your studio monitor speaker set up at all just using this as a usb mic?

[@BoothJunkie]

If you still want to output via an interface you either use the OS to set a different output for the speakers (your interface), or you can create a compsite device. On a Mac that is through Audio MIDI setup, not sure how to do it in windows. Can anyone help here?

[@MichaelW.1980]

For singing, screaming and whatnot, even 125dB SPL are easily enough headroom. But even the 4th Gen could handle 132dB SPL. So I guess that additional headroom falls under the category „nice to have.“

[@glokkjhit4749]

Hello, I’m kinda new to audio and stuff, but isn’t 32 bit float basically just a compressor?? Or is it different.

[@Crowbar11115]

It's more like having an "after the fact volume knob". It's essentially unlimited Headroom.

[@xyzct]

It's like having a More Cowbell knob ... that goes to 11.

[@croatian-voiceover]

Hi Mike. Thanks for the review, but I'm a little disappointed that you didn't mention the latency of monitoring when using USB-C. I bought that microphone, which I don't know if it's worth the money, it sounds average, maybe even below average for my opinion, but maybe it's ok in that price range. In any case, you don't get any benefits with this USB-C and 32-bit FP option because there is no output for headphones, and nobody works today without monitoring (not even you in the first part of the video :-). I just thought it would be great when I'm on a trip, microphone + fanless notebook, no cables, no interface ... no mess :-(

[@DarkMattersRadio]

As long as you use ultra low latency, there will be no difference in real time monitoring via USB versus using an interface as tested on a Mac. I can't speak for Windows as I haven't used a Windows PC in years. The NT1 5th Gen is a great sounding mic through USB... especially with DSP effects turned on and adjusted appropriately.

[@YoungBlaze]

I would love to know how this mic sounds via latency

[@DarkMattersRadio]

@@YoungBlaze On a Mac there's no audible difference between my interface and the USB latency. On my Windows laptop there is a noticeable lag.

[@GhostSamaritan]

Woahh I'm so glad I didn't pull the trigger on the old NT1!

[@thekeeeonproject]

its not rode xd its røde angry norwegian

[@evgenykriukov4239]

If I want to use USB and monitor that signal how big is the delay?

[@Mikey__R]

Why haven't we had floating point interfaces before now? It seems so obvious now we've got one.

[@radzhkapoor3742]

Great video and, of course, great voice! I own my 1992 NT-1 for many many years and I never thought of changing it.

[@year801991]

If I remember correctly, NT1-A is the 10th anniversary of NT1 (3rd generation), it sounds like the 5th generation is more attractive in this video!

[@b27u]

Hello! One question, today with a little more use, do you see a difference in sound quality between the USB and XLR modes? thank you!

[@KhoaNguyen-um5sj]

if they can tune it darker but i still prefer dark mics I have a usb but switch back to xlr I don’t think my voice can handle the latency just too hard to talk live in game.

[@beats4hire1]

Thanks Mike for this info you just sold a Rode 5th Generation this Microphone is amazing just preordered one

[@RobbDizzl]

tHiS cHaNgEs eVeRyThInG

[@toddcamnyc]

I’d like to see how using a multiple mics in a usb setup will affect latency. Also, will using a single mic with built in effects create a latency issue?

[@BoothJunkie]

I don;t have multiple 5th gen NT1s (yet), but I think you would add them in the Rode software. If I can test this out at some point, I can make a video about it.

[@toddcamnyc]

@@BoothJunkie I’d love to see more tests on this product. It really ticks a lot of boxes with all the features it has packed into a $250 mic. I have several previous generations of the NT-1, and can’t wait for this 5th generation to go on sale.

[@Dannington]

I'd be interested if - because it doesn't clip - can you recover pops. Pops always clip and so can't really be recovered - with one of these can you normalise down the plosives so you don't have to worry about pop shields (I know it's a bit more work but it would be interesting to see if popping becomes a non-problem).

[@delcastilloian]

Singing wise. Is it better than the new Rode NT USB+ ?

[@samehsabet7566]

Why no comparison with the last gen NT1?

[@pedrolamego9522]

Does the 4dB self noise still applies when you're in usb mode?

[@ginaholden6508]

As someone who used whatever mic the station had us use for 24 years, I think it is funny when I hear someone say, "Oh, it's ugly!" LOL I don't care what it looks like, I just want it to hear the best qualities of my pipes, diction, & velvet when needed! :) Mike you are AWESOME!

[@ramspencer5492]

Great mic for the money

[@AtomizedSound]

Ah, I may have to indulge in this one. Least it’s not a NT1-A but each their own

[@kendiggs]

I love my first generation NT1 from the mid 90s and have resisted "upgrading." It might be time.

[@DotaDump]

OMG :O As Rode NT1 Enjoyer - I hope this is also as good!

[@deolludhianvi]

Sir, I am beginner. I want to record my written poetry professionally. In which my line will go in high tone and will also come in low tone. Tell me such a mic and audio interface. So that I can record and mix later. My room is not sound proof. My total budget is $300. But a shopkeeper told me that you cannot do recording with dynamic mic. Please tell me what should I do. Tell me such a mic and audio interface that I will not regret after buying.

Great vid. Thanks. I have one in front of me.

[@jonniefast]

i got one 🥰

[@kendiggs]

@Booth Junkie can you please do something about the scammer in the comments? I responded to them out of curiosity, and they are claiming to be YOU. No, I wasn't dumb enough to let it go any farther than that, but they are flooding your comments section.