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April 15, 2025 5 mins

This is not a detailed laboratory review, it’s me rambling about and on my lovely NT-USB Mini. Enjoy.

I applied noise reduction and gating and a low-pass filter at 15.5kHz. Apart from that it’s just the mic.

There are also suitable supar-l33t xTrEmE effects applied as appropriate.

Røde NT-USB Mini page https://rode.com/en/microphones/usb/nt-usb-mini

NT-USB Mini data sheet (PDF) https://edge.rode.com//pdf/products/96/NT-USB_Mini_ds_V06.pdf

Get an NT-USB Mini https://amzn.to/42wEyb4 (UK) https://amzn.to/4iicI8v (US)

I also mention these Røde mics which are good too (all Røde mics are good), read all about ’em:

Røde XCM-50 page https://rode.com/en/microphones/usb/xcm-50

XCM-50 data sheet (PDF) https://edge.rode.com//pdf/products/1021/XCM-50_Datasheet_FA.pdf

Get an XCM-50 https://amzn.to/42rOLWk (UK) https://amzn.to/4cAcOXJ (US)

Røde M3 page https://rode.com/en/microphones/live/m3

M3 data sheet (PDF) https://edge.rode.com//pdf/products/47/M3_Datasheet_v02.pdf

Sound On Sound reviews the M3 in 2007 and they loved it https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/rode-m3

Get an M3 https://amzn.to/4lmJ8Bo (UK) https://amzn.to/3G8q4a2 (US)

Note that the M3 is XLR, you’ll need either phantom power or a large stock of 9 volt batteries

My cheap swing arm: https://amzn.to/42dvIjL

Previously: my first video with the NT-USB Mini, on the desk on a stand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJhXihnZm-w&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

T-shirt store now open! https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com

My channel-enhancement wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6

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