Rode NT-USB
Rode | microphone | $169
Studio-style USB condenser microphone with integrated pop filtering and low-latency headphone monitoring.
Key Specifications
- Connection Type: usb-a
- Sample Rate: 48kHz
- Bit Depth: 16-bit
- Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz
- Polar Pattern: Cardioid
What These Specs Mean
Sample Rate: 48kHz
On USB mics, the internal sample rate affects recording quality.
Bit Depth: 16-bit
On USB mics, higher bit depth gives more dynamic range.
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz
Wider frequency response captures more of the audible spectrum, from deep bass to airy highs.
Polar Pattern: Cardioid
Polar pattern determines where the mic picks up sound from. Cardioid rejects background noise; omnidirectional captures the full room.
What You Need To Run This
Rode NT-USB connects straight to a computer over USB-A, so no audio interface or mixer is required to record with it.
Price Position In This Category
At $169, Rode NT-USB is the 23rd cheapest of the 33 microphones we list, which puts it in the upper third of the category by price. In the rest of the category the cheapest is Amazon Basics USB Condenser Microphone at $44.99 and the most expensive is Shure Super 55 Dynamic Vocal Microphone at $399; the median microphone price is $149. That is $230 below the most expensive option and $124.01 above the cheapest in this category.