Decent LDC mic. 
by Kip from New City, NY, October 2008
Music Background:  songwriter / engineer

I used to really love this microphone for vocals. In fact, it seems to work best with cheaper preamps. This is a very bright sounding mic. I think the dullness of some cheaper pres sort of tames the sometimes overly bright characteristics of this mic.
It could also be the opposite effect of the brightness giving the cheap pres some life. I've since moved on from this mic since getting some better pres, but it served me well for many years, mostly paired up with a Presonus TubePre.

  Love this mic for vocals (but not with all preamps). 
by Kip from New City, NY, September 2008
Music Background:  Songwriter / Engineer

This was my personal vocal mic for years. I even brought it to other studios, and in A/B comparisons, we'd also choose the NT1000 as sounding best (on MY voice that is). I've since got a Grace 101 pre, and this does NOT sound nice with it. This NT1000 has lots of Hi-End, and the Grace being the honest preamp that it is, does no warming to keep it pleasent. It gets real harsh. I do however love the NT1000's performance with lower end pres like the Presonus TubePre and most utility mixer pres. I'm sure something like a Solo/610 or Brick would be a nice match for this microphone.

  Rode's Most Affordable Do-It-All Mic 
by Billy from Wisconsin, September 2008
Music Background:  One man band/studio

My interest was originally aimed towards the Rode NT1-A, but I was soon dissuaded against it - the consensus was that the NT1000 was Rode's most affordable entry that still represented the Rode sound present in the more affordable mics, while the NT1-A would disappoint. Prior to purchasing this microphone I'd read from credible sources that this was a very very versatile microphone; used properly you could achieve desirable results with just about any source. Since I don't (yet) own a money-growing tree I justified the extra cost by it's versatility, and I'm glad I did. It really does capture a wide variety of sources with very usable results, no radical treatments needed. It's also built like a tank. It doesn't have any attenuation and nor multiple patterns, and you'll have to purchase a shockmount seperately (although it does come with it's own little plastic mount that works fine if rumble isn't likely to be a problem.)

In summary; this is a no-frills, do-it-all microphone that represents the sound of upper echelon Rode LDCs significantly better than the preceeding models will.

  Excellent mic 
by Richie from Palmyra, PA, September 2008
Music Background:  active musician/ recording guitarist/ home studio

Nice, full sounding mic and well built. I've used it for acoustic guitars and in front of a guitar cab for some hard rocking guitar tracks so far. It allows me to record higher quality tracks than some other mics I've tried and at an affordable price. I expected it to be good, but it gives me more expensive sounding results than I expected. I will definitely buy more Rode mics in the future and I'll happily recommend this mic in particular. It's impressive.

  Good mic. Too much hype. 
by Data-Bank-A from Massachusetts, July 2007
Music Background:  25 years recording in project studio.

With all the hype about this mic and it's siblings, I came to this mic with high expectations. They were met, barely. It sounds good, with a smooth frequency response and low noise. It's quite flattering for vocals.
But then I put it head-to-head against my trusty CAD M37 (which cost 1/3 the price of the Rode). I recorded the same source, panned the mics left and right, and I could not tell which was which!

  swizz beatz 
by jose monroesph from LA, CA, June 2007
Music Background:  Hip Hop, Rap beats producer.

swizz beatz(a famous producer) has one of these in his studio. i got one and i love how clear it sounds.

  the best. 
by pang-foo from Texas, March 2007
Music Background:  engineer

i have two AKG c1000's and they do an admirable job as over-heads. I "was" happy with them. Boy am I glad I've made the switch these Rode microphones. "...the NT1000 has been hailed by many as the ultimate drum over-head and grand piano mic selection." That's from Rode's website. I'm floored!!! My drums sound like they have been recorded in Hollywood, really. The NT1000's captures my kit very accurately and the drums are breathing ;] If you are looking for great over-head mics look no further.

  Rode Nt 1000 
by Rony Cantave from philadelphia, December 2006
Music Background:  Artist

I use this mic wit a focusrite trackmaster pre original. It sounds nice smooth and warm

  The NT1000 is a fantastic mic 
by Ludis D Taylor from chicago, Illinois, November 2006
Music Background:  writer/arranger/producer

I primarily use the Rode NT1000 for lead and background vocal recording. It has such a rich and warm sound. This mic would sound great with any mic pre

  Comparable to Neumann U87i - with LESS self-noise! 
by Tony S from New York, NY USA, October 2006
Music Background:  Pro Musician & Producer

This is the best non-tube microphone I've ever used on vocals - hands down. Germany is in trouble, now.

  love this mic. 
by Mikee from Ga., September 2006
Music Background:  guitar-vocals-etc..Rec. Engineer learning but know what sounds good..

This is a low noise very nice sounding mic..great for vocals--acoustic guitar--I even used it on a mesa boogie combo (Heartbreaker)--very respectable.
Mic really deserves a 5 because it is such an excellent value..

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