Rode NTG-2
Directional Shotgun Condenser Microphone with Battery/Phantom Power Option, Windscreen, Stand Mount, and Zip Pouch
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Put RØDE Sound Quality into Your Video or Film Project!
You know you can count on RØDE for an outstanding mic at a great price. And that extends to film and video work! When you need a quality shotgun mic that's built to perform, you want RØDE's NTG-2. It's lightweight, so you'll have no problems using it as a camera-mounted mic or on a boom pole. The NTG-2 also sounds absolutely great, thanks to its wide frequency range and tight supercardioid pickup pattern. Want tough? It'll take what you can dish out and keep sounding fantastic, in any environment. Want flexibility? This mic can be phantom powered or you can run it off of a battery. The NTG-2 comes complete with a mount and a handy windshield. RØDE NTG-2 Supercardioid Shotgun Microphone Features at a Glance:- Supercardioid
- Frequency Range: 20Hz-20kHz selectable HPF @ 80Hz/12dB octave
- Maximum SPL: 131dB
- Broadcast sound quality
- Rugged metal contruction
- Condenser microphone transducer
- Weighing 161 grams approx. (5.17 oz.)
- Low noise circuitry
- Low handling noise
- Supplied with stand mount and zip pouch
- Designed and manufactured in Australia
- Full 2-year guarantee
Put RØDE quality into your video or film project, with the NTG-2 shotgun mic!
| Specification |
Detail |
| Dimensions |
278mm x 22mm (11" x .86") |
| Freq. Response |
20Hz - 20kHz |
| Hi-Pass Filter |
12 dB/Octave @ 80 Hz (Selectable) |
| Impedance |
250 ohms (phantom), 350 ohms (battery) |
| Kind |
Line Gradient Shotgun Condenser |
| Max SPL |
131dB SPL (@ 1kHz, 1% THD into 1K? load) |
| Noise |
18 dB SPL (A-Weighted) |
| Phantom Power |
Yes |
| Power Requirements |
48V Phantom or 1x 1.5V AA Battery |
| Weight |
161 grams (5.7 oz) |
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Sweetwater Advice
Dave Brow
This is the affordable shotgun mic to use for voice-over applications. It's great at eliminating room characteristics, which helps it to capture clean announcer and dialog tracks. It's also excellent for ADR and in the field.
A Killer Microphone for web-based audio !!!
by John Petrocelli from New York City (Ground Zero / Financial District)
June 17, 2007
Music Background: Hypnotist, Voice Over, Former early years CBGB punk alumni guitarist
Let me start out .. I am not a technical, hard core music fanatic .... and my ears have been slightly damaged over the years from swimming in one-too-many polluted lakes and I have spent one night .. ... read more [+]too many in the seventies ..sitting in a front row seat on band nights in front of a stack of ear-shattering Marshal amps while the WHO ...CREEDENCE ....SPRINGSTEEN ... pulverized my ear drums to oblivion.
Besides being a world reknown hypnotist (at least that is what the media calls me) who knows the effect
the spoken word .. and nuances your voice can
have on others ... I love microphones. I have
an arsenal of them .. Shure .. Audio-Technica - Studio Projects, AKG, Rode, Sennheimer .... more than I can remember where I put them.
I ordered the Rode to accompany my new video camera over the Audio Technica and Azden (similar prices) because the Rode NTK (for my voice) is my favorite microphone of all time. I have been testing it against 10 other classic microphones from $1,200 and less for web based audio. To be honest .. the other microphones were adequate .. but there's something about the directional quality of the Rode NTG-2 that just punched out and made you take notice when I uploaded it to the websites. It just added that 'voice of authority' that I was looking for.
It feels weightless in my hads compared to my big tube condensers .. but still packs the kick of a mule. It even can take a battery if you don't have phantom power around.
Man, I don't know what it is about that Rode sound. Even Australians can't believe there is a country that produces some of the finest sounding and cost saving microphones on the planet.
A big thumbs up on this product and to Chris Lewis, my rep at Sweetwater. I love Sweetwater. I'm 2 blocks from Ground Zero in NYC and have spent a fortune with Manny's, Sam Ash and all the 48th street music stores in a 25-30 year period. The service .. man ... like have your own personal music research assistant ... All I have to do is tell Chris what I want to do, how I want it to sound and what I want to spend and Chris and Sweetwater have never let me down .... Just like this Rode Microphone. close [-]
Voiceovers
by Mike from Fishers, IN USA
November 5, 2008
Music Background: Hobbyist
I'm using an NTG2- for voiceover work at close range. Moreso than I expected, placement is everything--but in some unexpected ways. Too close and on-axis, and the proximity effect overwhelms; you ge ... read more [+]t muddy and boomy. Back up more than 12" from the mic end, and you wonder whether this is a shotgun or just an average cardioid--more room tone than I expected. But work it close and 30 degrees off axis, and the upper mids open up in a way that brings clarity to spoken word and reduces plosives (which you need, since the included foam windscreen is of little use there). Then this mic sounds like more than it costs--as do most Rode models, apparently. close [-]
Its alright
by Tyler from artesia, nm usa
July 14, 2009
Music Background: multi-media content producer
Greater output with external 48v. Sounds best at 30deg off axis, which adversely picks up more room noise. Polar pattern is not as tight as you would expect for a shotgun mic but hey, you get what you ... read more [+] pay for and this mic is affordable. Doesn't sound half as good as an expensive Sennheiser. close [-]
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