Rode M1 Live Dynamic Vocal Microphone Reviews
RODE's M1 dynamic microphone is ruggedly built with a die-cast body and a sturdy dynamic capsule - designed to thrive through night after night of stage abuse. This handheld microphone also offers an excellent balance of weight and ergonomics, so it's comfortable for vocalists to hold and perform with onstage. What's more, the RODE M1 carries with an impressive lifetime warranty from RODE - a testament to the microphone's solid build construction. When you want studio-quality sound onstage, look no further than the RODE M1 dynamic handheld microphone.
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Great company !!
Perfect Mic
I love the look of this Mic. Has a great feel to it, works and sounds awesome...well worth the money!
Great mic!
I purchased a Rode M1 (demo) mic. Looks & sounds brand new!! I think the Rode M1 sounds BETTER than my Shure SM58!!
Great tone & no "p" pops
I told Aric at Sweetwater that I was having trouble with popping on my "p" sounds with my cheapie mic that came with my karaoke deck. He recommended the Rode M1 and said it should help. It sounds great with live music and tracks and feels great in your hand (nice and solid). Love it! Thanks, Aric!!
Great sounding mic
I've been a fan of Rode mics for years so I decided to try the M1. I really like it, and the built-in pop filter works great. Highly recommended if you're generally not a fan of the SM58.
Rode's M1
A solidly built mic with great audio performance. The style lends itself to multiple uses while it's construction allows for a bump or two. Over all I'm very satisfied with the quality.
Industry standard with rose colored glasses
This is of course a direct competitor with the venerable Shure SM58. I chose it after a shoot-out with the Shure Sm58, Sennheiser e835, Electro-Voice PL80, and the Rode M1:
The Shure SM58 is a nice mic. I like the fact that I can sing off-axis and still have it pick up a fairly good sound. In fact, this feature is crucial to my application (multiple singers around one mic). It's a nice round sound. There's a reason why it’s an industry standard.
The Sennheiser E835 is more detailed than the Shure. The salesman who was listening liked this one. It has more roll-off when singing off-axes - which is a problem for me. My highest voices are slightly more "grainy" through it in my opinion, but I can see why folks like this mic too, especially women's voices with smoother control of the higher registers.
The EV PL 80 is the hottest of the mics and the least like a Shure sm86. I wanted to like this one because I like my EV N/D767a, but I couldn't get comfortable with it. It has a very noticeable off-axis change in tone that was a deal breaker.
The Rode M1 is essentially a Shure SM58 with a new lease on life. The clarity was better. Great warmth. The off-axis sound was great. It looks and feels good. I bought it.
Since then I've had two formal practice sessions on stage, and I'm so pleased. Mics are very personal, try before you buy if you can. But put this one on your short list!
Good sounding mic.
Has a nice sound to it. I just didn't think it was quite hot enough.
My gain was at clip level to get the same volume as other mics. Tried a few different preamp settings... and different preamps... for speaking, or quiet coffee house, it's probably wonderful... or maybe someone with a more powerful or higher Hertz voice...
Very sturdy mic. Feels good in your hand.
Great alternative to the 58
It's all in the title. I bought the demo mic from sweetwater and it works perfectly.
great choice
Great mic - works well for us. Recommended.
