Review by D. Fichtner for Rode NTG2 Condenser …

Comment posted Rode NTG2 Condenser Shotgun Microphone Reviews by D. Fichtner.

Review by D. Fichtner for Rode NTG2 Condenser Shotgun Microphone
Rating:
I would rather give this mic 3 3/4 stars, but can’t feel right about giving it 4.

Please note that this review is only in terms of using it for voice-over work at a range of 12 to 18 inches. I don’t use it for anything else.

I’m a little disappointed with the sound, and feel it’s a bit muddy in the low-mid range. I also don’t feel like this mic has as wide of a dynamic range as I had hoped. This mic seems to deliver more of a compressed “news” sound than what I’d call a professional VO sound. The low end is also a smidge boomy, rather than full and moving.

It should be noted that I am also using a small Behringer board on its own phantom power. If I had a better preamp, perhaps this mic would “wake up” a bit. I have used the internal battery-powered preamp, but found it was slightly less desireable to the audio board’s pre’s.

Don’t get me wrong — this isn’t a bad microphone. I think it would do well for the money if I had used it more for it’s intended purpose. I just feel like I could have done better purchasing something else for a VO mic, given the price I paid. Also, it doesn’t reject noise in my room as well as I had hoped it would. If I put the mic in an insulated box, this improves a lot.

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