20250415 - The Røde NT-USB Mini is a lovely little podcast mic (2025)

This is not a detailed laboratory review, it's me rambling about and on my lovely NT-USB Mini. Enjoy. I applied noise reduction and gating and a low-pass filter at 15.5kHz. Apart from that it's just the mic. There are also suitable supar-l33t xTrEmE effects applied as appropriate. Røde NT-USB Mini page https://rode.com/en/microphones/usb/nt-usb-mini NT-USB Mini data sheet (PDF) https://edge.rode.com//pdf/products/96/NT-USB_Mini_ds_V06.pdf Get an NT-USB Mini https://amzn.to/42wEyb4 (UK) https://amzn.to/4iicI8v (US) I also mention these Røde mics which are good too (all Røde mics are good), read all about 'em: Røde XCM-50 page https://rode.com/en/microphones/usb/xcm-50 XCM-50 data sheet (PDF) https://edge.rode.com//pdf/products/1021/XCM-50_Datasheet_FA.pdf Get an XCM-50 https://amzn.to/42rOLWk (UK) https://amzn.to/4cAcOXJ (US) Røde M3 page https://rode.com/en/microphones/live/m3 M3 data sheet (PDF) https://edge.rode.com//pdf/products/47/M3_Datasheet_v02.pdf Sound On Sound reviews the M3 in 2007 and they loved it https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/rode-m3 Get an M3 https://amzn.to/4lmJ8Bo (UK) https://amzn.to/3G8q4a2 (US) Note that the M3 is XLR, you'll need either phantom power or a large stock of 9 volt batteries My cheap swing arm: https://amzn.to/42dvIjL Previously: my first video with the NT-USB Mini, on the desk on a stand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJhXihnZm-w&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA T-shirt store now open! https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com My channel-enhancement wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Please send funding! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5