Best Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone for recording vocals? Rode NT1A vs Neumann U87AI

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Best Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone for recording vocals? Rode NT1A vs Neumann U87AI
I am going to compare Rode NT1A with Neumann U87AI. U87AI costs $3,200 and a shock-mount for this mic costs $380. And NT1A package costs $229 which includes a shock mount, a pop filter, and even an XLR cable. This whole package is cheaper than a Neumann shock-mount.So $3,200 mic should be at least 10 times better than this $229 mic package.
Does it or does not. Let’s find out.
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@user-qt5eh9wb7g 3 года назад

A U87 is on my dream mic list. My NT1A arrives tonight.....

@SiegelBantuBear 5 месяцев назад

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@DuroSamples 2 года назад

:) Been at this for 30 years. Save your money people and get a Rode NT1. With the $$$ of a U87, you can build a whole studio setup and get acoustic panels. I have used the hyped U87 and sometimes a cheap mic did the job better. Most people buy expensive mics for show. What's important is what you can do with the talent in front of the mic; no matter what mic you have. God Bless...

@HarvinderSingh-yy8th 2 года назад

Mic matter too. NT1 is best for new studios.se 2300a is also good mic.

@Leftown Год назад

Would you recommend the NT1 5th Gen or 4th Gen? I currently own a focusrite solo interface and I'm working on my studio album. Which one is better for the weeknd type singing vocals ?

@kirkbolas4985 4 года назад

Considering the huge price difference and the more subtle differences between the two microphones, tweaking the Eq puts the Rode in the same ballpark as the Neumann.

@TheRealJPhillips 4 года назад

ppl who own the u87 will never admit when ANY OTHER mic sounds better or just as good. that price just HAS to be forever justified in their minds.

@ArchapelloTV 4 года назад

real talk bro lol

@MMSMUZIK 4 года назад

I have plenty of mics, including u87, and I will admit that I have mics that sounds better then the u87 sometimes, just depends on source and/or artist voice!

@ahfimiwonawun 4 года назад

You ain’t lying.

@TrillShatner 4 года назад

(u87ai owner) The nuemann u87Ai 'to me', has a much tighter recording radius (5 feet max) and is great when you aren't in a perfectly clean environment as you will pick up low frequencies with cheaper mics (some cheap mics will pick up sound further and further away the more power you supply to it) . Otherwise in an acoustically treated booth anything over 500 bucks is as good as the engineer is.

@1touchproduction 4 года назад

@@TrillShatner Thank you sir for the info

@joelouellette9074 4 года назад

Good Job! Consistently clear and straight to the point. mish more videos were made like this.

@raularaujostrw 4 года назад

I liked your energy. You should totally upload frequently.

@seanmiller5709 4 года назад

Dude, you need more subscribers. Excellent content.

@yjlconductor 4 года назад

Wow! Thanks for the comparison. I have a Rode Stereo Videomic Pro Rycote for my camera and it sounds amazing! Glad to hear their large diaphragm mics can sound comparable to the Neumanns!

@RenePretschner 2 года назад

Thank you Daniel and best wishes from germany!

@HEATHfromOZ 4 года назад

Excellent review, and love the recording too. Cheers :)

@JR-lx8nn Год назад

Well done. Good presentation and well scripted. I love this guy's upright posture! Very subtle differences between these microphones, yet demonstrated well. Excellent Engrish. :-) No, seriously, very well done and excellent narration. JR

@kaafideep 2 года назад

Thank you so much Daniel! Much help 🌸

@elisantegh 3 года назад

Thank you for this wonderful comparison. it very good and perfect. kindly keep it up.

@Gerkozielman 10 месяцев назад

Honest compare and conclusion. Thanks for the video.

@kaflik7683 4 года назад

Thanks for the sharing information and experience

@LesVegasMusic 4 года назад

Good one Daniel-san! Agreed. ✌🏼❤️

@honkytonk2010 3 года назад

Your video was very helpful Thank you for sharing

@clarkewi 4 года назад

I have two Rodes and I love them. Clear as.

@honkytonk2010 4 года назад

Your awesome! Video was so helpful Thank you for sharing your

@kingdan6776 2 года назад

Thank you for this review.

@melodychest9020 4 года назад

Actually, I have used a lot of condenser mics in my home studio and I have come to realise that the differences are subtle but if you listen carefully you will be able to pick up differences which are unmistakable. Neumann mics generally need less processing and they definitely sound more musical, well rounded and do seem to control and smooth out harshness very well, compared to cheaper mics. At this level, you are paying for something that will not let you down over hundreds of takes and consistently produce excellent musical results. To get from good sound to awesome sounding is very difficult and that is what you pay for .. all the tradition and experience that you get with a Neumann .. it is certainly not BS. Studio engineers who have put through the U87 to so many applications know that it is a really really good mic and well worth the price tag.

@BhushanGengane 4 года назад

Amazing comparison ✌🏻

@theexile1155 3 года назад

You were predestined to be different(Romans 8:29), he who has an ear to hear, let him hear(Mark 4:9). HALLELUYAH!(PRAISE YE YAH!)

@Yahoomediaclub 3 года назад

Brilliant review Dan...can u do a review on the original NT2

@FirstHomeStudio Год назад

Wow with the Rode microphone you get so much bang for you buck...after adding compression and EQ people listing won't be able to tell the difference. Awesome test.. Might buy this microphone to add to my collection.

@juap 3 года назад

sht... this is mind-blowing, wasn’t expecting that

@brothersinmetal1922 3 года назад

Great video man!

@lipstick318 2 года назад

Wow, Thank You so Much for all Your Work, Awesomeness... I like both Mic's, but I can Hear the Quality of the U87AI and it Sounds a lot Better, also... Still, as You Said, the NT1A brings a whole different Dynamic to the Recording Studio...

@juantironi7239 4 года назад

Gracias man excelente comparación muy bien explicado diferencias en audio existen claro pero no abismales como el precio

@jazzthing7157 4 года назад

Hey, thank you for the informative and entertaining comparison! I have a question about your equipment: Which DAW controller do you use? Thx in advance!

@SuperGokuSon 4 года назад

Well i say the NT1-A with the RK-47 capsule mod and OOo yess it hits a magical sweat spot!

@ff-qf1th 2 года назад

I wonder how much of a difference they would sound if you applied an EQ to both to make the frequency output of both the same, so that only the clarity is being measured?

@ryanfreese2031 4 года назад

Definitely can hear the deference. For you’re voice the Rode NTIA sounds best.

@outlawedbeats 3 года назад

Nice work!

@craigsmuszickkworld8764 4 года назад

The best thing to take from this is if you can't afford the Nueman you can buy the Rode & do great recordings and then make your money & buy the Nueman ( the Nueman TLM is good too) but you can also other mics too with the Rode. Reason for Nueman price is because it can change up to different micphone patterns, patterns that some production don't need

@fullvarietymusic9827 4 года назад

great vídeo bro !

@Triumphinchrist1 3 года назад

Great job & great song.What would I have to do to get the NT sound a little brighter like U87? I use an UAD Twin 710 Preamp.

@joemarta8221 2 года назад

Is there a difference? Yeah. But a better performance, a better room, more skill as a mixer, more or better takes, comping, etc etc all make vastly more of a difference. Unless you are a phenomenal top 1% engineer the difference between the two wont matter by the time of the final mixdown. Mostly it's people buying it out of a misguided sense that it makes them pros or validates them in some emotional sense. Take your leftover 3k and spend it on more impactful things.

@rollowarlin8450 Год назад

lf the mic isn't required to be taken to extremes some engineers believe the room itself plays an equal role in determining the quality of the finished product. Within reason, the very lowest priced mics on the market cannot be considered worthy contenders in a shoot-out.

@antoineinniss5586 2 года назад

hello Mr Hong. I enjoyed your presentation. I'm commenting from the Caribbean Island, of Trinidad and Tobago. Can you tell me what mixing board I am seeing in the video

@ethanHat 3 года назад

Great video!

@kimkidda 3 года назад

설명 너무 깔끔하고 좋습니다! 많은 도움 되었어요! ㅎㅎ

@juansoloa1529 4 года назад

need more tune on the voice for the comparison! good video! thanks a lot!

@BUZZYBUZZIE 3 года назад

Good review 👌

@LEACHISRICH 4 года назад

Excellent... Thanks

@isaackhaw9418 4 года назад

I like your diffuser. What console is that?

@johnnickpappanastos3382 4 года назад

Thank you!

@EXATTIC 4 года назад

“To me it sounds expensive”, hahaha. Nice!

@donghost591 4 года назад

Loooooool

@DaveSS-xi4pn 9 месяцев назад

Wow!!! You know your stuff !!!!! I agree 1000 percent!!!

@TV-yh1nu 4 года назад

와우~ 잘보고 간다. 성빈아~ 영상 잘만들었네. 구독도 했오^^

@VitoMarinoMusic 2 года назад

Excellent! Thank u

@DominicHalpin 3 года назад

Great video

@swimin7357 4 года назад

But what’s the mic preamp you’re running the mic through? Cause that makes a lot a lot of difference.

@stryker1999 4 года назад

RU-vid tends to muck up the sound a little, so your comparison was probably a little clearer on your end. I think your quality electronics flattered the Rode a bit more too, making it sound more expensive. It is an amazing budget mic. However, you do get what you pay for, and Neumann mics are expensive for a lot of reasons, some which you pointed out. Really love your intro tune! God bless.

@HongDaniel 4 года назад

Thank you for your encouragement!

@Dogsvlog101 4 года назад

Nice songs! God bless you!

@anahatamelodeon 4 года назад

It would have been interesting to do that test with a Røde NT2A instead of the 1A. With its smoother top end I think there'd have been less of a difference. The NT2A is multi-pattern too. It's a bit more expensive than the 1A but still nowhere near the Neumann in price!

@nathanbishopmacdonald7168 4 года назад

I don’t own a U87ai but have used it on some tracks on my album. I also own a Neumann TLM 102 and a Rode NT2A. I actually preferred the Rode to the Neumann TLM102 on some people’s voices. The Neumann is better on acoustic guitar and other acoustic instruments. The whole signal chain matters though.

@SAGARSAHA 4 года назад

Nathan Bishop MacDonald I am confused between NT1A and NT2A? Can you please suggest one? I sing mostly Indian bollywood and regional songs.

@HarvinderSingh-yy8th 2 года назад

Correct NT2a is wonderful CM. It sounds like U 87.

@HarvinderSingh-yy8th 2 года назад

@@SAGARSAHA NT2a will give you little warm sound but NT1a will give you little bright high ends. It depend upon your nature of voice. But both are magical microphones. No need of U87.

@YoZasuke 4 года назад

I have a rather deep and smoky voice. Would you recommend the NT1 or NT1A?

@henrysalvadorrodriguezsanc4186 3 года назад

Hi Bro! Please give us the link from the song...today today... we wants hear it!!!!

@rypdx 4 года назад

Sometimes having a really expensive mic won’t help. It also depends on the type of voice that you have. Some microphones aren’t as good tonally and have less capabilities to pick up certain frequencies in a certain rate. So if your voice sucks then you’re screwed.

@TheHHPeru 4 года назад

good work !!!!!!!

@gordonzrs 4 года назад

My only comment is that u got great voice... Your Raw vocal is natural strong

@travel-peter 4 года назад

You pay 3000 for details that only Professional musicians appreciate and understands...details are small, but its this small things that makes it big...Leonardo da Vinci

@sauronbaggins1833 4 года назад

I had no idea da Vinci was in the mic business.

@theheel302 4 года назад

Was going to say that. You won this time.

@Flash-pp3cr 4 года назад

Actually, he was lol

@Face_Reality 4 года назад

@@Flash-pp3cr are you trying to say da Vinci was gay? Is the mic a penis reference?

@schwanzkopf400 4 года назад

of course you can get great sound out of a budget mic, but i have mixed vocals on mics from 50 to 1500 bucks and a tlm49 for example is SO much easier to actually fit in a mix than a at2020 or something where you have to do a ton of eqing saturation etc. to get a similar sound. the mics might now even sound all that different in a shootout, but in a mix,, the difference is there, trust me

@jamesjohn7384 4 года назад

RU-vid compress the audio quality.. Bro you should provide google drive files of both recordings so that we can differentiate better.. I swear both seems to me same same...

@jesusisaliveannie3594 4 года назад

Hey! I was so excited to hear your songs and understand that you're a believer! Bless you!

@Bcwilderness 4 года назад

awesome mate

@HarvinderSingh-yy8th 2 года назад

Sir, you are a true man.

@asen.biserov Месяц назад

Истината е,че по-добрият е Neumann U87A,но всеки не може да си го позволи и затова Rode NT1 е бюджетен микроофн и върши работа,а като цена е 10 пъти по ниска от Neumann U87A! Поздрави от България и благодаря за видеото❤

@TravelingFloridians 3 года назад

Can you do Expensive Mic vs cheap only going thru Focusrite no outboard compressor/limiter etc

@user-dp1ot7sq2j 3 года назад

Oh my how n where did u learn English MR. Hong haha!! 장진누나야~ 예배사역팀에서 연습할곡 찾다가 갑자기 많이 보던 동생이 보여서 깜놀ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 멋지다! 언제또이롷게 영어까지^^!! 니삶을응원해

@_whitevelvet 5 лет назад

설명 매우 유쾌하네요.. ! sm58 과 비교 영상도 그렇고, 마이크 리뷰이지만 저는 vintech x73 마이크 프리와 lynx aurora8 AD 컨버터로 녹음한 소리라는 것에 더 관심이 갔습니다;;

@HongDaniel 4 года назад

나중에 한번 일반 오디오인터페이스와 비교 영상 만들어보겠습니다.

@psycholarge 4 года назад

Which version of Protools are using with the CONTROL PRO?

@weasle898 3 года назад

NT1A is great and I love mine. U87 from ten years ago is pretty similar. I do not like the NT1A for acoustic guitar as much.

@SAGARSAHA 4 года назад

I am confused between NT1A and NT2A? Can you please suggest one? I sing mostly Indian bollywood and regional songs.

@shrike9t1 3 года назад

different question, which keyboard ( Computer...) is he using? thanks :-)

@ingra888 3 года назад

I still think the Neumann has more life, great in the lows as well, but prices has always been the issue.... to me The Neumann has warmth to the sound, the Rode is ok but it lacks this warmth without processing. But note to others it’s not always the mic, you need to match the vocal tone to the person. Some people may sound they don’t suit the Neumann because their voice is higher etc. I use Neumann TLM 102 , AKG 414 and a Rare Sony ecm 979. In different situations each is as good as the other depending what you use it for.

@luxvictorman 4 года назад

The middle and low frequency bands of the two are almost the same, but the 87A1 is more transparent and more detailed in the high range, but the difference is minimal

@slickhatter9812 4 года назад

luxvictorman trust me the difference is huge put both on avalon or neve preamp and you will understand no amount of eq can make a microphone sound like the other but close you pay for the sound you get

@VVIPWORLDUSA 4 года назад

You should mod the NT1A with the RK-47 capsule, then do another review.

@SuperGokuSon 4 года назад

HAHA i just said that it morphs the nt1-a into a whole another animal.

@mohamedabbas4546 3 года назад

Thank you for the awesome videos, but I have a question here if I am buying one, which one would be more suitable for a classical singer? As a lyrical soprano or mezzo-soprano, I am about to buy a couple of microphones as gifts for my wife. She will use them for live performances of her students "she's an opera vocal instructor and choirmaster." any recommendations for the 100-300USD range for female opera singers live performances? PS: I am working /living near Shenzhen.

@HarvinderSingh-yy8th 2 года назад

For live stage performance as instructor or singer you should use shure SM58 dynamic mic. Condenser microphones are not meant for stage/ live performances. Condenser microphone are highly sensitive they can catch up even minor noises.

@tiffsaver 2 года назад

What do you think of the Slate digital large condenser mic??

@guitargod6997 4 года назад

I think you are right on the mark, Daniel. Nice comparison and interesting comments on Eq. The Neumann U87 has that roundness and dimensional character in the bass and smoothness in the higher vocal range that flatters the voice. The NT1A has less body in the low spectrum and is harsher in the highs. Nonetheless, if price matters.....

@davidcole2337 4 года назад

When comparing the 2 Cost has to be seriously considered.

@Adarkjet 4 года назад

I owned a U87 for eleven years. The U87 is a very accurate mic - but when it comes to my vocals I want a mic that flatters my voice. I switched to a Shure SM 7B. It simply makes my voice sound bigger.

@GoreMelian 4 года назад

Then you get the Rode NT1 It is very flat...

@welcome2insanity 3 года назад

Deffo more warmth and depth to the sound with the U87

@motherbrain2000 4 года назад

in measuring devices (i.e. a microscope or a seismometer, etc) and machining devices (i.e. a lathe or cnc machine) you'll see exponential growth in price with linear growth in precision: 1,000% more money for only 10% more accuracy. Oddly enough, The "accuracy" in this case (between 2 different mics) is only that one of the mics sounds 10% percent more like a Neumann U87- notice that one can't even say it sounds 10% "more precise"- just 10% percent "more like" a U87. Music Recording is a strange world: Marketing and dreams-of-stardom make us all a little nuts. The microphone is a simple device. Modern microphone designs don't differ much from the 100 year old patents). They are frankly easy and inexpensive to make. Blind tests between these mics are just noise- a flip of the coin. My artists consistently choose mics randomly: when auditioning which mic in my locker they want to use for their recording they pic the mic whose test vocal had the coolest "vocal run"- the coolest blues riff. YUP!

@denchik00 2 года назад

The mics are cool and all but what is that gorgeous chair? Does anybody know?

@thesethreekings 3 года назад

Great video. The great news is that you don’t need to spend a lot of money 👍

@dougmann66 4 года назад

AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Rockerhuni 5 лет назад

Shure랑 Rode, LEWIT 도 비교 가능한 영상 올려주실 수 있으신가요..! 너무 고민되어서 이러다 못 살거 같은.. 아 그리고 처음엔 영어권 국가 영상이구나 했는데.. 설명에 한국어보고 깜짝!!

@HongDaniel 5 лет назад

Shure SM58 비교 영상이 나왔습니다. Is it OK to use Shure SM58 for Recording Vocals? Shure SM58 vs Neumann U87 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3cIIzMMyr78.html

@JoePAcalaughs Год назад

Best for baritone/tenor male singing 90s R&B? Anyone have recommendations?

@guyzaccoco8169 3 года назад

좋은영상 감사합니다~~^^

@derrickforeal 4 года назад

I have both. The u87 is superior by far.

@scubascatman8157 4 года назад

You're dirty

@derrickforeal 4 года назад

@@scubascatman8157 nope, my neumann u67 is dirty. Love its raw thick tone.

@julianquander 4 года назад

thank you

@beniaihogalo6327 3 года назад

Amen to the song brother.

@BriLoveMusic 3 года назад

Yeeesss 🙌

@beniaihogalo6327 3 года назад

@@BriLoveMusic His Spotify music is nice too. It’s good to hear him praise God like that.

@seulkicello2827 3 года назад

I don't know whether you will see my comments, but would you recommend nt1a or nt1000 for the cello? I have been researching for the mics and I cannot quite decide...

@savanaviolenta 3 года назад

NT 1000 is the better mic, have it and love it, great for acoustic instruments and vocals, overheads too.

@rodolfoacosta5353 3 года назад

could you give the set up of the ssl preams

@tommyhavoctv3350 4 года назад

Was more conclusive in the u87 being better than I thought it would. Personally have one. Nice stuff, but I could use a c214

@thane_snipes 4 года назад

Personally haven't been super impressed with the C214. Consider the Aston Spirit instead. Similarly priced, but sounds better (in my opinion) and offers three polar patters.