Game-changer: Demonstrating How 32-Bit Float Recording Works 

The performance of this microphone has much more to do with the fact that it uses four preamps and four ADCs in parallel and then switches between them for the final output, rather than the fact that the final output happens to be in 32-bit floating point.

So glad to see such an awesome explanation of 32 bit float! I was really intimidated by it, but it’s overall pretty simple and super practical.

The mic they used is only $250! I’m definitely going to get one, awesome job as always Rodes!

I've been audio editing for 2 decades and I never really saw 32-bit float THIS way! I'm blown away!

Oh god, how it recovered the clipped part is just mindblowing.

When you said "(...) it's a bit like RAW-shooting on a camera(...)" I got it and thanked God. But then when I heard the examples, I thought it was divine! Delicious. Thanks!

This is a game freaking changer. Specially for solo musicians like singers this is ....i'm out of words.

This is absolutely incredible! I've been teaching audio engineering with a specific focus on voiceover performance for the past couple of years, and the gain staging for both actor and engineer has been a painful point to try to teach remotely, especially to newcomers to the industry - this, however, looks like it could take SO MUCH of the guesswork away from the workflow (granted their recording space is treated adequately, of course)

Absolutely superb. Solves a ton of audio issues really easily. And thanks for the vid!

Absolutely amazing! I’ve never heard this explained before.

it was long overdue, thanks Rode!

That's a mic and setup beyond my needs, but I still found this video very interesting. Always great to see Rode continually developing their product range.

This looks amazing. I still have my first generation Rode NT-1 in battleship gray, and I have captured some great sounds with it. But this is like the atomic force microscope of sound!

Pfew, just bought a Rode NT1-A before watching this video. I’m happy to hear 32-bit float recording is in this mic. Looking forward to have my first recording with this mic.

I am impressed with the functionality of this microphone 🎤:)

The BEST explanation of 32 bit float, at all. Thank you so much !!!!

AMAZING, TRUE 32 BIT FLOAT RECORDING!!! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS DEMONSTRATION!!!!

Wow. I have an NT-1 and I couldn't be more thrilled with it

Amazing!!! You guys are doing great work!

Finally a decent explanation of 32 bit float! Thank you!

32 bit is amazing for field recording or in general when you don't have a predictable situation. In the studio isn't not that big of a deal really. Adjust the gain before recording and it's fine. With 24 bits the noise floor is not a big issue.

Wish i knew this was released i just replaced my NT1a after 15 years working 1000s of songs by 100s of artists it has finally packed in. We have a shiny new one that replaced it but i would of opted for trying this out if i knew it was released! Allways stood by RODE Mics! Cheers for this demo ! Would love to try it out with our Scottish Rappers!

Very interesting thankyou for the creativity of engineering Rode

Best video on the subject I’ve ever found!

The ASMR folks will love this mic...

This sounded amazing as a demo, Dan, you're a natural! Are there any chances that the 32 bit float finds its way into the rest of the Røde lineup where ... applicable? One little issue with that USB-C connector "built in" the XLR.. Wouldn't it be great to be able to use both and send to two different directions - one to the computer, the other to some other recording unit?

And using REAPER. Much respect!

Wonderful Demonstration! 🤓

Terrific video, thanks!

Great to know. Well explained. Thank you

WOW THIS IS NICE NICE NICE, THE SHOUT JUST VANISHED, GOOD WORK RODE, I AM BUYING ONE

USB C port inside the XLR port is sick

Sounds amazing. Well done on your innovation, Rode. I wish I could afford one. 🤪

This is truly impressive!

wow, it really looks like a great technology. great video!

Yo this is epic! Please put the same technology in NT5, or NT3 if it requires larger space in the mic

wow... this is truly amazing

Great explanation!

Can't wait till you bring this to the rode go 3 lav mic sets 32bit float, A lot of consumers claim they have 32-bit recordings but the issue is that the lav|mic distort before you can even get a good signal

Very impressive and might very well make life easier for mix engineers with clients who just can’t seem to wrap their head around gain staging correctly. Bravo! Also impressed with the inclusion of onboard DSP for compression. All that said, I really think there should be a mic + interface option or, alternatively, the ability to plug a pair of headphones into the mic itself and have the mic itself act as a full if not full featured interface (I think Apogee has a sort of entry level product that does this, but correct me if I’m wrong). I think the same target audience that finds dealing with proper gain staging to be too much of a complication is likely to find the need to make an aggregate device just as much of a headache and with that aggregate device comes the potential for clocking complications, which will further complicate the workflow for the very people this is aimed at. My suggestion is to complete the product by having both A to D and D To A for the internal interface and throw a headphone jack on it. I think generally the crowd this is aimed at would love something extremely simple where they can track with just the mic, some headphones and the computer with the only computer GUI they have to deal with being the Rode software and the DAW. This comes so close to removing one of the biggest hurdles for self recording artists but I think having only a partial audio interface integrated into the mic itself stops short of where this product needs to be.

Time to time something really change the game... Now it's time to Rode do this! Congrats.

Nice to see you using Reaper there for the demo. When I took a look at my project settings, I noticed that the default was 64-Bit float. Is this a case of Reaper going all the way up to 11, or is this a newer DAW-wide variant of 32-Bit float?

I am excited for this as I have a Tascam Portastudio with 32 but float and it’s a game changer. My question is how do I use this with my Apollo Twin interface? Would I have to create an aggregate device (not a fan of doing that).

Wow, Very impressive! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Great job Rode 👍👌

Incredible!

Wow that's pretty impressive! When will we see an external specific 32bit recorder from Rode? 😊

That's great. Can you have a video to cover how multichannel is connected up or interfaced together. Would that only be compatible to Rode software? Is there a directX (PC) component so stereo (or more) could be widely used in real-time for various applications.

I’ve used 32 bit float before and it’s amazing but now I want that mic

Great revolution ! I need to ask to you if about the other sound features (kind of diaphgram, polar diagram, ..) there is or not a "classic" Rode model to be able to use with success a source model in vst plugin as LAVA, MicRoom, Antares Avox, ecc.. to simulate other great microphone for a different "colour". Other point, via usb (with a 32bitf for the DAW project setting of course..) wich is the better value of the input channel fader/trim in the Daw, 0dB is ok ? Thanks and compliments for this great product and innovation..

This is amazing.

So goood! I’m actually very new to this topic. If I understand that right, it’s also a hardware thing? So I was just wondering, I’m recording my guitar directly into my interface. Are there any interfaces out there supporting 32 bit float? I see a lot of potential there for creative freedom for me…

That was very impressive.

Dear rode, is the high-pitched whistle in this microphone too much? I bought use it for vocal recording from turkey. Can I get full performance on vocals when I use it with reflection filter?

THIS IS AMAZING! THANK YOU RODE!! 👏🏼👏🏼

Bravo for using REAPER.

My Jaw dropped at that XLR/USB C port ! Wow!

So wonderful. Would the NT1 5th be a good alternative to use in a podcast situation with 4 people round a table?

This is amazing!!

whats the latency like over usb because not needing a interface would be great as a travel mic

I just got my 5th gen last week. I'm really excited to use it once I can get a spare hour to scream into it.

impressive!

Informative videos

So sincee we can shout and bring down the gain later, does that mean we no longer need compression to tame the loud parts during a vocal take? Thanks Rode for a great video and product

Do you have to use a proper manufactured 32 bit float mic/preamp, or do you just have to set your DAW to record at 32 but float?

I am fan of Røde, bought another NT1 before just 2 months. Definitely buying this one as well. Let me see the price on Google. £254 to £265, yes will buy it.

This is so amazing

WOW, thank you for this! Presumably, Cubase's 64-bit Float is even more capable then... I'll need to test that!

So you have to have an interface with an option to record at 32bit float or a microphone. What if you use XLR and the daw is still set at 32 bit float. Is it still the same thing?

Is the 32-bit float feature just when the USB-C is used and the RODE NT1 5th Gen is the AD/DA recording device? In other words, the mic plugged in XLR to a none 32 bit float AD/DA converter doesn't achieve 32-bit float? Are your WAV files bigger?

thanks for this video....

A question please - when connectiong into your favourite DAW from the USB - does that DAW have to be 32 bit float also?

Super interesting. Any particular reason in that case to even use the XLR input if the USB input is plainly the better option?

As in video, even though people are capturing all footage in RAW video, they still take care of the lighting in the shooting stage, and I completely understand the benefits of the 32-bit audio recording. Is there any added benefit in ensuring that my gain is also optimal in recording with 32 bit audio equipments?

Never recorded 32 bit float audio. Is this working for multiple sources at once? I guess all of them have to be connected digitally to the DAW? Thanks a lot.

I guess it’s mainly useful to save a bit of time (although not really because you still have to adjust the gain after the fact, rather than before the fact) or in situations with a really unpredictable and wild dynamic range? I’d be interested in whether the quality of the sound itself suffers through usb v xlr too.

... but we need that in our multi-input interfaces (such as the Steinberg UR 824) - unfortunately it is very difficult to add a single USB input to a setup like this in Cubase.

What if I don't want to use a USB port (as theyve become a luxury, even with a hub) and rather use XLR? Can similar results be achieved? Say, with an UA Apollo Twin or Audient ID14 interface?

You really convinced me enough,mate. Cheers!

With the NT1 5th Gen, may I ask if the 32-Bit Float only works when recorded with the USB-C "Digital" but not when connected using XLR "Analog"? Or could we say USB-C "Digital" is better than XLR "Analog" when recording in 32-bit Float? Thank you for your advice~

If I buy a NT-1 5th Gen, and plug into a iPad Pro via USB C is there an app for the iPad I can use to record in 32bit float? Thanks!

Brilliant -

Now you can buy JUST a microphone and be set for life

Excellent info. Question: If using the XLR connection, is it still 32 bit float?

Impressive!

Brilliant video. My only question is: Will this work in any DAW, if the recording settings / bitrate is set accordingly? I see you're usng Reaper. What about Ableton Live or Logic Pro? Those are two required examples that need to be demonstrated.

Can the 32-bit float only be accessed through the USB port? I wanted to run my mic through my audio interface so I can run the audio through my guitar pedals, but if 32-bit float can only be accessed through USB then I'll need to make some difficult choices there ;w;

Would this mic work with a smartphone? Thanks for your help

What is the latency when using the usb built in converter?

Sounds amazing. Which Software did you use to record?

Hi! I got a question, so... The RODECaster Pro II only has 24bit bit depth and since it's a hardware change, I suppose the RODECaster Pro II won't receive an update for 32 bit, I guess. So, one of my question is as following: What are your plans on putting out interfaces with 32bit? The second one is more of a suggestion: Could you implement 32bit into the RODECaster Pro III (or, if feasable built a 32bit RODECaster Pro II - like a refresh or whatever)? I feel like with the versatility of the RODECaster, it's definitely a very big plus.

I wonder if the 32-bit internal circuitry is still active in the XLR output of the mic?

This is nice to know

guys thast amazing imagine this with drum mics and room mics, we get the full performance captured, but how it will act with a preamp or with a normal soundinterface ? with XLR

That's damn impressive

Is the low noise floor also the same using usb?

@6:50 im dumbfounded. WHAT SORCERY IS THIS!!!? I don't believe what I'm hearing! xD its fantastic!!

Impressive, this is my next mic, very reasonably priced too, $250 @ Sweetwater

Does it work with Rode NT1-A? I have scarlett solo 3 gen interface

i suppose the next step is "auto normalize" while recording? great video & explanation.