Rode Recent Questions, Troubleshooting Help & Support

The pad setting is set by a (very) small dip switch located in the upper section of the Battery compartment. You will need to remove the battery to gain access.

I would reccomend using a toothpick or pin of some sort to change the setting, as the switch is extremely tiny.

If you are refering to the softwar Mixcraft, then yes. Combined with a suitible Mixer or Preamp connected to your computer's sound card, or an External Audio Interface with build in Preamp, you will be able to record with the NT1-A.

Your Mixer/Preamp/Interface needs to be capable of providing the mic with Phantom power to operate.

Yes, the M-Audio Audio Buddy is capable of supplying the NT-1000 with the Phantom power it requires to operate.

Sounds like you need a new Tube. Rode should be able to replace.

Contact Rode (www.rodemic.com), i am unsure if they cover the tube's in their 10 year warranty, if not you will have to pay, or try to replace yourself (not reccomended if you don't know what your doing.)

Send it back to Rode and if its not caused by Misuse, should be covered under their 10 year warranty.

This is a Mono microphone.

Ensure in pro-tools, you select "Mono" when creating a new track, and select a single channel on your interface.

It could be caused by a range of things. but before blaming the mic, try a few things first.

To test it is actually the mic that is broken, and not any of your other gear, try using your current set up with another condenser mic. If this works, your mic is broken.

If you dont have another condeser mic available to you, try, one by one, replacing the cable, and changing the input channel on your mixer/interface.

When you try a different channel, choose an input that is on a different Phantom selector than your current one (most mixers/interfaces of 8+ channels will let you apply phantom to a group of channels, instead of all). If your mic works then, it could be an issue with your mixer's phantom power.

If all the above fails, then you should still be covered by Rode's 10 year warranty, provided it is not caused by missuse/misshandling (http://www.rodemic.com/warranty.php).

If you are satisfied with Shure products I would recommend that you check out their condenser microphones.All condensers are more fragile than other microphones. Get someone to look at your Rode first in case it is not trashed and can be fixed as they are good mikes. AKG is another brand I would recommend.

Try downloading ASIO4all at ASIO4all.com It should help. Just follow the directions. Let me know if this helps.

You can have a new one not necessarily Rode. I think its better to replace since you can have it for $15 that can be mounted directly to your mic stand. Hope it helps

Your Rode NT1-A mic is a very good microphone, specially for vocal recordings, but as most of the proffesional microphones needs a power supply. To be more spesific when you use your NT1-A with an audio console or a mixer, the microphone preamplifier provide at the mocrophone 48Volts for it to work. In order to use NT1-A with the computer you can:

1. either you have to connect the mic with a mixer or a console and the audio output (line out) from the console to your computer's line in.
2. or you have to buy a "phantom power supply for microphones" in order to use this one between your pc and the NT1-A. In that case you will connect at the mic in of the computer.

Personally I suggest the first solution since the pc's mic pre-amplifier in not as good as a deticated mic preamplifier from a mixer or a console. I have to notice that if your 're about to buy a mixer for that use remember to ask for one with phantom power supply for the mic (or mics).
In case of a clarificationdon't hesitate to post.

The screws are almost positively METRIC. Find a vendor that sells metric screw products in your area.

Your capsule is gone, sorry. I've owned 2 NT2s that I bought over 5 years ago. Eventually the capsule goes and that was what happened to mine: "started working-got quiet-unwanted noise"
The first time it happened Rode replaced my capsule for a $50 flat rate repair fee (capsules are $300..what a great co.)
However I recently contacted them about the second one and they no longer have replacement parts.
They did offer to give me a discount on a new mic if I sent the broken NT2 to them for parts.
It's too bad...I love those mics.

Your capsule is gone, sorry. I've owned 2 NT2s that I bought over 5 years ago. Eventually the capsule goes and that was what happened to mine: "started working-got quiet-unwanted noise"
The first time it happened Rode replaced my capsule for a $50 flat rate repair fee (capsules are $300..what a great co.)
However I recently contacted them about the second one and they no longer have replacement parts.
They did offer to give me a discount on a new mic if I sent the broken NT2 to them for parts.
It's too bad...I love those mics.

If you look at the side of the microphone at that end there should be a small hole. Using long nose pliers grasp one of the pins and pull the jack all the way out to make sure that no wires have broken loose. Look on the side of this (plastic?) piece and you will notice a small screw with a slot in it. Using the pliers again, insert the piece back into the microphone gently and line the screw up with the hole. There should be only one way to do this as the piece has a protrusion that guides it down a slot in the microphone. Once the screw is lined up use a small enough flat blade screw driver to fit the hole. Screw the screw out, Yes Out. What this does is secure thje plug in place and provide a ground to the microphone. Please let me know how you make out.

I had the same issue. The sound would fade and then go dead.. The preamp in the device I was using wasn't strong enough and also the phantom power seemed too low to sustain the microphone. After adding a TUBEPre by PreSonus, all of the issues went away and I was shocked to hear how good this microphone really is. Was the issue low phantom voltage/? or a lousy preamp? All I know is , after adding a preamp all of the problems went away.This has to be the best microphone I have tried in this price range.

I would check the roll off switch first. If the mike is still under warranty, take it back where you got it for replacement or repair. Hope this helps.

I believe the front is the side with the response switch.

Make sure the phantom power switch is on for condenser type mics.

This mic likely has a built in preamp. BEFORE you open the mic, verify that your pahntom power from your preamp is clean.

If you are unfamiliar with phantom power for mics, google it to find a treatise.

Noisy or failing phantom power could be your problem. Also the preamp in the mic could have a problem rather than the diaphram. Dust would NOT normally cause what you are describing.