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Just realized comparing my two USB microphones was a total wake-up call
I used a $60 Fifine for a year and then borrowed a friend's $200 Rode NT-USB and the background noise difference was huge - the Rode had way less hiss even in the same room. Has anyone else found that spending a little more on a mic actually cut down your editing time?
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lucaslane4d ago
The preamp quality in that Rode is doing the heavy lifting, not just the capsule. A $60 mic usually has a cheap preamp that amplifies everything including the room noise, so you get that hiss even with nothing plugged in. The Rode's preamp has a cleaner noise floor, which means less garbage to gate or filter out later. That difference adds up fast in editing once you start compressing or doing any processing. You're basically paying to not have to fix bad audio.
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faithrodriguez3d ago
You're basically paying to not have to fix bad audio" hits different when you've spent 3 hours trying to eq out a hum from a cheap preamp. Ever tried recording a podcast on a budget and ended up sounding like you're broadcasting from a wind tunnel?
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