RODE Microphones NT-USB+ User manual

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USER GUIDE & SUPPORT

The

NTUSB

professional-grade

USB

microphone

with

next-generation

features

for

recording

exceptional

audio

directly

computer

mobile

device.

Discover

everything

you

need

know

about

using

your

NTUSB

here.

Contents

Features

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1Condenser

Capsule

2Status

LED

3Gold

Dot

Front

Microphone)

4Mounting

Thread

5USBC

Connector

6Detachable

Pop

Filter

7Monitor

Mix

Control

8Headphone

Level

Control

93.5mm

Headphone

Output

10 Ring

Mount

11 Desk

Stand

Getting Set Up

The

NTUSB

comes

with

desk

stand

and

pop

filter

get

you

and

running

without

the

need

for

any

other

equipment.

Attaching

the

Ring

Mount

and

Pop

Filter

Simply

screw

the

threaded

base

the

NTUSB

into

the

‘ring’

the

ring

mount

clockwise

attach

it.

you

wish

install

the

pop

filter,

will

need

sit

between

the

microphone

and

the

ring

mount

before

attaching.

You

can

use

the

knurled

ring

the

base

the

ring

mount

secure

the

mic

place

once

you’ve

got

into

the

right

position

and

facing

the

right

direction

–

make

sure

the

gold

dot

aimed

towards

you.

Note:

Use

the

pop

filter

when

recording

speech

vocals

order

reduce

the

impact

plosives

(sudden

bursts

air

formed

mouthing

certain

words

and

sounds,

such

the

‘p’

‘plosive’).

Attaching

the

Desk

Stand

and

Other

Mounts

With

the

NTUSB

its

ring

mount,

you

can

then

screw

the

desk

stand

into

the

ring

mount’s

gold

thread.

You

can

attach

the

microphone

its

ring

mount

other

tripods

and

studio

arms

(like

the

Tripod

and

PSA1.

Inside

the

ring

mount

1/4"

5/8”

thread

adaptor,

which

can

removed

required.

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Connecting to a Computer

Plug

one

end

the

included

cable

into

the

USBC

port

the

base

the

microphone,

and

the

other

end

into

your

computer.

your

computer

only

has

USBA

ports,

you

will

need

USBC

USBA

cable

the

RØDE

SC18.

The

NT

USB

runs

off

USB

power

provided

your

computer.

When

connected,

the

status

LED

will

turn

blue,

indicating

that

the

microphone

switched

on.

The

NTUSB

class-compliant

USB

device,

your

computer

should

automatically

recognise

and

set

the

default

audio

input

and

output

device.

not,

navigate

your

computer's

audio

preferences

settings

and

select

‘NTUSB’

for

both

your

audio

input

and

output

device.

This

means

all

computer

audio

will

sent

the

microphone’s

headphone

output,

and

the

microphone

will

replace

your

computer’s

internal

microphone

the

audio

input.

Note:

When

using

the

NTUSB

with

recording

software

communications

app,

check

that

set

your

input

and

output

device

the

software.

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Connecting to a Smartphone or Tablet

you’re

using

smartphone

tablet

with

USBC

port

(including

most

Android

devices

and

some

iOS

devices,

the

iPad

Pro),

use

the

included

cable

plug

the

microphone

directly

into

it.

you

are

using

iPhone

iPad

with

Lightning

port,

you

will

need

use

Lightning

Accessory

Cable

the

SC19

instead.

Note:

When

plugged

into

your

device,

the

NTUSB

will

automatically

set

both

its

microphone

input

and

headphone

output.

Make

sure

the

volume

your

device

turned

all

the

way

and

use

the

headphone

level

control

the

microphone

set

the

output

level.

The

microphone

input

level

can

usually

set

the

audio

video

app

you

are

using,

such

RØDE

Reporter.

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Using the Headphone Output

The

NTUSB

features

3.5mm

headphone

output

for

monitoring

your

audio

while

you’re

recording

streaming,

listening

back

recordings,

simply

listening

music

other

audio

playing

from

your

device.

There

are

two

different

controls

for

the

headphone

output:

level

control

and

monitor

mix

control.

The

Level

Control

Bottom)

The

level

control

simply

adjusts

the

volume

level

any

audio

sent

the

headphones

you

have

plugged

into

the

NTUSB,

including

audio

coming

from

your

computer

mobile

device

well

the

microphone

itself.

Monitor

Mix

Control

(Top)

The

top

control

adjusts

how

much

your

direct

microphone

signal

sent

your

headphones.

With

this

control

fully

counterclockwise,

you

won’t

hear

any

direct

microphone

audio

but

will

still

hear

audio

coming

from

your

device.

The

direct

microphone

signal

doesn’t

have

any

delay

echo

(also

known

‘latency’)

that

can

occur

when

then

audio

being

sent

the

computer

and

back

the

headphone

output.

Note:

While

recording

streaming,

recommend

turning

this

control

fully

clockwise

and

disabling

any

software

monitoring

your

DAW

Digital

Audio

Workstation)

streaming

software.

This

will

ensure

you

won’t

hear

distracting

echo

created

listening

the

direct

monitoring

signal

and

the

delayed

signal

from

your

computer

the

same

time.

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Using with RØDE Connect

Download

and

install

RØDE

Connect

access

extra

features

for

your

microphone,

including

advanced

audio

processing

and

the

ability

connect

four

NTUSB

other

RØDE

USB

microphones

computer

simultaneously.



Ensure

your

NTUSB

connected

your

computer

and

open

RØDE

Connect



Click

and

drag

the

NTUSB

from

the

‘Available

Microphones’

section

one

the

four

microphone

spaces

and

click

‘Next’



Configure

your

virtual

channels

(if

required)

dragging

them

their

desired

spaces

and

click

‘Next’



Click

‘Finish’

exit

the

setup

assistant

(you

can

access

the

assistant

again

whenever

you

want

selecting

the

three-dot

icon

the

RØDE

logo)



Click

the

channel

number

for

the

NTUSB

(e.g.

the

‘1’

with

the

pink

coloured

tag)

view

its

configuration

settings



Here,

you

can

adjust

the

input

gain,

engage

the

noise

gate,

compressor

and

high-pass

filter

(either

75Hz

150Hz),

and

enable

the

legendary

APHEX

Aural

Exciter

and

Big

Bottom

processors

Check

out

the

RØDE

Connect

user

guide

for

details

how

use

the

software

for

recording

podcasts

and

streaming.

RØDE

Connect

will

automatically

update

your

NTUSB

firmware

when

you

run

the

software

with

the

microphone

connected

and

update

available.

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Note:

When

used

with

RØDE

Connect,

the

monitor

mix

control

your

NTUSB

will

disabled

and

automatically

set

the

fully

clockwise

position.

This

means

you’ll

hear

your

microphone

audio

full

volume,

with

latency

(see

'Monitor

Mix

Control'

section

for

information).

Download

RØDE

Connect

Using with RØDE Central

RØDE

Central

companion

app

for

range

RØDE

products,

available

for

both

desktop

and

mobile.

You

can

use

RØDE

Central

and

RØDE

Central

Mobile

update

your

NTUSB

firmware

well

activate

the

advanced

audio

processing,

including

the

noise

gate,

compressor,

high-pass

filter

(either

75Hz

150Hz),

and

the

legendary

APHEX

Aural

Exciter

and

Big

Bottom

processors.

When

the

processing

settings

are

enabled

via

RØDE

Central,

these

settings

persist

the

NTUSB,

meaning

you

can

the

app

and

use

the

microphone

with

your

DAW

other

recording

applications

with

these

effects

enabled.

Download

RØDE

Central

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Using with RØDE Reporter

RØDE

Reporter

mobile

recording

app

for

iOS

and

Android

that

also

acts

companion

for

range

RØDE

microphones.

navigating

Settings



Configure,

you

can

adjust

number

NTUSB

processing

settings,

including

the

input

gain,

high-pass

filter,

compressor,

noise

gate,

and

the

legendary

APHEX

Aural

Exciter

and

Big

Bottom

processors.

Just

with

RØDE

Central,

tapping

‘Save

Microphone’

will

store

these

settings

the

NTUSB,

even

after

it’s

been

unplugged.

RØDE

Reporter

can

also

used

update

the

NTUSB

firmware.

Download

RØDE

Reporter

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