Rode Complete Studio Kit

TOTAL GUITAR MAY 2018
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R
ecording your guitar
doesn’t have to be
diffi cult, however, for
some it is still confusing.
The array of mics, cables,
software, boxes and buttons is a
necessary learning curve for
newcomers to achieving what
you really want to do: get your
ideas recorded.
Rode’s Complete Studio Kit
takes the stress out of this by
providing an all-in-one solution
straight out of the box. The kit
consists of an old favourite in the
shape of the Rode NT-1A
condenser mic, the newly-
launched AI-1 - the fi rst interface
from microphone veterans, Rode
- a suspension mount, vocal pop
shield and even a copy of Ableton’s
Live Lite recording software.
The NT-1a should be no stranger
to budget-recording enthusiasts
- since its introduction it has
remained one of the ‘quietest’ (low
noise) large diaphragm condenser
mics on the market, and as such
provides a brilliantly clear,
transparent and noise-free way of
capturing your acoustic or vocals,
and is robust enough to position in
front of your cab too (at sensible
levels). The AI-1 interface takes a
utilitarian approach: a
combination mic preamp
(with phantom power to power
the mic)/instrument level input
socket means you can record one
source at once, meanwhile, the
back of the unit is home to a USB
port, plus a pair of outputs for
connecting monitors.
Overall, this represents an
extremely solid entry-point to the
world of recording: you might
outgrow the interface, but for
many it features exactly what’s
needed and no more. Plus the
NT1-A will remain a decent go-to
mic indefi nitely.
Stuart Williams
RODE COMPLETE STUDIO KIT
Get on the right track with this studio-in-a-box
TYPE: Large diaphragm
condenser
microphone/1x2 audio
interface
CONT ROLS: Input gain,
monitor level
INPUTS: Microphone/
instrument combi
input, USB power
OUTPUTS: Headphones
(quarter-inch),
stereo out
CONTACT: Source
Distribution
020 8962 5080
AT A GLANCE
AN EXTREMELY SOLID ENTRY-POINT
TO THE WORLD OF RECORDING
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