Røde Microphones
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| legal form | Pvt. Ltd. (Freedman Electronics) |
| founding | 1967 |
| Seat | Silverwater, Sydney , Australia |
| management | Peter Freedman (President)
Damien Wilson (Chief Executive Officer) |
| Number of employees | (over) 350 |
| Branch | Audio technology |
| Website | www.rode.com |
Røde Microphones ( pronunciation : [ roʊd ], spelling RØDE ) is an Australian manufacturer of professional microphones from Sydney . Logistic branches and development locations are located in Santa Barbara (USA) , Seattle (USA) and Hong Kong . Røde Microphones emerged from Freedman Electronics , an Australian audio technology pioneer. The name Røde is pronounced like the English word road ; together with NT , the name of the first series of microphones, there is rodent , which in German rodent 's.
history
Røde Microphones emerged from the Freedman Group , which was founded in 1967 by Henry and Astrid Freedman. The Freedmans immigrated to Australia from Sweden in 1966. Freedman Electronics initially imported, installed and maintained Dynacord's German loudspeaker technology . After the death of his father, Peter Freedman took out a large loan in 1987 and began producing his own loudspeakers, amplifiers and audio equipment.
In the early 1990s, Alesis brought the ADAT onto the market, which suddenly made it possible to make professional-sounding recordings with little financial outlay. Peter Freedman recognized the emerging need for inexpensive studio microphones. First, he modified cheap microphones that were made in China in the 1980s . With the NT1 and NT2, he then developed two affordable large-diaphragm microphones that became great sales successes. Røde microphones are made in Australia. Here, investments were made in modern technology and automated production facilities in order to be able to offer products at Far Eastern prices. Røde manufactures around 60,000 condenser microphones annually.
Products
Røde Microphones manufactures a wide variety of microphones for recording, sound reinforcement, film sound and other applications. These include large capsule (1 ″) and small capsule condenser microphones, dynamic microphones, directional microphones and the like. a.
Initially Røde concentrated on large diaphragm studio microphones. The NT1-A model , which has been manufactured in Australia since 1995 , is one of the most successful large-diaphragm microphones on the market. The microphone's low self-noise is outstanding. It is often referred to as an entry-level professional microphone. The NT1-A is also recognized by studio technicians such as Günter Pauler from the acoustic label Stockfisch Records .
Another successful model is the M1 , a dynamic supercardioid stage microphone. It was the first stage microphone produced by Røde. Various specialist media regard the M1 as a serious competitor to the Shure SM58 due to its similar design, characteristics and price .
All Røde microphones with an XLR connection have in common that the pin for the grounding is a bit longer than the other 2 pins. This is to ensure that the microphone is always grounded and that there are no clicking noises when the microphone is unplugged. In addition to the products for stage and studio use, Røde also presented innovative microphones and accessories for mobile recordings via smartphones and tablets at NAMM 2013 with the iXY (see also XY stereo system ) and the smartLAV . Another product area that Røde serves are camera microphones. Examples are the Røde Videomic and the Røde Videomic Pro , a shotgun microphone that can also be used on DSLR cameras, among other things . The specialist magazine Videofilmen describes this as an equivalent alternative to the Sennheiser mke 400.
In 2006, Røde's parent company Freedman Electronics bought the monitor manufacturer Event Electronics.
Todays situation
Røde Microphones sells its products worldwide. In 2013 the company entered into a strategic alliance with the British microphone manufacturer Rycote . On the German market, the Røde microphones compete with those from Electro-Voice , Sennheiser , AKG and, in some cases , Neumann .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Andreas Hau: Sound & Recording 12/2007
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ the sound of success: Company portrait on www.electronicsnews.com.au ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Peter Freedman - Name behind the Name, Audiotechnology ( PDF; 659 kB), accessed on October 23, 2013
- ↑ Harald Wittig: Professional Audio 11/2010
- ↑ Røde NT1-A on www.gear-wiki.com ( Memento of the original from October 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 21, 2013
- ↑ Gerrit Hoß: Soundcheck 09/2009
- ↑ Røde M1 product test at www.amazona.de , accessed on October 21, 2013
- ↑ Why is one pin of the XLR connector longer than the other two ?. RØDE microphones.
- ↑ Røde DSLRS camera microphone at www.nachbelichtung.com , accessed on October 21, 2013
- ^ Felix Buckstegge: Videofilmen Heft 4/2011
- ^ Rode Microphones buys Event Electronics. Broadcast Engineering, June 9, 2006, accessed May 9, 2014 .
