Review on Rode NT1 Condenser Microphone & AI-1 USB Audio Interface Pack: Experience Studio-Quality Sound by Omar Alradwan

I needed a quality microphone for business calls and a quality audio interface to pair with. After watching and reading many reviews (particularly from the YouTube Podcastage channel) I settled on the Rode NT1 for the microphone and the AI-1 for the audio interface. I chose this particular combo pack because it was cheaper to buy a combo set than each item individually. I was tempted to buy the mic separately and then pair it with the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 for my audio interface, but I didn't need the 2i2's two inputs and preferred the all-black AI-1 aesthetic. The sound quality has improved. was amazing and immediately caught the eye of my colleagues compared to my previous Sennheiser headset mic. Note, however, that some VOIP applications will heavily compress your audio during a conference call, so the benefits you'll see from this mic will be much more apparent in a program like GoToMeeting than in Microsoft Teams or Skype. This isn't a problem when looking for a microphone for local audio recording, but should be considered when using VOIP. My biggest issue with the combo kit was that the AI-1 would stop playing audio every time my computer (running Windows 10) was powered off, and would only resume once it was completely disconnected from my computer and then back on was connected. I was able to solve this problem by updating the AI-1 firmware on the Rode website. I'm not sure if new production kits ship with this update already installed, but I would recommend updating the firmware immediately when purchasing this kit to avoid this potential issue. worked well and is exceptionally durable. While it's pricey I would recommend it to anyone buying this combo kit that doesn't have a stem yet as it's totally worth the premium price compared to the cheap options Revain have if you have a mic of these quality lasts.