Rode Battery Powered Microphone

I purchased this microphone and the Countryman battery powered module to use for amplifying UDU drums. It exceeded my expectations!! Excellent microphone for this purpose and for amplifying Native American flutes. Can't wait to try it on the silver flute and saxophone. If you want a Microphone to use inside of UDU drums where you need to amplify the sounds they produce yet reject the heavy compression created inside of drums this is the microphone for you!

used on a Rode microphone-very little signal loss.

This MKE600 is replacing my Rode NTG5 as my main on-the-go microphone. It has better sound. It also takes a AA battery if I need that, although I doubt I ever will as I use cinema cameras with phantom power.

So far, this microphone has been a great companion to my Canon t3i. I have used both the LensHopper and the Rode VideoMic Pro, and I have to say that both of them have the same audio quality. But the LensHopper is stronger and will not fall from its shock mount. Plus, you can use a single battery for weeks. The only downsides are that you can't monitor your audio levels (no headphone plugin) or your battery life until it is drained, but for the price you can't complain about that.

I've been using this microphone to record spoken-word for several weeks now and I couldn't be happier with it! I've paired it with an SSL 2 and together they give me outstandingly clean and clear sound. I'm also grateful for the high-pass filter switches because I'm often right up against the included pop-filter for subtle sounds and would otherwise be fighting the proximity effect. The XLR cable included is generously long -- to a fault if you're using it at a desk -- and I was glad to have a more appropriate cable on hand. The microphone itself apparently weights 860g (almost 2lbs); I'm using it with the Rode PSA1 boom arm which can handle the weight but I bet cheaper arms would struggle with it. I would caution you, however, that this microphone does need phantom power and while this isn't a problem in the studio it does mean you might have difficulty using it on location because there is no built-in battery-power option (my Rode NTG-2 also needs phantom power but has a battery-power option for when you're in the field). All said, this is the perfect microphone for me: it's a step up but still economical and I am more than happy with the quality.

Durable, can be battery powered, lightweight.

It works so much better than the battery-powered mouse.

I bought it to improve my sound in my microphone rode

I like this microphone. I use it with the Rode Wireless system and I'm happy with the result.

I used it to record video on iphone with Rode microphone. It works as described.