The ad says it's hypercardiod. What do y'all think?

I have a RODE NTK and this mic has a tendency to overload far too easily... Even when recording a quiet amp I get cuts in the sound! Does this happen to anyone else? I was under the impression that RODE 's microphones had an amazing SPL tolerance.

Is it a possibility that it's just disagreeing with my preamps?

First time poster, long time lurker...

Has anyone tried/used/bought/sold the RODE NT4 stereo mic? I'm looking for a good mic to record choirs with, as well as mics for "ambience" in more pop live recordings.

thanks,

Bill :D

I'm down to the wire deciding on one good mic for my studio. I say 'one' because it's all I can afford at the moment, in the $400 range.

I've done as much research as I can through mags and online resources and have eliminated all the models and narrowed it to 2 or 3.

This is a weird one.

I am working with a church that has an Electro-Voice RE-20 and wants to record their soloists..mostly female. I suggested they get a RODE NT1, NT2, etc with better frequency response. The Electro-Voice sounds thin and checking into the response I can see why.

Isn't the RE-20 used mostly for bass drum? Anyone familiar with the Electro-Voice mic?

Anyone tried these? I currently use a Neumann TLM 103 which I like a lot but wish to add a new option. I was considering the BLUE Mouse, but these (RODE NTV or NTK and the SP T3) sound interesting. Or are they a step down from what I'm using. Mostly Male Vocal use.