I’d like to thank Nathan and the team at Wendy’s Broadcadst for all their help. They have been supplying me with custom cables, made to the highest standard over many year. The low profile connectors are hard to find, yet they normally ship the finished leads the day after ordering, often to studios or locations where I am filming and I’ve never had to ask for any adjustments or corrections; They are right first time, despite my requiring some unusual bespoke wiring. I’ve also benefited from real world advice about products and fault finding. Wendy’s Broadcast have made location sound far less stressful.
Rode NTG5 Location Recording kit
The NTG5 is a short, ultra-lightweight shotgun microphone ideal for use in the most demanding recording applications. Featuring a revolutionary acoustic design with circular ports replacing the linear slots found in other shotgun mics, it offers unmatched transparency and a more natural, uncoloured sound. Combined with a tightly controlled frequency response, smooth off-axis response, and very low self-noise (just 10dBA), the NTG5 sounds spectacular in a wide variety of applications, particularly location recording and demanding filmmaking scenarios where superlative audio is the imperative. No excuses.
The NTG5 is a boom operator’s dream, weighing a mere 76g and measuring just over 20cm, making it ideal for use on long, demanding shoots. It features RF-bias circuitry to ensure reliable performance in adverse environments, with excellent resistance to high humidity, severe cold, damp, and dust. And it comes with a WS10 deluxe windshield, PG2-R pistol grip, and other accessories – the perfect location recording kit.
Acoustic Principle |
RF-bias condenser
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Active Electronics |
RF-bias demodulation
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Polar Pattern |
Supercardioid shotgun
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Frequency Range |
20 Hz – 20 kHz
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Frequency Response |
80 Hz - 20 kHz ±3 dB
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Output Impedance |
25 Ω
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Signal to noise Ratio |
84 dB
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Equivalent Noise |
10 dB SPL (A-weighted, as per IEC651)
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Input SPL @ 1% THD |
130 dB SPL (1kHz @ 1% THD, 600 Ω load)
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Power Requirements |
2 mA @ 48V phantom power
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Sensitivity |
-23.5 dB re. 1 Volt/Pascal or Better (66 mV @ 94 dB SPL @ 1 kHz)
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Dimensions (L x W x H, mm) |
NTG5: 203 x 19
PG2-R:117 x 60 x 240
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Weight (g) |
NTG5: 76g
PG2-R: 224g
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