Røde i-XY: Anyone use one?

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Røde i-XY: Anyone use one?

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Picked one of these up for my iPhone 6 because the price was right and I thought I could use it for demoing noise stuff, capturing some of the street corner preaching I hear around Chicago, and recording my band's rehearsals.

I have a Boss Micro BR that I've never really used much. Drummer has generally recorded our practices with his Tascam DR-40. The reviews of the Røde app aren't great (haven't tried it yet so I'll reserve judgment), but I listened to some demos and the unit sounds promising. Curious to hear how it stacks up against the DR-40.

Anyone use one of these for anything? Impressions?

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I've heard interviews using one and I thought it sounded good dry, but I think with some EQ and Compression it would sound better. Has that Rode sound for sure.
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I've recorded a bit of our rehearsals with it and it definitely needed compression. So far extremely pleased with the fidelity!
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Video I did of my buddies playing their opener on Friday night using the Røde. The sound is unedited here.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRh7aK_TicI[/youtube]
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That sounds really good, especially for something stuck to a phone.
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I'm pretty pleased with it!
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D.o.S. wrote:That sounds really good, especially for something stuck to a phone.


Agree, I wish there was more bass. Board mix plus rode would be great.
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Took some videos of a cool 90s reunion show last night that turned out quite well. Just waiting for permission of the band before sharing with the world.
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