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Rode NT5 ultrasonic response
I have 24/7 soundscape analyzer detecting birds on my back yard, I recently got update to detect bats also and I wanted to see how Rode NT5 works for utrasonic sounds, and to my surprise it works quite well!
Attached is a screenshot of Myotis mystacinus recording made with single Rode NT5 connected to Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB interface connected to Raspberry Pi 5. Sampling rate is 192 kHz. I boosted gain about 6dB for this screenshot.
No doubt there is high attenuation for ultrasonic frequencies but still, response to almost 100 kHz is not something I expected of this mic.
u/thakala — 2 days ago