Sacalait Gear Review

The next several posts will involve a break-down of the equipment that we as a band have employed or are currently using to get and record our unique sound. I'll start things off by featuring my own personal rig and hopefully my Sacalait brothers will round things out by discussing their own equipment.

First up is our workhorse microphone, the Rode NT-1 (pictured below). For the longest time Sacalait band relied on an assortment of cast-off microphones for recording (including the infamous "butt-plug"). They were fine for what they cost and we still sometimes fall back on them when times are tight. But we got to a point where we really wanted a mic that would give us a little more sonic definition, and the Rode NT-1 fit the bill.

We have used it to record vocals and hand percussion. We've set it in the middle of a room and recorded ourselves playing acoustic. We've hung it from rafters and recorded our band rocking out. I've used it to mic my amp close-up. We've been pleased with the results in all applications. This thing will record the sound of a church mouse farting into a thimble from 30 paces. If you want a good condensor mic but don't want to spend much money, buy this one.