Røde Microphones
Encyclopedia
RØDE Microphones, based in Silverwater, New South Wales
, Australia
, is a company, established in 1967 by Henry and Astrid Freedman, that designs and manufactures microphone
s and related accessories. Their microphones are used in professional and project studios, sound reinforcement, video, film, and vocal performance.
In 1994 the company began exporting to the United States
, and by 1998 it exported to 31 countries, with overseas sales accounting for over 95% of revenue. The company also conducted joint research with the CSIRO's National Measurement Laboratory. In 1999 at the Premier's Exporter of the Year Awards the company was named the Exporter of the Year and received the Small to Medium Innovative Manufacturer award. In 2006, RØDE acquired American studio monitor
manufacturer Event Electronics.
Silverwater, New South Wales
Silverwater is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. Silverwater is located 20 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, is a company, established in 1967 by Henry and Astrid Freedman, that designs and manufactures microphone
Microphone
A microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter...
s and related accessories. Their microphones are used in professional and project studios, sound reinforcement, video, film, and vocal performance.
In 1994 the company began exporting to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and by 1998 it exported to 31 countries, with overseas sales accounting for over 95% of revenue. The company also conducted joint research with the CSIRO's National Measurement Laboratory. In 1999 at the Premier's Exporter of the Year Awards the company was named the Exporter of the Year and received the Small to Medium Innovative Manufacturer award. In 2006, RØDE acquired American studio monitor
Studio monitor
Studio monitors, also called reference monitors, are loudspeakers specifically designed for audio production applications such as recording studios, filmmaking, television studios and radio studios where accurate audio reproduction is crucial....
manufacturer Event Electronics.
Awards
- In January 2006, RØDE won the Electronic MusicianElectronic MusicianElectronic Musician is a monthly magazine published by Penton Media featuring articles on synthesizers, music production and electronic musicians....
magazine Editor's Choice award for its NT2-A studio condenser microphone.
- April 2006, RØDE's NT2-A microphone won World's Best Studio Microphone at the prestigious Musikmesse International Press Award (MIPA) in FrankfurtFrankfurtFrankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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- June 2006, RØDE's Podcaster microphone won an Australian Design AwardAustralian Design AwardThe Australian International Design Awards is an industry body established by the Industrial Design Council of Australia , founded in 1958. The Awards are Australia's only national design awards for industrial design...
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