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Re: Blue Mics
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uh-huh. The old Baby Bottle was a really good guitar and electric piano mic. Sounded sorta like a nice ribbon with a touch more top end. I think there have been three versions of it based on the few I've owned and others I've seen/heard. Can't vouch for the new ones.
Blueberry is pretty cool on some vocalists, people who need a little upper air added into their voices. Had one in for a week as a loaner and it was great for the singer I was recording, bright but very smooth at the same time.
Really want a Mouse. Really want to try a Dragonfly.
Blueberry is pretty cool on some vocalists, people who need a little upper air added into their voices. Had one in for a week as a loaner and it was great for the singer I was recording, bright but very smooth at the same time.
Really want a Mouse. Really want to try a Dragonfly.
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Agreed. The Mouse is a terrific microphone. I use it on snare, guitar amps, bass amps, and acoustic string instruments frequently. I imagine that a pair would be pretty great on a grand piano.joel hamilton wrote:The mouse.
If that was the only microphone BLUE made I would still say they are an amazing company. they make other stuff that is good, but the mouse is a classic. really.
I truly believe that.
I also think that the Bottle can be a really great mic at times. It's astoundingly neutral-sounding, which makes it really nice as an ambient mic in a nice-sounding room, and it's great for things like percussion and certain vocalists. Sometimes it's nice to have something a little less neutral and more flattering, but on the right sources, it's outrageous.
The Baby Bottle is less-exciting to me, but occasionally has a use. There's a guy who I record occasionally and there are only two mics I've ever used on him (out of maybe twenty that we've tried) that actually sound like him. One is a Telefunken 47, then other is the Baby Bottle. When it works, it works.
I've never used a Dragonfly or a Kiwi, but I've heard them both in context and they sounded terrific.
Also, as far as my experience goes, they're an excellent company to deal with.
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Yeah man, I should've had a dragonfly permanently installed in that location in my old house.drumsound wrote:Especially if you put it at the top of a staircase in a cool old house while recording drums in the Library on the ground floor...mjau wrote: The dragonfly, on the other hand, rocks.
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