Blue Microphones Baby Bottle user reviews ( 8/10) - 4 user reviews

• 10/31/08

  FP User Reviews's review

  Characteristics

  Very unique looking mic. The oddness is matched by the quality. The only thing missing is a pad switch. Low pitched vocalist don't sound as good as higher pitched ones.
  
  
  
  Price paid: $500
  
  
  
  Crystal clear, and no coloration. When I first used it, the clarity was in another category compared to my 4033.
  
  
  
  48V phantom power. Plug in your XLR Kiwi cable and go.

  Overall Opinion

  Very beautiful mic. The first session I used it in, people just would look at it in awe.
  
  
  
  definitely my favorite mic in my collection. However, my 4033 is a close second because of the -10db pad switch.
  
  
  
  Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
  
  Posted by: Unknown ( 4-, 2003)
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• 10/25/08

  victormelamade's review

  Characteristics

  The baby bottle is a large diaphragm condenser mic housed in a cartoon microphone body. Seriously, one of this mic's best assets is the way it looks. Every time I used this to record someone, they remark on how awesome it looks and they seem somewhat inspired to perform just a little bit better. That is a huge plus for this mic. In addition for the great original look, this mic is sonically very nice. The noise floor is very low on this mic even though it looks like a tube microphone. Whatever you record with this mic, assuming you have a quiet room, is going to come through as a very clean and quiet signal. It is a condenser so you need to use phantom power with it. It comes with a really unique and cool looking spider shock mount and pop filter with the Blue logo on it. It does seem like it might be a little bit fragile, so I wouldn't recommend trying to use this mic live or on a drum kit with drum sticks flying around it. You also get a really nice wooden box and velvet sleeve for storing the mic. Blue mics are also USA hand-made to very exacting specifications, so you know you will be getting a very nicely crafted microphone that will last.

  Overall Opinion

  This mic has a very transparent and clear sound. The one defining characteristic of this mic that does stick out though is the mid range. There is definitely some mid-range hype that goes on through this microphone, but surprisingly it never really bothers me because it still manages to sound very natural. This can even be a positive thing if you are recording something like an electric guitar where it's all about the mids anyway. This mic will get you pro quality at a discount price, all the while looking very cool. I love this mic!
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• 01/29/09

  jukap's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

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  Overall Opinion

  Used HS for 1 month and some.
  
  
  
  Very well done and built, I had the first with a suspension (it will) and a antipop Blue (just anecdotal, but still helps out).
  
  
  
  I really like both the grain and its level of detail. I am also buying a second to start making stereo jacks.
  
  
  
  Most excellent return on the amp is the top global force that it takes, pretty awesome also folk guitar and voice, really, very well on classical guitar, bass amp, and winds with a little lateral positioning. I'll test it in stereo piano, I think it should be interesting. It was VERY easy sound coming out of the mix, a real basis: in my little mix, it's fun not to take the cabbage to circumvent the limitations due to a micro but to use the grain delivered differently in different sources.
  
  
  
  Previously used some Shure, Tbone, m-audio and others ... I was looking for something both distinctive, airy, with some force on lowmids also is perfect for my level and my budget - and without wanting to play with the pros, I think with my little noreilles that even much more than that ...
  
  
  
  Lack a directional switch and a high pass, otherwise it's really good good (and more attractive prices at the moment in UK import, it's worth seriously it).
  
  
  
  Alternatively, for a comparison done excellently made of different microphones, go check this site:
  
  http://www.studioauditions.com/jamroomsessions_home.php

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• 05/22/05

  muzak's review ( translated ) Improve this translation

  Characteristics

  Class A condenser microphone hand made in Latvia. Basic, no pad or anything else except
  
  this looks so special very successful. Exemplary finish. Micro fairly neutral color but still a fairly warm. I have the microphone for 18 months and is one of my favorites capacitors.

  Overall Opinion

  This microphone has a sound quite unique, both dense but detailed. I find it quite
  
  suitable for male voices, provides the presence and character. I love also taken
  
  amp coupled with a SM57, and for acoustic guitars. Silensieux very musical and in these situations. Otherwise, you must experiment. The positioning is not always easy but when it is, we still achieved something quite unique and surprising. More than recommended.
  
  I use a preamp or MK2 SPL Goldmike Focusrite ISA 430 is a must.

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