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AlanForPresident « This is a must have for the live musicians »
Published on 07/29/12 at 22:50The Blue Microphones enCore 300 Series Microphone is a live setting mic. I have been around many people that have used this microphone in a lot of different venues and it has sounded great everywhere. Do not use this microphone for recording in a studio environment. A lot of people who beg to differ with me on that, but the enCore 300 will not excel in a studio situation. Keep it live and you see just how good this condenser is. It is also a handheld microphone and is made to be used that way, though you can also put it on a stand. But if you are looking for a stationary microphone only , then I would not choose the enCore 300.
OVERALL OPINION
My favorite thing about this microphone and why I think so many bands use it is that it is good in so many different situations. It does not pick up any other instruments that are being played on stage. Its pick up pattern is pretty tight and you will need to be singing directly into the top cone of the microphone in order to get the best sound. I have used several other models of Blue Microphones but this would be one of the only live microphones I have used from them. I am happy that our band uses this every chance that we get, I have not heard any negative complaints yet. This microphone is very precise and straight forward, and the price is just right. For 199 dollars brand new you can afford to have several of these if you need them in your band. I have not found many live microphones that are this good and still affordable. The enCore 300 is built to handle all of the live setting noises that loud like all of the instruments and other vocalist on stage, not to mention the crowd noises. It is a must have.
OVERALL OPINION
My favorite thing about this microphone and why I think so many bands use it is that it is good in so many different situations. It does not pick up any other instruments that are being played on stage. Its pick up pattern is pretty tight and you will need to be singing directly into the top cone of the microphone in order to get the best sound. I have used several other models of Blue Microphones but this would be one of the only live microphones I have used from them. I am happy that our band uses this every chance that we get, I have not heard any negative complaints yet. This microphone is very precise and straight forward, and the price is just right. For 199 dollars brand new you can afford to have several of these if you need them in your band. I have not found many live microphones that are this good and still affordable. The enCore 300 is built to handle all of the live setting noises that loud like all of the instruments and other vocalist on stage, not to mention the crowd noises. It is a must have.