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Blue Microphone Blueberry Description
Winner of Electronic Musician's 2000 Editors' Choice Award for Best Microphone, the Blueberry consists of a Class A discrete transformer based microphone amplifier perfectly chosen to compliment our cardioid pattern, hand- built large diaphragm capsule.
First and foremost, the Blueberry has been designed to provide the commanding, intimate presence associated with the world's best (and most expensive) vintage vocal microphones. With its shimmering, detailed highs, smooth midrange, and minimized proximity effect (a bass boost inherent in all unidirectional mics), the Blueberry excels at delivering a vocal right to the front of the mix where it belongs. When processed with limiting and/or compression, as is standard practice for most pop vocals, tracks recorded with the Blueberry will be free of pumping, low frequency thumps. Acoustic guitar, hand percussion, drums, and other critical high end sources also shine in front of the Blueberry, gaining an extra measure of presence that enables the most delicate sounds to cut through a mix, even at very low levels.
Handsomely packaged in its own cherrywood box, the Blueberry has been designed to fill the needs of the home musician and professional alike. Whatever your music, add a Blueberry to the mix and let your ears feast on the sound.
Blue Microphone Blueberry Tech Specifications
- Transducer Type: Condenser, Pressure Gradient
- Polar Pattern: Cardioid
- Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz
- Sensitivity: 20.0 mV/Pa at 1kHz (1 Pa = 94 dB SPL)
- Output Impedance: 150Ω
- Rated Load Impedance: Not less than 1kΩ
- Maximum SPL: 140 dB SPL (2.5kΩ, 0.5% THD)
- S/N Ratio: 86 dB-A (IEC 651)
- Noise Level: 9.0 dB-A (IEC 651)
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Dynamic
Range: 131 dB (@ 2.5kΩ)
- Power Requirement: +48V DC Phantom Power (IEC 268-15)
- Weight: 520g Dimensions: 235mm x 50mm x 30mm
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BLUE Blueberry Review /
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More simple but bold styling from BLUE (hey, it matters to most!) the Blueberry
is one of the most recognizable mics on the planet. A cardioid patterned large
condenser, I find the Blueberry tuned for use with all sources intimate.
There is a reduced proximity effect
(lower bass build up) when used at close range, enabling singers to get right
on the mic without it requiring tons of EQ or overloading your preamp with low
end woof. This also works great when shoving the Blueberry right up to an
acoustic guitar or a drum kit. The midrange is smooth and detailed, and the top
end is very silky with a sheen to it that is simply stunning. It’s kind of
amazing the kind of subtle but cool energy that sort of fizzes from this mic.
Conclusion: Put it right on top of
your favorite source, and a smooth airy sound is yours. Vocals and acoustic
sources benefit from this unique sound.
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