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Blue Microphone Dragonfly Description
Fast, maneuverable and beautifully engineered, the Dragonfly employs an innovative design that offers fine tuning and precise placement to please the most discerning recordist, combined with an ease of use that is without equal among contemporary microphones -- and at a price that's considerably less than anything in its class. Winner of both the 2001 TEC Award and an Electronic Musician's 2001 Editor's Choice award, the Dragonfly is a unique pressure-gradient cardioid condenser microphone, employing the Blue's hand-built single-membrane large diaphragm capsule coated with a 6-micron mylar film of pure gold and aluminum. Enclosed within a rotating spherical grille, the capsule can be positioned and adjusted in the smallest spaces. Complete with an integrated elastic shockmount, the microphone's electronics are based on a class A discrete circuit, with a transformerless output. Its sonic character gives flight to everything from vocals to percussion, electric guitar and bass, as well as more "difficult" sources such as saxophones and stringed instruments.
Blue Microphone Dragonfly Tech Specifications
- Transducer Type: Condenser, Pressure Gradient
- Polar Pattern: Cardioid
- Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz
- Sensitivity: 21.0 mV/Pa at 1kHz (1 Pa = 94 dB SPL)
- Output impedance: 50Ω
- Rated Load impedance: Not less than 1kΩ
- Maximum SPL: 138 dB SPL (2.5kΩ, 0.5% THD)
- S/N Ratio: 86 dB-A (IEC 651)
- Noise Level: 8.0 dB-A (IEC 651)
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Dynamic
Range: 130 dB (@ 2.5kΩ)
- Power Requirement: +48V DC Phantom Power (IEC 268-15)
- Weight: 630g
- Dimensions: 165mm x 60mm
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BLUE Dragonfly Review /
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This cardioid patterned mic offers extremely low noise, and a transformerless
Class A circuit that delivers snappy transient response and delicate details.
The easy to use pivoting head rocks hard for placement choices. You
simply cannot put a Dragonfly in front of an artist without hearing comments on
how cool this mic looks too.
Drums sound “finished” when used on
overheads. Seriously, the rich depth of a drum kit is delivered in all its
glory with the Dragonfly (as are all acoustic instruments really). Paper-y snap
of the snare, depth of the toms, crisp attack and tight delivery of cymbals are
all there. Stringed instruments are delivered with all the fine details, the
mids are gently pulled back for a very forgiving sound that doesn’t get boxy on
anything. The response curve fits acoustic guitar with its natural attack and full body, without overpowering midrange. For female and backup vocals, or any intimate voice work really, the
Dragonfly is a great reach for its present top end and full sound.
Conclusion: The detail is awesome, without being some sterile sounding mic
either. The finished sound on acoustic sources makes work easier when trying to
deliver a rich acoustic recording. A seriously cool mic for not a lot of dough,
a “go to” for drum and acoustics.
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