Blue Bluebird SL Condenser Microphone

Full Description

Crystal clear audio

Designed for accuracy and clarity. The Blue Bluebird SL Condenser Microphone is a premium-quality condenser microphone with a full range frequency response from 20Hz - 20kHz that allows you capture all the detail and body of your sound source. Flattering any source, the Bluebird SL delivers extended upper clarity with smooth and harmonically rich mid-range and deep, rounded lows to bring your performance to life. Perfect for transparently capturing your guitar cabinets, pianos, percussion, vocals and more, the Bluebird SL will be a staple of your collection.

New filter and pad controls

The Bluebird SL is versatile enough for just about any application or session you have, from recording vocal performances, voice-over, guitar cabinets and pianos. The new on-board switchable 100Hz high-pass filter and -20dB pad give you the flexibility to record a wide variety of sound sources including those with tremendous amounts of low end that needs tamed! Using the pad can help for sound sources which need to be turned to high levels in order to get their best sound, such as guitar cabinets or brass ensembles, while still retaining clarity and definition and free from distortion.

A closer look inside

Every component of Bluebird SL is specially designed to deliver modern, crystal-clear tone. The Bluebird is designed around a pressure gradient large diaphragm condenser hand-built capsule which employs an edge-terminated 6-micron pure gold splutter mylar membrane. This hand-built capsule and membrane delivers superior resonance at higher frequencies that allow you to cut through your mix with precision. For a balanced frequency response across the whole spectrum, the Bluebird features a sculpted rear brass backplate allowing the capsule to breathe properly, capturing all frequencies with immense transparency.

The circuitry onboard the Bluebird retains the high standards shown throughout the design by utilising a hand-selected, Class A fully discrete circuit. The Class-A circuit combined with the onboard transformer ensures that the sound that you record, hits the diaphragm and is transduced as accurately as possible, creating a pure and transparent signal path. What you input is what you get out! This allows you to hear in unrivalled accuracy your sound source, letting you make more informed decisions on your microphone placement.

Features

• Refined sonic versatility for flexible recording sessions
• Perfect for vocals, guitars, pianos, percussion, and more
• Cuts through any mix with extended upper clarity and smooth mid frequencies
• Captures every detail with a gold-sputtered Mylar diaphragm
• Full, open sound from a hand-built large-diaphragm condenser element
• Minimises noise from the back and sides with a cardioid polar pattern
• Increased accuracy from discrete class-A circuitry
• Tame unruly low-frequencies with a high-pass filter
• Prevent distortion from high output sound sources with a -20dB pad
• Plug straight into your interface via USB
• Comes complete with wooden storage box and custom shockmount

Specifications

• Transducer Type: Condenser, Pressure Gradient
• Polar Patterns: Cardioid
• Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20kHz
• Sensitivity: 28.5 mV/Pa at 1 kHz (1 pa = 94 dB SPL)
• Output Impedance: 50 ohm
• Rate Load Impedance: Not less than 1k omh
• Maximum SPL: 138dB SPL (0.5 )
• S/N Ratio: 82.3 dB-A
• Noise Level: 11.7
• Dynamic Range: 126.3 dB
• Power Requirement: +48V DC Phantom Power
• HPF: 100Hz, 12db per octave
• PAD: -20dB
• Weight: 455g
• Dimensions: 222.5mm x 47.5mm
• What's included: Bluebird SL Condenser microphone, custom shockmount, wooden storage box
• Product code: 836213005019