BLUE BLUEBIRD
November 2003—The DigiMic? Not exactly—BLUE Microphonesteamed up with Digidesign at AES NYC to offer a special-edition mic, supplied exclusively with future Digi product bundles. Dubbed the Bluebird, the new mic is a large-diaphragm, cardioid condenser with low-noise Class-A electronics, Blueberry hi-def cable, shockmount and pop screen.
BLUE BALL MICROPHONE
March 2003—Winter NAMM's coolest mic-design award has to go to BLUE Microphones' Ball. This phantom-powered dynamic mic (yes, you read that correctly) is unique-looking even among BLUE mics, especially with its spherical design resembling a blue baseball. The Ball is a cardioid pattern, and stated specs are impressive, listing a 35 to 16k Hz response and 146dB max SPL. To read the review, click here.
BLUE DRAGONFLY DELUXE
March 2002—At Winter NAMM, BLUE added the $1,699 Dragonfly Deluxe, a spiffed-up version of the standard Dragonfly.
BLUE BABY BOTTLE CONDENSER
December 2001—BLUE Microphones offers the Baby Bottle, a discrete, solid-state, Class-A cardioid condenser mic. The most affordable B.L.U.E. mic to date, the Baby Bottle features hand-selected components and a spherical “lollipop” grille enclosing a precision-machined, gold-sputtered capsule. Frequency response is 20-20k Hz, and the mic can withstand SPLs of 133 dB (0.5% THD). Packaged in a cherrywood storage box, the Baby Bottle is priced at $649.99. To read the review, click here.
BLUE DRAGONFLY
October 2000—Complete with an integrated elastic shockmount, this Class-A discrete, transformerless microphone offers a rotating capsule grille. The Dragonfly incorporates the BLUE handcrafted 1-inch active diameter capsule with a 6 micron mylar film, which has been sputtered with a special mixture of pure gold and aluminum. The capsule operating principle is a pressure gradient with the pickup pattern being cardioid. The Dragonfly is packaged in an attractive linen box. To read the review, click here.
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