Archive for the ‘Resource Center’ Category
Mic Tip: Recording Electric Guitar
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
From mic placement to pattern selection, check out these specific techniques for getting just the sound you want. For this tip, we’ve selected the Cactus tube microphone, with its vintage sounds and multiple patterns. Try experimenting with your mic of choice. [More on Cactus: The nine-pattern Cactus delivers larger-than-life detail that is reminiscent of the world’s most well respected vintage [...]
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Recording Tips & More – Top 10 Tweets in February
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
We’re willing to bet you may have missed a few of the important and fun things we tweeted in February. No need to search endlessly, we’ve compiled the top 10 things you missed– Be sure to follow us on Twitter for more great reads. Or send your questions to @BlueMicrophones! Video: How to create [...]
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Mic Tip (GRAMMY-winning Edition): Recording Piano with Dragonfly
Friday, February 15th, 2013
One of the most in-demand mixers/mastering engineers in the industry, Phil Magnotti is an ardent (and most times, exclusive) user of Blue Microphones. A multi-GRAMMY award-winning Audio Engineer, Phil has over 25 years in the professional audio industry with extensive experience in all aspects of recording, mixing, mastering, audio production, film mixing, and live sound mixing. [...]
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Skipper Tip: Recording with Reactor
Friday, December 14th, 2012
Blue Microphones founder, Skipper Wise, gives some advice on how to light up your recordings using Reactor! Whether you are recording electric guitar, drums, bass or more, be sure to experiment with these techniques, the results could surprise you… Electric Guitar For a crunchy, distorted-rhythm sound with a punchy bottom end, turn the Reactor’s capsule [...]
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What's the difference? Find the right Blue USB mic for you
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
"I know I want a Blue USB mic, but which one should I choose? What's the difference between….?" Have you ever wondered about the differences between Snowball and Yeti or Snowball iCE? Or, which mics have multiple polar patterns? Or, which mics have direct monitoring? We have the answers! We've created the chart below to help you [...]
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