B.L.U.E. The 8 Ball*

[Mark7]

Did anyone else notice this one sneak under the radar? A B.L.U.E. condenser mic for under 2 bills!?

*Note: NOT to be confused with "The Ball"

 

[mshilarious]

Did anyone else notice this one sneak under the radar? A B.L.U.E. condenser mic for under 2 bills!?

*Note: NOT to be confused with "The Ball"

I recall asking a few months ago, but nobody had heard it, at least that responded.

 

[demensia]

I just bought one.. about $200 from GC with a coupon for a free shockmount for it. Sounds good to me so far, I haven't played with it too much, but I recorded female vocals with it. Its real airy and thin sounding... Could be my placement, I'll let you know when I'm more comfortable with it.

 

[Mark7]

Thin!? Hmm, that doesn't sound too promising.

Still.... the fact that they've managed to get it out at under $200 without going down the Yangtze has got to be a minor miracle.

 

[mshilarious]

I just bought one.. about $200 from GC with a coupon for a free shockmount for it.

Wow I just saw that shockmount. That is so cool I just might have to get the mic to go with it.

 

[demensia]

Yep.. it does certainly look cool.
But to be honest I think my sm58 sounds better on Vox.
I'm hoping I'm still just not used to it.

It sounds pretty good as a room mic for my acoustic.

 

[mshilarious]

Yep.. it does certainly look cool.
But to be honest I think my sm58 sounds better on Vox.

How many different voxes are we talking about here? 'Cause I never like condensers on my voice, but they do work for most. Also I dislike the SM58 but then I have an SM7 and a Beyer M88 to compete with it.

I read some comment on another board where the talent thought the 8 Ball was really cool, whereas they never commented on every other mic. That could make the mic worth the price, if it causes the talent to give a better performance. The referrals along would pay the $200 pretty quick.

 

[demensia]

Check out the tune in the clinic that I posted, I recorded the female vox with the 8ball. I did add reverb and compression. I didn't save the raw track.

 

[mshilarious]

Damn that is pretty hot. It has that presence peak just like in the BLUE specs. I'm gonna have to get this. This could totally be on an evil version of a No Doubt album.

What were the backing vocals recorded on? Same mic?


PS there is no way an SM58 would ever sound like that.

 

[demensia]

Yeah, shes a gwen stafani fan.
The background vocals are the same mic, but we just walked around it real quick.

 

[OneArmedScissor]

Aw shiznit. I thought it was about the Ball. I'm interested now too.