BLUE

Ape-like Himalayan cryptid, or triple-capsule, THX-certified, multi-pattern, stereo USB condenser microphone? Stop, you're both right: it's the new Blue Yeti.  

From now until the end of the year, you can get free gear when you purchase select mics from Blue Microphones. Qualified purchases of Blue Baby Bottle, Bottle Stage Rocket, Cactus, Kiwi, or other fruity-named microphones will land you free preamps or capsules.  

Trade shows can be exhausting, even relatively small ones like AES. Luckily GW has a friend in Blue Microphones, who let us crash at their happenin' SOHO flat (furnished by Esquire. . . dang!). The only condition for providing this upscale respite? Talk about the new Blue Encore 100 stage dynamic. This is what we like to call a "win-win."  

Will Blue succeed where other have failed? Many mic makers have tried to overthrow Shure as kings of the live-mic arena, but until now, none of those companies have been Blue. The new Blue Encore series of stage mics are designed and priced to give the pride of Evanston, IL a run for their money.  

If you like ribbon microphones and money, you'll love the $200 rebate Blue Microphones is offering on their Woodpecker ribbon mic. The offer -- valid until July 31, 2009 -- coincides with the peak of woodpecker mating season . . . a fact I just made up!  

Like a rude party guest with a photographic memory, the BLUE Microphones Mikey mounts your iPod and captures all surrounding sound in near-perfect detail.  

If all you want to do is get your XLR microphone into your computer, and you really don't need the fanciest of interfaces, the Blue Icicle does the trick. Just don't use it in warm climates, because it'll melt . . . ha ha!  

Having made their name with top-notch studio microphones that compete with the most expensive condensers on the market, Blue Microphones has now decided to make some actual money, and compete with the lowest-common-denominator in the consumer-computer-accessories market. To that effect, say hello to the Mikey iPod microphone (top) and the Eyeball webcam-USB mic (bottom). Stay Classy, Latvia.  

We take a look at the BLUE BottleRocket Stage 2 at the AES Convention in San Francisco. It's not THAT much different than the BLUE Bottle, their flagship in capsule switching mics, but then again, it is about 2,500 dollars different.  

The BLUE Bottle is one of the company's highest achievements, and the $4,000 price tag can tell you that. BLUE slashes the expense with the affordable BLUE BottleRocket Stage 1, which still allows you to use any of the switchable Bottle Cap capsules.  

Just announced at 125th AES: Blue Microphones introduces two new mics that are compatible with their "Bottle Caps" swappable capsule line. The BottleRocket Stage One and Stage Two are FET and Tube mic circuits, respectively, that combine versatility with the sound that Blue has come to be known for.  

Bill Holland never wanted winter to end, so he gathered up the last remaining bits of snow that spring hadn't gotten to yet, packed them into a ball and saved them in his frezer. When he took the snowball out after many months, he found it had developed a USB connection, condenser element, and 44.1k / 16-bit AD converter! Whaaa??  

Basketball, the climax of Independence Day and miking acoustic guitars -- one of these things is not like the other, but we won't reveal which one unless you watch this video!  

Blue Microphones Introduces two models for different uses and pricepoints. Use Skype? Need a handy but affordable desktop mic? Check out the Snowflake. Need a sturdy but pretty project condenser mic? Check out the Joe.  

Claire Voyant released their first, self-titled, CD in 1995. They are currently finishing their latest, Lustre. Singer Victoria Lloyd talks about the mics and effects she uses on the record and in the band's live shows.  

Ever put a mic in front of a heavy sounding amp only to end up with a wimpy tone that couldn't scare an irritable house cat? It's happened to the best of us and most recording junkies have a way to avoid this most disappointing...  

In a recent article on recording the just released debut CD from Mary Pastorius, producer/musician, Eric Young spoke about the gear they used—over a ten year period.

There was so much we needed a part two....  

BLUE Microphones Robbie is a mic preamp that was inspired by robots. The Robbie is a great companion for the BLUE Microphones Joe. It's apparent that BLUE Mics really appreciates the aesthetic design aspect in their products.

BLUE Microphones Joe is based on one of the sonic signatures of their multi-purpose Kiwi. The thing about Joe is that he's a social type of microphone who has a preamp friend named Robbie.

Stay tuned to Gearwire...  

BLUE Microphones Woodpecker is a new ribbon microphone that BLUE wanted to make sure stood out from other modern ribbon mics that seem to be coming out to satisfy a curious audience interested in the ribbon mic fad. BLUE...  

Skipper from BLUE Microphones takes their new microphone, Joe, and explains the artistic design that goes into BLUE's mic-making process. BLUE nearly personifies their microphones, adding not only aesthetic features but...  

If you're looking for an inexpensive way to still connect a microphone to your computer and still achieve intelligible quality, the BLUE Microphones Snowflake USB might be the item for you. It's based off of BLUE's most...  

We take a look at the Blue Microphone Joe Condenser Mic, the second best looking Joe in all of the Gearwire videos from AES 2007. We'll get to Joe's technical progress later - this is merely an introduction to the Joe...  

What's small, always unique and melts on your tongue? A snowflake. What's small, identical with all its brothers, runs about $80 and works as a complete mic solution for podcasters and media producers? The Snowflake...  

Mary Pastorius has been making music for ages--beautiful, haunting music that not a lot of folks have heard. That is in the process of changing. Pastorius, daughter of the late, great bassist Jaco Pastorius, has released...  

Meet Joe, the latest studio condenser microphone released by Blue Microphones at AES. Joe is a cardioid large diaphragm condenser mic that is catered towards project studios.

Joe fits right into the Blue family...  

Recently when doing some recording I decided to shoot some video and talk about the microphones we were using. As the camera rolled and I realized the room was too damned small to shoot in I also realized something else;...  

The first recording I did, serious recording, as opposed to the stuff in my mom's living room, was done on an old (even in 1992) half-inch Teac 80-8. The Teac belong to Sam Rosenthal and he also had a board that, and I...  

Matt Mercado is a busy guy. Not only does he front the hard rock band Supermercado and run his own studio, (Sonic Palace in Oak Park, Illinois) he also has an alt-country side project, Matt Mercado and the Amazing Devils....  

Blue Microphones was kind enough to show off its line of products for the Gearwire cameras at Winter NAMM 2007, but it was Blue's prototype that was the most interesting - Blue's Woodpecker active ribbon microphone. The details...