The Snowball, by Blue Microphones, is a large diaphragm USB condenser microphone that is, at the very least, unique in shape and appearance. I can say that I’ve never used a spherical microphone before, so I looked even more forward to testing it out than usual.
The first thing I noticed was that the actual mic was larger than I thought it would be, having only seen pictures of it. It is about as large as a softball, about 4 inches in diameter. It has a standard microphone stand coupling (hole) so you can use any stand you have. But it comes with a shiny chrome tripod desk stand as seen in the picture on the left, with rubber feet, which helps prevent noise from the desk traveling through the stand and into the mic. [...]
I have been using a new pair of headphones – the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 – and saying bad words, because they are revealing details (not the good kind) of my recordings about which I have been blissfully unaware. This is a GOOD thing. The ideal for any kind of monitoring in your home recording studio is accuracy. The more flaws you can detect in your audio, the more you can tweak and fix that audio. As a result, your finished product will be that much better. [...]
The Audio-Technica AT2035 is a large diaphragm condenser (LDC) microphonewith a cardioid pickup pattern. (For a review of what a large diaphragm condenser mic is, see our post: What Are The Different Types of Microphones?) The AT2035, which sells for $149, is an improvement on its less expensive sibling, the AT2020, which sells for $65, [...]
Today I’m going to review this awesome portable audio interface called the CEntrance MicPort Pro. But first, a little explanation of what an audio interface is. In order to set up a computer recording studio, you will need some sort of interface between your microphone and your computer. The simplest and cheapest way is to [...]
The BeachTek DXA-2T camcorder adapter solves a slew of problems for camcorder owners wanting to get decent audio on their videos. It makes it easy to attach professional microphones and other audio sources to your camcorder. Getting good sounding audio on a video camera, especially a camcorder, is very difficult. First, you either need to get [...]
IK multimedia has added yet another cool product that can turn you iPHone, iPod Touch or iPad into a professional audio recording tool. This time it’s the iRig MIDI interface ($69.99), which allows you to connect a MIDI keyboard (or other MIDI device like drum machines, guitar and floor controllers, etc.) to your iOS device. [...]
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IK Multimedia have been putting out some awesome music products for iOS, specifically iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. I reviewed the iRig Mic and how to use it to record using the apps iRig Recorder and VocalLive here: iRig Microphone Review So what is the iRig? Today I’m reviewing the AmpliTube iRig, which is a [...]
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IK Multimedia recently released the iKlip MINI, which is cool little device that allows you to clip your iPhone or iPod touch to a microphone stand (or anything like it with a thin enough pipe or tube). This device is the little sibling to the iKlip, which is designed to allow you to clip [...]
Home recording is our thing at Home Brew Audio. And in that capacity we are making it our mission to spread the word that professional sounding audio is do-able for just about anyone. The technology leaps in the past few years make professional audio recording affordable to pretty much everyone with a computer and microphone. [...]
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