Blue Spark SL vs Bluebird SL vs Baby Bottle SL Comparison (Versus Series)

[@MyVoiceAndSongs6]

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[@learnerforever6933]

Ramu-Ushi aka Rai STRONGLY AGREE!

[@bl_ckmatt8531]

Ramu-Ushi aka Rai you ain’t lying

[@GoldenOakRecordCo]

This has got to be the best review of anything I've ever seen. Great job man, and thanks for showing so much detail and consistency across the reviewed items.

[@Ryan93Lion]

Why can’t everyone be this thorough when doing review comparisons? Great stuff. Preciate you.

[@JoshSingsBW]

Guys we aren't giving enough credit to this guy's musicality 🔥🔥Bandrew those last chord on the Baby Bottle...amazing🔥🔥

[@ShockeyTV]

You are def correct! I love how you did this video.. I put in the search "compare Blue Spark and Blue Baby Bottle" and this came up.. Its exactly what I was looking for and you really helped me! Blue should give you commission on my purchase!!

[@Podcastage]

Blue is not a fan of me. Haha. I've criticized them for promoting the Blue Yeti as a podcast mic. =)

[@kingmerpyderp5947]

@@Podcastage Hey, I saw you had a positive review of the Blue Yeti that was 4 years old. Have your thoughts changed at all and is there a huge improvement in upgrading to a 150-200 dollar (USD) XLR Microphone?

[@RammYou2]

I have a Spark (the orange/red one with the hi-end button) and a Baby Bottle. And just as you explained - the spark works great for guitars. The Baby Bottle is great for vocals. I love these mics. They sound fantastic and the look and feel very cool.

[@ComputerClan]

After learning more about analog microphones over the past 2 years, I seriously can't stand USB microphones anymore, haha. I'm going with either a Bluebird or a Baby Bottle. I've used Blue before, so I can trust them. Thanks for the comparison. Huge help.

[@Podcastage]

The Baby Bottle is GREAT.

[@ComputerClan]

It SOUNDS great. I'll be setting that up, along with the Scarlet, in a future episode of one of my tech shows. I'll be sure to give your channel a plug.

[@sasaha8389]

My first mic was a behringer xm8500...after that i stumbeled upon the blue ember. The ember is such a great mic. I never touched the yeti at all...i only use xlr based mics. The next mic may be the at2035 for sure and a blue spark

[@Itseightysix]

the spark isnt bad at all , it holds its own tbh

[@HarvinderSingh-yy8th]

@@ComputerClan use ID 14 Mkii. It has industrial level sound.

[@bearsound1667]

honestly the cheapest on sounds the best to me imo

[@BestMouseGuy]

Bear Sound and looks the best

[@BestMouseGuy]

Best *

[@slumz12]

Yeah 4 podcast but if youre doing music the baby bottle and bird sounded better

[@Ashmit0031]

Yup ✌️✌️😅

[@nobodyhaslogin]

Bandrew, you give me chills when you speak into the camera mic. It was awesome. And the review was so blue. :P

[@tgbitw17]

Best review. You put these guys through their paces, in different situations and thats awesome. This is the kind of mic testing we need from ALL reviewers!

[@davidwaterman2621]

straight forward no bullshit comparison, almost didn't watch. now subbed

[@LameLifeOfKelsey]

FINALLY i have found a decent comparison video of these three mics! You really did a great job with this video. Thank you!

[@Raress]

Podcastage is the best reviewing channel that i've seen. I love you man.

[@johnjackson8902]

Yeah the Baby Bottle SL is definitely the best choice for vocals. It's the only Blue mic I've seriously considered without approaching Neumann level price territory.

[@billkillernic]

lol they all sound the same to me :P

[@artivationmedia]

​@@billkillernicif everything sounds the same, it usually means your referencing system is severely re-coloring your playback experience. (Bose, Sony, and KRK are awful about this)

[@billkillernic]

@@artivationmedia bs snakeoil mombo jumbo and even if that was true to any practical degree (because sure there is variance between speakers etc but not in a degree where completely different sounds come to sound similar and here is the line that differentiates facts from snakeoil) it still doesnt matter since a huge reason to by a mic is to produce what you record to the public and if the public cant tell the difference what would you care? (

[@OfficialGuyWhite]

@@artivationmedia Or he's legally deaf xD jk

[@SGBass]

I love it when you tell us how things sound from behind...😂

[@BlankHero]

I agree, Baby Bottle SL triumphed, next is Spark SL. Can you compare these 3 and add Blue Ember???

[@Liowen]

To me the Spark and Baby Bottle had similar sounds, however the Baby Bottle was a bit more pronounced in its tone. The Bluebird just sounded like it was missing something, it was almost like at certain ranges it just went flat and kinda muddy. I will say that my hearing is kind of bad (years of loud music and working in shops without hearing protection) so I realize I might have a whole different experience than other people with the mic sounds, but that is my opinion on the but I would say given the similarity in sound I would go for the Spark....if I could afford it of course LOL.

[@domaniclarsen3891]

Personally I think the blue bird sounded way better recording the electric guitar than the spark

[@SqeaksandClank]

I've been around audio a long time and your reviews are spot on. I always feel good about myself when I watch one of these and my logic is aligned with yours. You have mastered the short format video. It's long enough to be incredibly in depth. The pace is quick but not too fast. All the info is meat and not fat. Plus a dash of humor. They are perfect. Don't go changing! :)

[@Podcastage]

I always feel good when people who work in the field share their experiences that lines up with mine. Thank you for sharing Edward.

[@elyayers5993]

Love how he played the basic pop punk chord progression for the acoustic guitar demo. I started automatically singing: Fate fell short this time, you're smile fades in the summer, Place your hand in mine, I'll leave when I wanna...

[@nooneelseguy]

Having owned the original Bluebird and Spark, and having heard the Baby Blue Bottle, I think your evaluation is pretty spot on. The Baby Blue Bottle has girth and mass-and less sibilance. I'd say a go to mic for certain singers, but not all. I dig my Bluebird. The Spark can be a problem solver. It works well on almost everything ( wouldn't grab it for kick drum, but...). They are all capable, very high quality microphones. One can make records with these microphones.

[@LameLifeOfKelsey]

I'm stuck between getting the bluebird or the spark. It sounds like the spark is best for vocals but the bluebird is best for instrumentals & i do both! The baby bottle is great but a bit too pricey for me unfortunately lol. Would you say the two are decently similar?

[@erroldtumaque3430]

Wow man thanks for doing all these practical side-by-sides Excellent coverage for so many use cases

[@AceDramaBeats]

Thanks, I started with a spark then got a blue bird and just purchased a baby bottle. I can't wait to try it out!

[@propm]

Amazing review, When you where speaking I personlly could not tell much of a difference. And I just found a used Spark for cheap, and it sounded great in this video so I might just get it, even tough what I want is the Shure SM7B, but I can't find it for cheap because they always get sold so fast on the used market where I live, and not on the cheap either. I think the Spark should be more than plenty for my needs, I have been using a cheap XLR mic for years now, like litterly 5 USD and I mean, its not terrible, not for that price, with a good audio interface its in fact pretty decent, but I want a bit more than decent :P

[@TyrantT316]

You my friend are awesome. There is no better way to review mics than THIS.

[@officialWWM]

I prefer the Spark. But I'm gonna subscribe anyway :)

[@patricklundquist9869]

I know very little about mics but do know tone so was pleasantly surprised to find I was in total agreement with your ranking. Vocals were best on Blue Bottle but since I play acoustic and do not sing so found the Bluebird best for my requirements.

[@07ArchAngel]

Great review. I own a Bluebird and love it. I agree on the baby bottle for vocals but the bluebird sounded the best on the electric guitar to me.Even though it totally makes sense to do the review Direct input, I think all 3 mics are pretty decent and when used for vocals with a mic preamp/ compression and or parametric eq, they will all sound great for each of their price brackets.

[@trazac]

I really liked the Baby Bottle's texture with the instruments, it sounded fuller. That's probably due to the lack of rejection from the rear, allowing the fullness of the instrument's sound to be presented in an organic way. Perhaps if there were some sound treatment on the microphone to prevent sounds from reaching the rear of the capsule, I would feel differently about the quality of the sound.

[@jonahpaz.]

Thank you for this! I only can afford the Blue Spark SL but I really liked it for everything! I think I'll be totally satisfied :)

[@LameLifeOfKelsey]

How do you like the spark??? I'm leaning towards buying that as well because its the cheapest of the three lol. I sing & play guitar & uke.

[@Shawn-do5mq]

This is how the mic review should be.. Great Job!!

[@johnkittleson91]

Great video! All the testes were awesome and gave me a better idea of what mic I'm looking for. Thank you!

[@artysanmobile]

Bluebird has a nasty upper mid boost compared to the other mics. It’s a very ill-advised frequency to boost, much lower than the ‘presence’ band typical of vocal-optimized condenser mics, and sounds like the 2.5kHz area often dipped even on flatter mics for vocal use. It’s hard to think of any use for the Bluebird. I’m occasionally asked for advice regarding Blue mics. Thanks so much for doing the work. I’ll refer all requests to you.

[@RezaMolavi]

Thank you for your thoughts. I was hard-pressed to hear any significant difference amongst the mics.

[@travismunro7376]

Me either.. therefore the Spark is the best for me as it is the cheapest lol

[@averagealice8877]

Excellent review, thanks so much! The acoustic guitar sounded amazing on the Bluebird to me... It was surprising how good the smallest one sounded but if you listen really closely I think I heard more distortion.

[@AvenueX123]

you sing so well

[@battousaicrescent]

spark has never once let me down :P

[@dariusdavis6508]

Thanks for the upload, friend. I'm rebuilding my studio after selling it some time ago and I'm on a budget this time around. I'm trying to recapture the warmth in my vocals that I had with my TLM 102 and after hearing a comparison between the baby bottle and the TLM 102 plus your recommendation for people who are focusing on vocals the choice is obvious. Thanks again. Cheers.

[@caulinrocker1]

Thank you for this video. I've been thinking between the spark and bluebird for days to start my beginner home recording setup. I paused and considered my own thoughts before the end of the video and I kinda felt the electric guitar got slightly muddy on the baby bottle, but it shines on vocals with a hair of extra clarity. The spark and bluebird were extremely identical throughout and seemed to be more jack-of-all-trades mics whereas the baby bottle is more purpose built. Thanks to this video I'm thinking the spark is what I'm looking for as a novice to recording and maybe move to having more specific-use mics later on down the line.

[@BlàckÐèàth]

Completely agree with your selection. However I'm a bit surprised you chose the one you did - I've watched a LOT of your previous reviews and you seem to choose much brighter sounding mics in the past.

[@kesamek8537]

Excellent reviews, while I wouldn't buy any of these particular microphones personally it is because these reviews enable me to make an informed decision and that is the highest praise.

[@MarcusMondayVoice]

I did my own research on the " Blue Baby Bottle" before I found our "Space alien" professional review. OK, I was Blown away when I heard his result on the Blue Baby Bottle, That finding is EXACTLEY what I had predetermined for my choice of voice mic, Wow!, I guess He is my Brother from a different Mother?- Hey- EXCELLENT review for this Sacramento Earthling.

[@Abbatiello053i]

I love this video so much. Now i know what i want to buy. I love spark & babybottle

[@soulofash2112]

When price is taken into consideration, The Bluebird tends to win out for me. But that's just because for what I do (vocals AND instrument recording), it has the best (in my opinion) sound-to-money-I'm-spending-on-it ratio. Or rather, it will, when I buy it. Then again... Reverb has some pretty sweet deals on the Baby Bottle from time to time. Might just wanna scrounge up that extra Grant. Anyhoo, great review, I appreciate it. You've earned yourself a sub, because I really loved the song you sang at the end there.

[@JonWilkinsComedyVO]

I have a Bluebird and love it. Good review.

[@TiagoRamosVideos]

4:50 ahahaahhah gr8 song!

[@Podcastage]

Haha. Thank you very much.

[@PaulKinnerson]

Best Channel for Mic Reviews EZ Blue Baby Bottle Agreed

[@Daniel-wp8fq]

You’re great man, best reviews 👌👌👌

[@DragoFTWTM]

Your almost at 100k subs remember me I've been here since 7k

[@zezesilver]

DragoFTW 20k subs to go till that mark, what do you think he's pewdiepie?

[@lan9783]

kinda feel like the baby bottle shows the LEAST proximity effect. Just curious, any experience with Blue Dragonfly? Thumb up for your videos! Very clear and well-organized!

[@CalvinMOfficial]

Spark was best for me especially on electric guitar

[@kianlister8981]

I’m getting the blue baby bottle But I kind want the spark SL

[@ZipSnipe]

The only difference I could hear was when you did the typing keyboard test, that Baby Bottle didn't pic up any background noise. And overall sound quality they sounded the same to me

[@alysonhamm4980]

Spark XL and Baby Bottle. I get what you say about the Baby Bottle but I also hear more midrange muddiness. I think it all depends on the voice and your preference. I think I'd have to get both!

[@jalind1]

For your spoken word, I prefer the Spark for a more "broadcast" profile; for your singing, the Baby Bottle; for a spoken word profile, for voice over/narration/reader profile the Baby Bottle. It has a very honest mid without mud and is quite articulate without being presence heavy. For acoustic guitar, the Bluebird for presence/brilliance; the Baby Bottle for mid without boom or mud. I believe I would mic a classical with cedar top with the Baby Bottle and an acoustic dreadnaught with the Bluebird. I'd listen to brightness, though, since I believe the Bluebird could be overly bright. The same for darkness with the Baby Bottle. A classical or small body acoustic with darker voice might do better with the Bluebird to brighten it up somewhat. All three seem like great mics.

[@davidphilipsmusic]

Was looking for a new vocal mic after using a Neumann U87 in a studio the other day. I can't spend that much but had heard some great stuff about the Baby Bottle. For acoustic I will never change out my SM82. Loooove that mic on acoustic. :)

[@iseeu-fp9po]

I own a Baby Bottle, so i guess I'm a bit biased, but I completely agree with the verdict; The Baby Bottle was the winner for vocals; it had a rounded freq. response, where the 2 others sounded ,ore harsh. The Bluebird really had a great "spark" on the cabinet and ac. guitar, and the Spark was kind of close behing. The Baby Bottle seemed a bit muffled on both cabinet and ac. although still professional sounding. By the way: I own the original BBB that I bought in 2004. What's the difference between that one and the reissued (?) "SL"-version? Thanks for the video!

[@Dylan-ji5ug]

You really notice the clarity jump from the spark so to the baby bottle

[@akuro4492]

hello nice comparison, what do you think? is better baby bottle or Rode NT1 for vocal male ?

[@DealStudiosInc]

I didn´t hear a big difference in vocals between the 3 mics

[@madhaddon8079]

Baby bottle has better bottom end. More warmth

[@sixfoursoul2538]

really?? baby bottle sounds alot better

[@nickwongmusic]

To me, the Bluebird sounds the best on electric guitar, and acoustic guitar, while the blue baby bottle sounds best on vocals. About to get this mic for vocals on my first album I am working on!

[@HittinTheBlueNote]

Thanks for the demo! Very helpful

[@zezesilver]

Kudos to the little one for being the best at repelling plosives

[@DaveStarr100.3]

Don't worry, brother... We all hate you too. Lol feather in some Alex Jones quotes as song lyrics to REALLY rile up your viewers and their dead frog memes. Not a single complaint about anything you've said, other than the baby bottle just has more warmth that I can work with and it's flatter. To achieve the desired sound from acoustic or electric, I'd use EQ and compression anyways. The baby bottle SL just has too many good qualities for me to want to choose the other two for anything.

[@Dark1mpulse]

Great content. Very likeable dude. Keep it up.

[@Podcastage]

That really means a lot. Thank you!

[@APMTenants]

I preferred the Bluebird in every test. Spark was sibilant and tinny. Baby bottle overly dark and congested in the low mids.

[@polloalforno]

Even from the phone they are so different. I prefer the definition on close vocals on the spark, electric guitar with blue, acoustic and far vocals with baby bottle.

[@Viper4ever05]

no useless bullshit and straight to the point video, SUBBED!

[@yofs4198]

Very Good! Very clear explanations as usual. What about Ribbon Mics?

[@BrunoJaureguiMusic]

wow i love the baby bottle def spending the extra bucks for that one!

[@yungskitzo_661]

What about the older versions versus the newer versions

[@iamcookbook]

The Spark and Bluebird are kind of sibilant on acoustic and don't have much body. The Baby Bottle is warmer and has more body on acoustic and if you cut out some of the low frequencies that cleans it up a lot and the highs are still really smooth. With the other two it's going to be harder to add body back in than it is to take it out with the Bottle. The right preamp or compressor could add some nice air to the Bottle as well.

[@BalamVic]

Hi there, PLEASE: Rode NT USB vs Audiotecnica 2020 USB+ ..... I need buy one. Thanks!!!!!

[@sentimentaloldme]

BalamVic I use the Rode NT USB and sometimes the Blue Snowball. I prefer the Rode.

[@sentimentaloldme]

As a further note of interest I recently have used both the Rode and the Blue Snowball as an external microphone with my phone. The audio is excellent and way better than from the internal phone microphone. All you need is a cheap little O.T.G. cable...The last two songs I recorded were with the Rode Mic. on my phone.

[@ComputerClan]

I'll be selling a RODE NT USB, if you want one. ; )

[@BalamVic]

How much?? where???

[@ComputerClan]

I'm selling it for $115 plus shipping. Comes with mic, mini stand, and pop filter. I'll see if I can track down a USB Type B cable for it. Just send me an email or Tweet. The links are on my channel. : )

[@KindredSpiritASMR]

My guy, you shouldn't compare mics by speaking on them one by one, usually you want to record them all at once and only then compare mics, just a heads up

[@fdengel]

I just listened to this and to another similar comparison video, and in terms of vocals, the story is very different with a different voice. For the comparison done here, the Baby Bottle definitely does sound better on his voice, though the others sound OK; in the other video there was a female vocalist and I actually thought the Baby Bottle sounded worse than the other mics on her voice (Bluebird seemed best to me, Spark was good - I actually thought the Baby Bottle sounded bad for her). It is important to remember that the same tailoring of a mic that makes it sound great for one source, can make it sound bad for another. Any one comparison of just one voice is only helpful if you are recording that specific voice, or one with very similar characteristics and in a similar range and style. That is not to say that this was not a great comparison video - it was (the other I found was decently done as well), but with any such comparison by itself, you need to be careful when drawing conclusions about how the mic will work on a characteristically different source (such as comparing how the mic performs with a male voice and expecting similar performance with a female voice ).

[@UnyikQueen]

Why does the cheap one sound better? Wow!

[@GOW3epic]

I use the Bluebird for guitar only " Heavy Rock" along with an SM-57 I get very good sound. I took about a week to get the placement right. Oh using a Mesa Boogie Fillmore 25.

[@katomane6116]

awesome ! entertaining and educational vid! thanks ...def most crisp is bluebird sl 300$

[@DECIFERTHIS09]

I wonder what the inside circuits look like comparatively

[@michaelrice6620]

I think the bluebird sounded best. Had good fullness and warmth while still achieving some brightness.

[@Mrawesome7123]

convinced me to consider the baby botte since i am starting to do youtube stuff with vocals

[@Podcastage]

Thanks for the comment Mr Awesome. I hope you are able to make an informed decision on which mic is right for you. Best of luck on the KZbin videos.

[@Mrawesome7123]

@@Podcastage lmao didnt expect a response on a 5 year old video

[@bobbroadbent3279]

I watched this because of the Blue Mouse review. I think the Bluebird was overall the better sound to my ears. I think the Baby Bottle is too mid forward to my ears and doesn't cut through as well

[@spaceballz8361]

I love my baby's bottle I went through many mics before finding this baby 🙈such a warm sound

[@allanlip8019]

If I'd use the mics to record electric guitar for me the Bluebird sounded the nicest for that. But for the acoustic and singing I would go the Baby Bottle route. But that's just my opinion.

[@thesundog8833]

Bluebird SL is oddly tinny with strange plosives - the Bottle being a bit more muted.

[@DaedalEVE]

I have the original Spark. Am curious how it compares to the SL. And honestly I thought the Bluebird sounded the best... mind you I’m on an ipad right now, so it’s not exactly ideal. The bluebird was a bit more crisp to my ears, while the babybottle was muddy. Honestly the spark and bluebird were close to being the same.

[@R2DHue]

How do all three mics have absolutely no plosives without a pop filter?!

[@TerreleRose]

Great video bro thanks for the help.

[@Don-it7hj]

The bluebird sounded the best on acoustic

[@chillstudio1154]

sound is soft

[@shoaibadnan3102]

Please make a video about the best microphone for podcasting thank you 😊

[@jfpasicolan]

Please create a versus series between rode nt1 and nt-1 a. Please use the AI-1 audio interface also if you can! thanks!!

[@Maywek]

My ears hated the bluebird. I really liked the bottle and the spark, those sounded really nice.

[@gabbysramos]

I love the baby bottle it sounds so much better to me. But I have the bluebird and that works very good too

[@isfcerisfcer6225]

Hie, great job as always, but may be one day a test of Aukey MI-U1 or MI-U2 , I don t know if they are clones of BC Master 1635USB or 1610USB. Hoping can be see this test soon, good luck.

[@lasttwhisper]

yo this guy is the guy from the movie hangover

[@willlpowerful]

Blue has done a great job with these mics, you don't feel like you're being cheated on quality at any price point. Nice review 👍

[@saman_deev]

To be honest, the original Blue Spark, Baby Bottle and Bluebird are much better than the new ones.

[@zezesilver]

Saman TheGreat Wait to see what Logitech does to these three

[@skiphupp6387]

I don’t like the rear sound; the fact there is sound. I’m sticking with the nt1 signature mic

[@jhudstudio4144]

For vocals the baby bottle sounds a little smoother on the low end. The highs don't seem as peaky either.