Recording Magazine comparison of the Blue SL Microphone Series

Technical Editor Paul Vnuk compares all three models in the revamped SL series by Blue Microphones.

[@rosscairnsTV]

Paul, your presenting style is so well done! Well rehearsed and so professional, I felt like I was watching a TV show! Thanks for the info!

[@RecordingMag]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@ferox965]

I love Blue microphones. Picked up the Bluebird. Great close to all purpose mic.

[@waves7300]

Get a tube pre you won’t regret it

[@MiloCarrete]

I love it

[@danielshavit]

A great sounding recording I loved the voice of the singer and song, Where to listen to the rest of the recording and compare the microphones?

[@Ytstimmyturner]

I like the bluebird sL sound

[@chillstudio1154]

Bluebird sound is soft

[@Crooks2023]

good review. Ive been wanting to upgrade my blue Spark and you can definitely hear how much high end the spark has. The baby bottle sounds a lot more pleasing to the ear when it comes to vocals.

[@firecatfly]

There goes the creamy style of the baby bottle. Fortunately, I have some of the JZ original builds that sound so smooth you feel somewhat otherworldly before the effects.

[@wmp4162]

Spark sl brzmi niesamowicie ja sie dziwie ze ten mikrofon jest tak tani on powinien kosztowac duzo wiencej dzięki za filmik❤

[@RecordingMag]

Dziękuję za miłe słowa

[@koudielove1464]

she's awesome !!

[@JALNIN66]

This is the right way to compare mics. Equal positioning all recording the same tracks. Judging on mid/high clarity and definition, I like the Spark the best, then Bluebird, then Baby Bottle. Opposite of what I expected. I just bought a Bluebird, wondering if I should've got the Spark. Low end sounds about the same on all three to me.

[@chuchoelgato-gameplays7940]

bluebird isnt come on blue sky colour yet?

[@juancisneros725]

Hello, sorry but I can't find the tracks on the website to... are they still there, tanks

[@jas_bataille]

The Spark SL is completely ridiculous for the price... it's my favorite, too! With the -20dBs pad you can throw it at anything, and with the extended bass response, basically record everything well from female vocals to a bass-drum. It's a no-brainer mic for me.

[@Doronbo199]

It was a video where the microphones were clearly distinguished.👍

[@Dissyuri]

Disappointed, her single isn't even released yet. Subscribed to Jen, I would like to hear the full song.

[@minamiilucatorta2672]

Baby Bottle is best

[@howkudyou]

What a great comparison! I think your voice is great to listen to! May you tell me which hardware (preamp) you used for these mics?

[@RecordingMag]

It was a Millennia Media HV-3D

[@howkudyou]

@@RecordingMag Thanks for the info!

[@seultoumany3315]

Hi, sorry but I can't find the tracks on the website... are they still there? Thx.

[@seultoumany3315]

Yeah! Thanks a lot!

[@xGamesMasterxHK]

@@seultoumany3315 So is what?

[@saulguevara2116]

Excelent!

[@Abbatiello053i]

Love it. Ty

[@xGamesMasterxHK]

What is the music?

[@RecordingMag]

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[@stevesimard5369]

It might have a bit more definition, but for me, the baby bottle have the less good sound and it's the most expensive. Strange. It feels like if the sound were more close, as it has definitively less top end.

[@prexst]

That’s not a bad thing. When in post production you want the flattest but clearest signal you can possibly get. That’s the signature of a good mic.

[@HarvinderSingh-yy8th]

Dear baby bottle is best known for vocals. Pl. watch podocastage comparison of bird, bottle and spark.

[@JALNIN66]

@@prexst I never understood that. People say they want flat but they tend to like mics that roll off the top end. The Spark makes the singer sound like she's in the room with me singing into my ear. The Baby Bottle sounds like she's singing through a blanket. Maybe I just like crisp treble. Seems to me it would be easier to roll off frequencies that were captured than to try to add frequencies that were not.

[@ChangoFrett]

@@JALNIN66 it's pretty dependent upon how the mics all handle which frequencies they capture. The Spark (that I've owned for years) has this nasty way of handling high frequencies that, for my voice, captures all the worst parts of being breathy. The Bluebird stays just as bright up top, but with an emphasis in its high-mids a bit below what the Spark tends to emphasize. It makes it smoother and easier to listen to without getting harsh. It really makes her voice pop. Listen to the Spark and Bluebird comparison again and pay attention to the very high top end in her singing. You'll hear the emphasis on the air moving through her mouth in the Spark. It gets grating really fast.

[@mauriciovillamar129]

El blue bird suena mejor

[@islaestudio2184]

Biberón suena rico calido y plano

[@뽀로로-n3w]

베이비 바틀은 소리가 폭삭하네 ㅎㅎ