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treemind · 24th November 2005

I looked EVERYWHERE and could not find a review for this mic. Nothing at all. However i just had a hunch about this mic. So i bought it for $139 is pretty cheap for a mic, but if you can just buy an SM57 for $90 why would you want it? That was the speculation everyone seemed to be saying. Anyhow... the reason is this.

SM57s and 58's are wonderful for many applications, but for live shows they always give my voice this strong nasel sound when i hear the club mix's later on. Plus for them small phrases on home studio vocal takes where you are screaming to the point of fuzzing up the large condensor, or tube mics its always nice to have a trusty Dynamic you can squash with a compresser. I loved the idea of getting something specific without spending the extra cash on a SM7 broadcast (i love them mics, I just cant afford them now after spending money on a BRICK pre, and a CAD M9 tube mic.)

Anyhow, my hunch was correct... this thing has a really nice mid range sparkle to it.
reminds me a lot of the old school EV665 or 666's... sure you can get them for about $150 on EBAY... but i wanted to find something new. This thing is really pretty great for the money. Side by side on my vocals there is a much more exciting flavor to the Raven then the sm57. The Capsule seems to be the thing that BLUE brings to the table. Sleek and sexy! The Raven handles high belting the way you would expect a dynamic to handle it. So far its early, but in listening back i am super impressed. It has almost a condensor sound with Dynamic ablities. Early on two thumbs up! I will test it at my live show tonight. good times for $139!

24th November 2005	#1
treemind Gear interested Joined: Sep 2005 Location: seattle Posts: 29 Thread Starter	My Electro-voice Blue Raven mic review! I looked EVERYWHERE and could not find a review for this mic. Nothing at all. However i just had a hunch about this mic. So i bought it for $139 is pretty cheap for a mic, but if you can just buy an SM57 for $90 why would you want it? That was the speculation everyone seemed to be saying. Anyhow... the reason is this. SM57s and 58's are wonderful for many applications, but for live shows they always give my voice this strong nasel sound when i hear the club mix's later on. Plus for them small phrases on home studio vocal takes where you are screaming to the point of fuzzing up the large condensor, or tube mics its always nice to have a trusty Dynamic you can squash with a compresser. I loved the idea of getting something specific without spending the extra cash on a SM7 broadcast (i love them mics, I just cant afford them now after spending money on a BRICK pre, and a CAD M9 tube mic.) Anyhow, my hunch was correct... this thing has a really nice mid range sparkle to it. reminds me a lot of the old school EV665 or 666's... sure you can get them for about $150 on EBAY... but i wanted to find something new. This thing is really pretty great for the money. Side by side on my vocals there is a much more exciting flavor to the Raven then the sm57. The Capsule seems to be the thing that BLUE brings to the table. Sleek and sexy! The Raven handles high belting the way you would expect a dynamic to handle it. So far its early, but in listening back i am super impressed. It has almost a condensor sound with Dynamic ablities. Early on two thumbs up! I will test it at my live show tonight. good times for $139!