Blue ball

Jaksguy · 24th May 2005

I was at Guitar Center the other day and saw two new Blue mics in the shape of a ball. Condenser mics one was black(99$) and the other was light blue(200$). How good are these mics?

lwr · 25th May 2005

i bought it because i was told by the guy at blue that it was an amazing kick mic. i got very little low frequencies when placed on kick though! i may have had a broken one but i didin't really care for it on anything.

JonCraig · 25th May 2005

the blue one is around $100, and the black one is $200 or more. there is also a "kick ball" that i believe is white, but don't quote me on that. the black one is a condensor, the blue one is phantom-powered dynamic (+48 is for the pre). i've only used the blue one, about all i found it good for was elec. guitar cabs. had more high-end bite than a 57. i bought one, fwiw

--jon

bigalw1414 · 25th May 2005

The Kickball is red. There was a lot of hype about the Ball when it came out, but I haven't heard anything about the 8-ball and the Kickball.

jbuntz · 25th May 2005

There are 4 blue ball-shaped mics. I haven't used any of them but I've heard from friends about them. The original blue ball is kinda a 57 on steroids but way too bulky to use on snare. The 8 ball is a condensor that is supposedly pretty bright in a 4033 way. Kickball is um....supposedly not that great. The snowball (not out yet) is basically an audio interface more or less. A USB mic. And the reason they are a ball? Because the guy from blue likes softball. They are regulation sized softballs.

25th May 2005

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And the reason they are a ball? Because the guy from blue likes softball. They are regulation sized softballs.

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Rautio · 25th May 2005

Tried the Blue Ball (blue mic, for kick), sounded boxy, no bottom, no highs.

TravisK · 25th May 2005

Blue Ball works on dist. guitars. best as an abused room mic for drums(distorted, comped)

TAVD · 25th May 2005

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Originally Posted by TravisK

Blue Ball works on dist. guitars. best as an abused room mic for drums(distorted, comped)

I'll second that. The blue one has a pretty sharp drop off below 100 hz so I don't doubt it's lousy on kick.

25th May 2005	#3
JonCraig Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,800	the blue one is around $100, and the black one is $200 or more. there is also a "kick ball" that i believe is white, but don't quote me on that. the black one is a condensor, the blue one is phantom-powered dynamic (+48 is for the pre). i've only used the blue one, about all i found it good for was elec. guitar cabs. had more high-end bite than a 57. i bought one, fwiw --jon __________________ "My job is to make music sound great and to not whine too much." --George Massenburg Learn PT Techniques from Multi-Platinum Engineers. Click Here.

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24th May 2005	#1
Jaksguy Gear interested Joined: May 2005 Location: ohio Posts: 5 Thread Starter	I was at Guitar Center the other day and saw two new Blue mics in the shape of a ball. Condenser mics one was black(99$) and the other was light blue(200$). How good are these mics?

25th May 2005	#2
lwr Gear addict Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 464	i bought it because i was told by the guy at blue that it was an amazing kick mic. i got very little low frequencies when placed on kick though! i may have had a broken one but i didin't really care for it on anything.

25th May 2005	#4
bigalw1414 Gear Head Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 51	The Kickball is red. There was a lot of hype about the Ball when it came out, but I haven't heard anything about the 8-ball and the Kickball.

25th May 2005	#5
jbuntz Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,716	There are 4 blue ball-shaped mics. I haven't used any of them but I've heard from friends about them. The original blue ball is kinda a 57 on steroids but way too bulky to use on snare. The 8 ball is a condensor that is supposedly pretty bright in a 4033 way. Kickball is um....supposedly not that great. The snowball (not out yet) is basically an audio interface more or less. A USB mic. And the reason they are a ball? Because the guy from blue likes softball. They are regulation sized softballs.

25th May 2005	#7
Rautio Gear Head Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Vantaa, Finland Posts: 39	Tried the Blue Ball (blue mic, for kick), sounded boxy, no bottom, no highs.

25th May 2005	#8
TravisK Gear nut Joined: Apr 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 121	Blue Ball works on dist. guitars. best as an abused room mic for drums(distorted, comped)