点评:蓝色麦克风星火数字USB和iPad

USB microphones have matured over the past few years, and Blue Microphone's Spark Digital is proof that you don't need to compromise when it comes to looks and audio quality.  
Connect the Spark Digital to your iPad, iPhone or Mac/PC.

连接到你的iPad,iPhone或Mac / PC的Spark数字。

一定会为自己的蓝色麦克风实验室走出来的最低抑菌浓度(MIC)的人群,除了其新鲜和独特的外观。 星火数字 ,一个心形的,固态的电容式麦克风,是体育的皇家蓝色的缸体和复古网状话筒头也不例外。这种坚固的话筒肯定是容易对眼睛,但它是如何执行的工作室?


意想不到

出相当大箱,我发现,Spark的数字是经过精心包装的,因为它的设计。其中包括一个安装手册,,shockmount的立场,麦克风和USB的智能袋和30针电缆(适用于iPad和iPhone连接功能)。请记住,如果你想要把它挂到一个新的iPad你会需要,购买苹果闪电适配器。蓝告诉我,他们正在研究一个闪电电缆火花数字,但对我的工作只是罚款适配器解决方案。

包括精心设计的,桌面shockmount的立场是一个很好的接触。它花了大约45秒,插入的星火数字在山上,并在手册里有说明,如果您需要任何协助。 shockmount的立场有橡胶基地,并暂停麦克风的方式,以减少那些烦人的振动和低层次的频率可能会威胁一个很好的记录会话。如果你想使用现有的麦克风安装,传统的shockmount是单独提供,是一个特别设计的弹出窗口过滤器。

The Spark Digital in all its glory.

星火数字在其所有的荣耀。


设置

我测试了星火数字在iPad上的迷你(特​​别适用于iOS的使用GarageBand)和一台MacBook Pro运行山地狮和Logic Pro 9。设置记录是无痛的。只需选择一个所包括的电缆(USB或30针),并将其插入。值得注意的是,你会发现每根电缆配备了3.5mm的耳机插孔。从本质上讲,这原来星火数字到您的音频接口,可以实现零延迟的实时监控,将罐直接进入电缆。

在身体的前面是一个LED指示器和旋转控制旋钮。当插入的时候,他们都转阴凉的树荫的电动蓝色的,你就可以开始记录在您选择的应用程序或DAW。当亮蓝色,麦克风的耳机输出音量控制。保持约3秒钟,指示灯亮起橙色,它可以让您控制的输入电平,通过转动控制旋钮控制旋钮。点击控制旋钮,静音麦克风输入接口及指示灯会闪烁。这是特别方便,当听录音,无声音从话筒拿起或需要调整电平输入。

Recording with Spark Digital is easy no matter what platform you're inclined to use.

星火数字的记录是很容易不管你倾向于使用什么平台。


垫平

那么,如何星火数字把手声?我高兴地说,这种麦克风不只是好看,听起来也很好。它处理的近距离,亲密的人声和更积极的表现令人钦佩。我信赖的路NT1-A,星火数字提供了更丰富,更清洁,更清晰的声音。木吉他,麦克风多次这样的价格的高点和低点,预计将做它捕捉到细微之处。我不得不掐一下自己,它的零售价为199美元!

在后面的麦克风体的对焦模式开关。默认情况下是关闭(正常模式)。在“开”的位置,麦克风专注于中端和高端的频率,以帮助录制的演奏流行音乐,通过一个繁忙的组合。建议控制试验发现什么最适合您的音频源的区别是相当微妙的,和ID。


结论

无论是录制人声,乐器或iOS或PC / Mac的播客(通过USB)星火数字被证明是一个坚实的表演。所以,如果您是在寻找一个坚固的声音能录音室电容麦克风,可以处理各种各样的声音在200美元的预算,星火数字绝对是值得考虑的。


发现: http://bluemic.com


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Discussion

shiftjam
Hi Rounik,

Very nice review of Spark Digital microphone.

My question is this: Apogee MiC or Spark digital from blue? The price is the same.(199$)

I have heard very good things about both of them.
I know it depends on the work that I need to do, but which one its better with recording instruments?

What about recording podcasts, voiceovers... Etc

Here are the links:

http://bluemic.com/spark_digital/

http://apogeedigital.com/products/mic.php

Best regards,
Leonard
Rounik
Hi Leonard,

Well, this is a hard question to answer. I reviewed the Apogee MiC here:
http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/review-2/review-apogee-mic

You know there's not much between them. They both sound different. I'd say the MiC is flatter and if anything lacks a little bit of low-end. So, it's great for instruments and vocals.

The Spark Digital adds a bit more coloration, which I liked, but some may prefer the more neutral/natural sound of the MiC.

You know, both are very capable mics. The Apogee MiC is smaller and a bit more portable, but both would do the job well in a studio, and both connect to iOS and Mac.

I've currently got the Spark Digital in my setup, and don't have the review unit of the MiC any longer, so I'm not able to do an accurate side-by-side test.

Hope this helps ;-)

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