Blue Mics Bottle Capsules

Blue Mics Bottle Capsules

PLEASE NOTE: Price shown is for ONE capsule. Choose which option below.

The Bottle Caps are our innovative system of eight interchangeable capsules, each offering the recordist a different tonal characteristic and pickup pattern. From airy highs to larger-than-life lows, the Bottle Caps capture anything from vocal to bass, wind instruments to horns — and everything in between with a level of detail and clarity found in only the most expensive and rare vintage classics. Below is a summary of each capsule with suggested recording applications.

B0: Cardioid large Diaphragm: The ultimate big vocal sound

• Superior bright, silky, and intimate presence
• Suggested Applications: Background and lead vocals, guitar, mandolin, percussion; any source where extended top end is featured.

B1: Cardioid Small Diaphragm: The accuracy plus capsule

• Sonic accuracy with extended high frequency response
• Suggested Applications: Nylon or steel-string acoustic guitar, accordion, drum overheads, metal percussion, hi-hat, small pitched percussion such as toy piano or marimba, room or ambient miking, foley and sound effect recording, strings and orchestral recording.

B2: Figure of Eight Large Diaphragm: The vintage capsule

• Big, warm sound of vintage ribbon mic
• Suggested Applications: Emulation of vintage saxophone, brass, guitar, or vocal sounds, jazz ensembles and horn sections, muted trumpet, flugelhorn and other low brass instruments, clarinet, overly bright or “edgyâ€� instruments, room miking, acoustic bass, cello and other bowed string instruments, electric bass, clean or distorted electric guitar, pedal steel and slide guitar, whistling, organ.

B3: Cardioid Mid-Sized Diaphragm: The neutral capsule

• Very transparent, neutral sound
• Suggested Applications: Female vocals, distant miking of orchestral groups and instruments, banjo, mandolin, resonator guitar, jazz guitar, distorted electric guitar, electric bass, a natural or “folkyâ€� tone on nylon and steel-string acoustic guitar, oboe, bassoon and other double reeds, organ.

B5: Pressure Omni Large Diaphragm: The presence omni

• Very unique compressed quality, extremely accentuated low and high frequency response
• Suggested Applications: Acoustic guitar, percussion, any highly transient sources, any acoustic sources that need very close miking or extra presence boosting to cut through a dense mix.

B6: Cardioid Large Diaphragm Dual Backplate: The Blue Standard/The modern presence vocal sound

• “Larger than lifeâ€� sound — enhanced lows and high frequency presence
• Suggested Applications: Lead vocals, background vocals, voiceovers, percussion, piano, vibraphone, accordion, clean electric guitar, jazz guitar, and distant miking of acoustic or resonator guitar.

B7: Cardioid Large Diaphragm Single Backplate: The classic vocal sound

• Classic vintage detailed mids with airy presence
• Suggested Applications: Lead vocals, background vocals, saxophone, flugelhorn, clean or distorted electric guitar, pedal steel and slide guitar, organ, conventional jazz recording.