As you can guess today we will be testing the Blue Designs’ Ember microphone. The new Ember microphone is primarily aimed and designed for podcasters, YouTubers and musicians who want to record vocals and instrumental tracks at a low cost but want great quality and great sound.
Today we are going to talk about its strengths & weaknesses of the Ember mic to see how well does it capture audio. You want to be able to pull it out of your bag, set it up, and go, without having learn an audio engineering degree. Let’s check out the latest $99 XLR mic from Blue Designs.
Inside of the Ember, Blue is using a condenser capsule with a cardioid pattern that uses DC Phantom Power and ships with a mic mount. Not bad for a mic that weighs in at under 1lb. The concept and design of the Ember are seen in two places. Its ultra compact size allows you to put this microphone anywhere, and you can even hold it handheld if you would like. Second is the pick up pattern, the pickup pattern of the microphone only allows you to record anything in front of the mic not behind it. Which is great if you are a podcaster and live streamer, it tends to block the noise around you.
Small XLR mic with big quality.
Let’s talk about it, who is the microphone for? Well the target audience is live streamers, podcasters, musicians who want record vocals and instrumental. Anybody who wants to do any kind of broadcasting, who wants a great sounding mic with great quality for very low price that wont break the bank.
This microphone is listed at $99, some might call it an entry level mic but it is far from it, the quality and build just by looking at it and holding it and recording on it, you can tell you are pay for a lot more than you get. And because of it small compact design this microphone is made for you to travel with. It’s sleek and small enough to fit on any corner of any small stage or small studio and it’s not cumbersome or needs too much to get started. If you are in the market for something low price this is something you should consider.
