| OT: B.L.U.E. Sure Has a lot of Balls [message #55259] |
Mon, 04 July 2005 08:43  |
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neil[1]
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ll mic, and probably lots of people
> know about the condensor 8-Ball by now, but for anyone who's
> not been keeping up, they now have a "Kickball", specially
> designed for kick drums (and yes, it comes in the familiar
> subdued red color so well-known to us from when we were kids);
> and now they have a new one coming our called the "Snowball" -
> from what I understand, this is a dual-element mic, which has
> switchable settings... one more tailored to vocals, and one
> more tailored to instruments... AND, it comes with a USB
> interface! Based on the switchability & USB deal, it appears to
> be targeted specifically at low-budget home recordists.
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> Just thought I'd share... I just happen to think these guys are
> pretty innovative. http://www.bluemic.com if you don't have
> the link handy. What's next? The "Baseball", specially-
> designed for Bass guitar (comes in white, with little red
> stiches around it)? Maybe the "Racketball" for REALLY loud
> sounds, or perhaps the "Gag-Ball", for vocalists that you don't
> really want to hear at all?
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> Also, look what I came across... it's pretty funny to hear this
> stuff with standard General MIDI sound fonts (unless you've got
> those disabled on your computer, you should be able to just
> click on the link & hear it that way). The notes & phrasing
> aren't aren't quite right, but you'll should a kick out of it,
> nonetheless:
>
> http://www.jgeoff.com/rush/midi/spiradio.m
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