BLUE Bottle Rocket Stage 1 Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone

LET YOUR SOUND TAKE FLIGHT

Bottle Rocket Stage One breaks away from traditional microphones to propel your tone to new sonic heights. The hand-tuned B8 capsule provides flexibility for a variety of recording scenarios, while our acclaimed interchangeable Bottle Caps (sold separately) enable you to create virtuallyany mic imaginable and capture any sound source.

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The Bottle Rocket Stage One microphone includes the legendary B8 Bottle Cap—its mission, total recording versatility. B8 delivers crystal-clear sound quality and superb detail, making it perfect for a wide variety of sound sources including lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, drums, percussion, horns and strings. And when you want to change up the character of your Bottle Rocket, hot swap one of the interchangeable Bottle Caps to get virtually any sound.

9 INTERCHANGEABLE CAPSULES

Expand your sound using the same interchangeable capsules designed for our acclaimed Bottle microphone. The Bottle Caps leverage the sounds of the past to define the future. Each provides a unique tonal range, character, diaphragm size, and polar pattern to match the sonic character of your voice or instrument and accentuate the vibe of the track. And with a quick-change bayonet connection, experimenting with new sounds is a snap!

Features

• B8 Bottle Cap for superbly detailed performance out of the box
• Compatible with all interchangeable Bottle Caps
• Low self-noise (<7.5dB)and high output level (+12dBV)
• Class A Discrete solid-state electronics
• Includes shockmount and wood storage box
• Blue Heritage for superior performance

Specifications

• Transducer Type: Pressure Gradient or Pure Pressure (depending on capsule)
• PolarPatterns: Cardioid, Omnidirectional, Figure of 8 (depending on capsule)
• Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20 kHz
• Sensitivity: 27 mV/Pa (+/- 10mV depending on capsule) at 1kHz (1Pa = 94dB SPL)
• OutputImpedance: 50Ω
• Rate Load Impedance: Not less than 1 kΩ
• Nose Level A-Weighted: Not more than 7.5dBV – 14dBV (IEC 651) (depending on capsule)
• Maximum Output: +12dBV = 3.1 Vrms (2.5kΩ, 1% THD)
• Maximum SPL: 138dB SPL (2.5kΩ, 0.5% THD)
• Dynamic Range: 130 dB (@2.5kΩ)
• Power Requirement: +48V DC Phantom Power (IEC 268-15) (+35V min)
• Current Draw: 1.8mA (typical AI+48V)