Blue Spark SL Condenser Mic, Blackout

Full Description

A closer look

The core of the Blackout Spark SL is a custom solid-state JFET design that ensures the capsules backplate is evenly charged, delivering consistent and detailed sound at all times. Combined with the discrete Class-A circuitry and transformerless output stage, the Blackout Spark SL delivers an incredibly transparent sound, meaning you hear exactly what is recorded through the microphone with no signal loss. This allows you to hear in unrivalled accuracy your sound source, letting you make more informed decisions on your microphone placement and mixing choices. For streamers and podcasters, this is the ultimate solution for bringing your listeners and viewers closer to your content, allowing them to feel like they are in the room and gaming alongside you!

Versatile switching

Exciting new features on the Blackout Spark SL XLR include a 100Hz high-pass filter at 12dB per octave with a -20dB input pad. This allows you to have flexibility over the sound of your recording to ensure you achieve the cleanest recording possible, free from any excessive noise or low-frequency rumble. Experiencing any rumble or noise from your desk or loud and obtrusive PC fan? Easily remove this from your recordings with the high-pass filter to keep a clean and unobstructed sound free from any unwanted low frequencies. Streaming and gaming can often be a place for you to get lost in a new world and you may even forget the scenes around you! Turn on the -20dB pad to make sure that when you have a 'eureka' moment and your vocal level raises, your listeners and viewers won't be left with distorted audio that can ruin a stream or broadcast.

Studio-Grade audio quality

The Blackout Spark SL is a cardioid mic and is designed to reject off-axis sound arriving at the back of the capsule, allowing you to have the cleanest recording possible, putting your instrument at the front of the mix. The hand-tuned capsule and custom Class-A discrete circuitry ensure optimal audio quality when it comes to recording. The response ranges from a richly present midrange with a deep bottom and smooth top end exceptional presence and clarity. The refined sonic accuracy and streamlined build ensure you capture every nuance of your source material, whether it be vocals or instruments. This will become a staple of your microphone collection, allowing you the possibility to record any instrument in a session with ease. Use it on a vocal performance for a big sound with maximum fullness and brightness, use on an electric guitar cabinet to capture the grit and energy, or even on drums for attack and definition.

Full range of applications

Excellent mid-range response and top-end clarity make the Blackout Spark SL XLR the ultimate choice for podcasters, streamers and gamers. Achieve a larger than life vocal sound by getting close to the microphone for maximum presence and depth, engaging the high-pass filter for a clean and precise recording, or slightly back-off from the microphone to hear a more well-rounded and darker tone.

Thanks to the world-class sound quality, the Blackout Spark SL XLR is extremely versatile in recording any audio source you need for your music. Not just limited to vocal recordings, the Spark SL is an indispensable addition to your microphone selection. Covering everything from vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, drum kits and more, the Spark SL should be your go-to when setting up any session.

Features

• Perfect for vocals when podcasting or streaming
• High-quality XLR connector to use with professional audio equipment such as audio interfaces and mixers
• Custom-made large-diaphragm condensor captures every detail and nuance of your sound
• Cardioid polar pattern provides a superbly detailed and focused sound
• Signature Blue Microphones build and sound-quality
• Proprietary Class A JFET electronics deliver a harmonically rich sound
• Tame unruly low-frequencies from your desk or room with a high-pass filter
• Prevent distortion from high output sound sources with a -20dB pad
• Comes complete with wooden storage box and custom shockmount

Specification

• Transducer Type: Condenser, Pressure Gradient
• Polar Patterns: Cardioid
• Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20kHz
• Sensitivity: 34.9 mV/Pa at 1 kHz (1 pa = 94 dB SPL)
• Output Impedance: 50 ohm
• Rate Load Impedance: Not less than 1k ohm
• Maximum SPL: 136 dB SPL (1k, THD 0.5%)
• S/N Ratio: 73 dB-A
• Noise Level: 16.4 dB-A
• Dynamic Range: 119.6 dB
• Power Requirement: +48V DC Phantom Power
• Weight: 336g
• Dimensions: 220.5mm x 45mm
• HPF: 100Hz, 12db per octave
• PAD: -20dB
• Product code: 988-000193