We are one hour a fifteen minutes from Manhattan via car or train out of Grand Central. Pickup with cash only and the price is fantastic. These are getting nearly impossible to find in this condition.
Here is a set of 8 Blue capsules in excellent condition. Included are b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7, b8.
Here’s what you get:
Note, each of the capsules has brass pins to be inserted when shipping the capsules.
B1: Cardioid Small Diaphragm (Schoeps 221B Reference)
•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 (RCA 44 Reference)
•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 Brassinstruments, clarinet, overly bright or “edgy” 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 (Neumann TLM170 Reference)
•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 “folky” tone on nylon and steel-string acoustic guitar, oboe, bassoon and other double reeds, organ.
B4: Small Diaphragm Sphere Pressure Omni (Neumann M50 Reference)
•The big omni
•Sweet highs, robust lows, unique design and sound perfect for ambient recording
•Suggested Applications: Orchestral sounds, classical instrumentation, background vocals, organ, accordion, distant miking of any source, particularly bowed strings, and drums.
B5: Large Diaphragm Pressure Omni (Neumann M55K Reference)
•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 (AKG C12 Reference).
•The blue standard / modern presence vocal sound
•“Larger than life” 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 (Neumann U47 Reference)
•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.
B8: Large Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser (General Purpose Capsule)
•The versatile capsule
•The best choice if only using one capsule - crystal clear sound quality and excellent detail for a wide range of recording applications
•Suggested applications: Male & female lead vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, drums, drum overheads, percussion, piano, horns and strings.