Best Studio Mics

FLASHBACK: 1950s Sony C-37A Microphone

Sony engineers created this microphone in the early 1950s. At first, it was used to record symphonies and quickly became a sought after vocal mic. Neumann’s studio microphones reportedly inspired the C-37a....

Air Traffic Controller Rocks the Blue Microphones Baby Bottle SL

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Air Traffic Controller Tests the Blue Microphones Bluebird SL in the Studio

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[VIDEO] Air Traffic Controller Tests out the Blue Spark SL in the Studio

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Learn more about studio microphones from Performer’s team of experts. Articles in this section focus on the latest microphones for your home studio, how to build a mic locker, microphone reviews, the difference between dynamic and condenser microphones, as well as general microphone techniques and recording tips.

Some of our most popular articles about studio microphones are below:

BLUE Spark SL Microphone Review
By Chris Devine on August 3, 2017
Blue Microphones have brought their legendary sound quality to the most reasonable price point yet with their Spark SL large-diaphragm cardioid condenser microphone. Housed on...
Blue Bluebird SL Microphone Review
By Chris Devine on August 2, 2017
Blue re-vamped part of their microphone line at NAMM, and the new Bluebird SL takes a lot of its cues from some of their more...
Blue Introduces the Raspberry Studio All-In-One Mobile Recording System
By Benjamin Ricci on August 1, 2017
Blue, a 20-year leading innovator in audio technology and creators of the world’s #1 USB microphones, today announced Raspberry Studio, an all-in-one mobile recording system....
Blue Baby Bottle SL Microphone Review
By Chris Devine on July 28, 2017
Blue’s flagship tube mic, the Bottle, quickly became one of the standout recording mics in the industry, and with the Baby Bottle SL, that big,...
MXL DX-2 Review
By Chris Devine on April 25, 2017
Performer Magazine Reviews the MXL DX-2 Dual Capsule Variable Dynamic Instrument Microphone It’s not uncommon to use multiple microphones on a single guitar amp, and blending...