A few weeks ago, we excitedly announced that with the latest Apple iOS 4.3 update and the camera connection kit offering a USB hookup, the doors reopened for professional-quality recording on the iPad! Blue Microphones’ USB mics, Snowball, Snowflake, Yeti and newest Yeti Pro are now capable of recording CD-quality audio to the iPad 1 or 2.
Connected through the camera kit, Snowball –a stereo condenser USB mic with cardioid and omni patterns—and Snowflake—a portable USB cardioid condenser mic—are plug-and-play for recording on the iPad with Blue’s studio-quality sound. Taking it to the next level, Yeti and recently released Yeti Pro require more power and can be connected through a powered USB hub, along with the camera connection kit for the highest quality digital recording to your iPad.
Check out this video from GearGazm on how simple it is to connect the Yeti to an iPad 2 and start recording:
ButterScotch TV has an entire series on tips, tricks and How-Tos using GarageBand on the iPad. In episode 8, they give us an advanced look at using Yeti to record the highest quality sound on GarageBand:
With the powered USB hub, you can use Icicle, our USB-to-XLR converter, to connect most of our professional microphones, such as our Bluebird, straight to you iPad!
Bluebird
Best Buy Musical Instruments is teaming up with SPIN to celebrate its 25th anniversary with 25 weekdays of giveaways! SPIN and Best Buy Musical Instruments are giving away prize-packs filled with goodies for making music. Guitars, Drums, Turntables and more.
Each weekday one lucky SPIN reader will win a prize-pack that includes some of the best and latest gear, or music and gift cards so you can choose for yourself.
For more details, a full prize schedule and the entry form, click here.
Oct. 5: One Taylor model 214ce Guitar & One Blue Encore 200 Microphone.
Oct. 8: One Taylor model 110 Guitar & One Blue Encore 200 Microphone.
Oct. 14: One Taylor Solid Body Classic Guitar & One Blue Bluebird Microphone.
Oct. 26: One Taylor model 414ce Guitar & One Blue Bluebird Microphone.
With programs like Audacity and GarageBand, you can easily create an in-home studio. You can even upgrade your home studio to include a professional analog mic and still record to your laptop or MacBook. Here is a quick tutorial on how to record to GarageBand with the Bluebird, a condenser capsule designed for virtually any application, and the Icicle (XLR-to-USB converter) –