The Bottle Caps are Blue’s innovative system of nine interchangeable capsules, each offering the recordist a different tonal characteristic and pickup pattern. From airy highs to larger-than-life lows, the Bottle Caps capture anything from vocals to bass, wind instruments to horns — and everything in between with a level of detail and clarity found in only the most expensive and rare vintage classics. The Bottle Caps work with Blue’s Bottle, Bottle Rocket Stage Two, and Bottle Rocket Stage One mics, or any microphone with a foundation for interchangable capsules. Each capsule in the series is numbered from B0 to B8, and each has their own unique sound, let’s find out what they are…
Sounds like: Airy top end, silky vocal sound
Bottle Rocket Stage 1, Bottle, Bottle Rocket Stage 2
Sounds like: Ultimate for acoustic instruments
Sounds like: Vintage rich ribbon sound with muted top end & detailed midrange
Sounds like: Accurate, neutral sound
Sounds like: Best for live & orchestral applications
Sounds like: Dramatic top & bottom
Sounds like: The renowned Blue sonic signature –smooth, liquid presence
Sounds like: Today’s vintage sound
Sounds like: All-purpose, our “TPO” (The Popular Opinion) sound
Blue MOB Artist, Kina Grannis, recently came to Blue to taste test a few mics, including the Bottle, Kiwi, Woodpecker and Dragonfly. While she was here, Kina recorded a few tracks and sat down with us to talk about her upcoming album:
Kina Grannis trying out the Woodpecker
She self-released her debut full-length Stairwells in February of 2010 debuting on Billboard’s Top 200 and #5 on iTunes’ Pop Chart. On April 5th, Kina will re-release a remixed and remastered version of Stairwells – which will feature 4 brand new tracks – as well as a deluxe version that will include additional original music, select cover songs from her YouTube channel, exclusive videos and the offical music video for “Valentine,” which has amassed 7-million views on YouTube. Also, Kina’s North American World In Front Of Me headline tour will begin on April 2 at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall. Kina’s music is both sweet and melancholy, but always filled with hope.
In 2007, Kina joined YouTube, made a music video and entered herself into a contest. A few months later, her video for “Message From Your Heart” aired during the Superbowl and its 97 million viewers (or 194 million eyeballs, depending on how you’re keeping track) and she walked away with a record deal.
Get to know Kina and learn how she turned a YouTube video into a Superbowl ad in our podcast.
Imagine Dragons stopped by Blue after their concert at the Viper Room to record some tracks for their EP -
