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Mic Review

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Fri, 01/03/2020 - 06:35
jonbouriaque
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I'm sure it's already in the "equipment review" forum, but I can't find it.  It would help if the forum had a key-word search capability.  Question is:  What do you think of the Audix Fireball mic?  It's what I have.  Seems to work well, but I have nothing to compare it to.  I've never used or even touched a "real" bullet mic.  Thoughts?

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Fri, 01/03/2020 - 09:25
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Greg Heumann
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Hi Jon You'll find the review

Hi Jon

You'll find the review on the Mic Reviews page at https://www.bluesharmonica.com/mic_reviews - I didn't post that URL because you have to subscribe to BluesHarmonica.com to see it - but clearly, you do! 

The Audix Fireball is a nice acoustic mic. It is very clean. Basically a drum microphone, it is designed to tolerate extreely high sound pressure levels WITHOUT distorting - so cupping it makes almost no difference in its tone. Personally, I consider a mic to be part of my "instrument" and I really LIKE being able to change from a clean tone to an overdriven one, and get deep, expressive "wah"'s - The Fireball is NOT good at that. Some people want cean only in order to send a clean signal to a digital multi-effects pedal- the Fireball may be a good choce there. 

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