The Baby Bottle SL is a pressure gradient cardioid condenser microphone with a classic sound and tremendous versatility. It has a richly present midrange, smooth top-end and neutral low-end with tonal characteristics similar to the world’s finest vintage microphones. Featuring a high-pass filter and -20dB pad, Baby Bottle SL excels at adding a rich, classic sound to nearly any source including vocals, drums, electric guitar amps, and even difficult brass instruments like saxophones and trumpets.
 
Gain-stage like a pro with a -20dB pad switch
The Baby Bottle SL comes with both a pad and high-pass filter switch so you can extend your recording applications and take full advantage of the Baby Bottle’s versatility. Engaging the -20dB pad switch will give you ample headroom to record loud sources like guitars amps or dynamic vocalists. When this is set to 0, the Baby Bottle SL will send more signal to your audio interface to capture more nuanced performances from quiet instruments like acoustic guitars, violins or pianos.
 
Eliminate low-end rumble
The high-pass filter switch will eliminate the low-end rumble often caused by recording frequencies under 100Hz on certain instruments. With this roll-off switch engaged, the Baby Bottle SL works great on acoustic instruments and will excel when used as a stereo pair to record complex instruments like the piano or even as room mics to create a natural reverb for drums, guitar, synths and more.
 
Classic Warmth and Presence
Baby Bottle SL is a cardioid condenser microphone that delivers classic sound and incredible versatility. With a richly present midrange, smooth top end, and neutral bottom, Baby Bottle SL is reminiscent of the world's finest vintage microphones. Featuring a high-pass filter and -20 dB pad, Baby Bottle SL excels at adding a rich, classic vibe to nearly any sound source.
 
Behind the Mic
Building on the success of the original Baby Bottle, the SL model features refined sonics, a new streamlined build, and versatile switches to capture the true character of your voice and bring classic mojo to acoustic guitars and other instruments. Baby Bottle SL is designed from top to bottom to inspire unforgettable performances.
 
Inside the Sound
The soul and swagger of Baby Bottle SL all starts with Blue's proprietary, hand-tuned capsule. The robust, gold-sputtered Mylar diaphragm features a machined brass backplate design that creates the signature warmth and presence Baby Bottle SL is known for. And custom Class-A discrete circuitry makes it an extremely quiet mic with only 10.8 dB of self-noise.
 
Make the Switch
Baby Bottle SL features a switchable 100 Hz high-pass filter and -20 dB pad to keep your sound pure regardless of vocal type, instrument, or environment. Whether recording belting vocalists, loud guitar amps, drums, and brass, or capturing delicate vocals, strings, or piano, Baby Bottle SL has the versatility to capture timeless tracks.
 
The Features
- Present midrange, smooth top end, and neutral bottom
- High output with richly detailed frequency response
- Hand-tuned, gold-sputtered, large-diaphragm cardioid capsule
- Blue's Class-A discrete circuitry delivers ultralow self-noise of only 10.8 dB
- 100 Hz low-cut filter increases clarity and reduces rumble from your room
- -20 dB pad keeps your audio free of distortion
- Operates on 48V phantom power
- Connects to XLR mic inputs
- Suitable for use with home-studio interfaces (USB, Thunderbolt, or otherwise)
- Includes custom shockmount to reduce vibration noise
- Supplied with wooden storage box