Blue Microphones Mikey CD-Quality Stereo Recorder
The first CD-quality stereo audio recorder for the iPod, Mikey records lectures, music, interviews and dictation with Blue's award winning design and sound quality.
- CD-quality stereo recording direct to iPod
- Five angle adjustments for maximum flexibility
- Three gain settings to capture the clearest stereo sound
- Built-in speaker and compact, portable design
Overview
Mikey is the first CD-quality stereo audio recorder for iPod. Offering Blue's award-winning design and sound quality, the adjustable swivel microphone makes recording lectures, voice notes, live music and interviews simple from any angle.
CD-quality stereo recording
Mikey records in 16bit/44Khz stereo using Blue's superior quality condenser capsules. There's also a built-in speaker for playback.
Easy and adjustable
Simply connect Mikey to your iPod and instantly begin recording everything without losing audio fidelity. The five angle adjustments and 180° swiveling head let you put it on a desk or in your shirt pocket.
Capture every sound
Record loud audio sources and boost quiet ones with the low power drain manually adjustable gain settings. Blue's proprietary noise dampening design allows Mikey to record in any environment.
Features
- 44khz/16bit CD-quality stereo recording direct to iPod
- 180° five angle adjustments for maximum flexibility
- Three user-adjustable gain settings to capture the clearest stereo sound
- Built-in speaker for playback
- Record up to four hours continuously
- Compact portable design
- No software necessary for installation
- Superior quality Blue condenser capsules
- Indicator light
- Premium sound quality
- Fits most protective cases
- Pairs well with applications like Fire (live recording) and AudioBoo (Social Networking)
- Perfect for lecture recording, music, voice memos, travel journals and more
Did you notice?
Gain settings and sensitive condenser capsules allow for a wide spectrum of audio input from the barest audible sound up to 20 feet away to extremely loud sources up to 500 feet away.
Apple Recommends for...
Mobile musicians, students or anyone wanting to record the full sound spectrum from lows to highs on their iPod.
Technical specifications
- Two 14mm cardioid condenser capsules
- Stereo recording configuration
- Frequency response: 35Hz–20kHz
- Recommended SPL (switch position): 1: 40-75 dB 2: 60-95 dB 3: 95+ dB
- Dimensions (LxWxH): 2.45 x 0.54 x 2.11 in./6.2 x 1.4 x 5.4 cm
- Weight: 1 oz./29 g
Note: At present, Mikey can only record in mono when used with the 5th-generation iPod nano.
What's in the box?
- Blue Microphones Mikey CD-Quality Stereo Recorder
- Manual
Warranty
One year (For details, please visit www.bluemic.com/mikey/manual.pdf.)
Mfr. Part No.: Mikey
This accessory is compatible with the following:
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iPod classic
120GB 160GB (2009) -
iPod classic
160GB (2007) -
iPod classic 80GB
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iPod nano
5th generation (video camera) -
iPod nano
4th generation (video) -
iPod nano
3rd generation (video) -
iPod nano
2nd generation (aluminum) -
iPod
5th generation (video)
Most Useful Reviews
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Blue Microphones Mikey CD-Quality Stereo Recorder
I record everything with this!!!!!!
Written by JS
Aug 19, 2009
I'm a musician, and sometimes I just want to wing it without having to set up a whole studio session. Mikey works perfect with my iPhone for all of my impromptu jams or whatever i want to record. I've also recorded a lecture and concert with this thing and they both turned out great. Glad to see the Blue quality has made it to their cheap stuff too! …More
73 of 76 people found this useful
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Blue Microphones Mikey CD-Quality Stereo Recorder
Not worth $80
Written by MB from De Land
Oct 14, 2009
I recently purchased this for my iPod Touch. For those who are wondering, it does work with the touch and the voice memo apps. However, the speaker for playback is not as high quality as the iPod's built-in speaker, and mikey even emits a high pitched squeal during playback or when not recording. Recording quality is fine, but overall, this is something I would expect to pay about $20 for, not $80. For me, the recording capability was a necessity, and works great, but when I want to go back and listen, I take the Mikey out and listen to playback on the built in speaker. …More
18 of 22 people found this useful
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Blue Microphones Mikey CD-Quality Stereo Recorder
Awesome
Written by MF from Rothschild
Oct 8, 2009
I've been using Blue's Mikey for about a month now, and I absolutely love it. The compact design makes it easy to take anywhere, and I'm constantly impressed by the quality of the recordings. The first thing I used it for was a loud rock show in the middle of a bar, using Apple's stock voice notes app and gain setting 3. I expected to get home and hear a bunch of garbled sound, bad conversations and clipping, but actually found a pretty good recording of the band I'd seen (Good enough to listen to in the car that week, anyways). Having passed this first test, I decided to try out one of the apps made to record on an iPhone, and had at it. I managed to get 6 tracks, including a saxophone, guitar and piano, along with some hand percussion on a desk. Again, I set my expectations low, this being an iPod mic and all, and came away extremely impressed. A friend of mine even asked for the recording to sample for some of his own work. Now, I'm only limited by my imagination with what I can do with Mikey. I think next I'm going to record some city noises and chop them up into a beat. The possibilities are endless. Great product, and highly recommended, though I did notice a few things. The Apple Store says it only works with iPods, but I have an iPhone 3G and it works fine. Also, whenever it is plugged into the iPhone, it gives a prompt to turn on airplane mode. I'm not sure if this is a feature by the designers, meant to ensure no calls interrupt your recordings, or just an Apple thing, but it isn't a problem in any way; you can record in or out of airplane mode. Again, a great product, and I highly recommend it to anyone who needs a good, portable microphone. …More
8 of 9 people found this useful
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Most Recent Reviews
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Blue Microphones Mikey CD-Quality Stereo Recorder
Not worth $80
Written by MB from De Land
Oct 14, 2009
I recently purchased this for my iPod Touch. For those who are wondering, it does work with the touch and the voice memo apps. However, the speaker for playback is not as high quality as the iPod's built-in speaker, and mikey even emits a high pitched squeal during playback or when not recording. Recording quality is fine, but overall, this is something I would expect to pay about $20 for, not $80. For me, the recording capability was a necessity, and works great, but when I want to go back and listen, I take the Mikey out and listen to playback on the built in speaker. …More
18 of 22 people found this useful
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Blue Microphones Mikey CD-Quality Stereo Recorder
Awesome
Written by MF from Rothschild
Oct 8, 2009
I've been using Blue's Mikey for about a month now, and I absolutely love it. The compact design makes it easy to take anywhere, and I'm constantly impressed by the quality of the recordings. The first thing I used it for was a loud rock show in the middle of a bar, using Apple's stock voice notes app and gain setting 3. I expected to get home and hear a bunch of garbled sound, bad conversations and clipping, but actually found a pretty good recording of the band I'd seen (Good enough to listen to in the car that week, anyways). Having passed this first test, I decided to try out one of the apps made to record on an iPhone, and had at it. I managed to get 6 tracks, including a saxophone, guitar and piano, along with some hand percussion on a desk. Again, I set my expectations low, this being an iPod mic and all, and came away extremely impressed. A friend of mine even asked for the recording to sample for some of his own work. Now, I'm only limited by my imagination with what I can do with Mikey. I think next I'm going to record some city noises and chop them up into a beat. The possibilities are endless. Great product, and highly recommended, though I did notice a few things. The Apple Store says it only works with iPods, but I have an iPhone 3G and it works fine. Also, whenever it is plugged into the iPhone, it gives a prompt to turn on airplane mode. I'm not sure if this is a feature by the designers, meant to ensure no calls interrupt your recordings, or just an Apple thing, but it isn't a problem in any way; you can record in or out of airplane mode. Again, a great product, and I highly recommend it to anyone who needs a good, portable microphone. …More
8 of 9 people found this useful
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Blue Microphones Mikey CD-Quality Stereo Recorder
great mic but...
Written by MP from loveland
Oct 1, 2009
this mic records in mono not stereo on the 5th generation Ipod nano. Maybe because of the design of the nano. the settings on the mic do reduce spl's showing it is hooked up correctly, but does not record in stereo on 5th gen Ipod nano …More
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Questions & Answers
Most Interesting
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Does this work with the iPod touch (2nd gen or newer)? The product page doesn't have it listed, but Blue website says it does. Thanks
- Asked by AF from Ham Lake
- Oct 6, 2009
Best Answer
I can verify that for the third generation iPod Touch, and probably earlier, it does not work. Also, on the website, it is not listed as working with anything other than iPod Classic and Nano models. The quality of recordings on my iPod classic are fantastic, when recording loud sources. When recording soft sources though, the noise of the hard drive comes through, as expected. …More
- Answered by DH from Orlando
- Oct 8, 2009
- 5 of 6 people found this useful
- 2 more answers
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Will this work with the iPhone 3GS?
- Asked by AO from Sacramento
- Nov 19, 2009
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what is the difference between Mikey and TuneTalk?
- Asked by MS from St Andrews
- Dec 9, 2009
Most Recent
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what is the difference between Mikey and TuneTalk?
- Asked by MS from St Andrews
- Dec 9, 2009
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Will this work with the ipod touch 1st generation? If not, how about something like this for us 1st gen owners along with a speaker?
- Asked by MJ from Rochester Hills
- Oct 31, 2009
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Will this work with the iPod Nano 3rd Generation?
- Asked by JN from Burlington
- Oct 27, 2009
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Does this work with an ipod touch (1st generation)? I'm looking for a mic to use with the Peterson Strobosoft software (music tuning). Thanks!
- Asked by PH from Chateauguay
- Oct 26, 2009
