The First Microphone from Red, The Vintage Microphone Store

Westlake Village, January 20th, 2005 - Red’s Type B is an affordable Class A discrete solid state mic exclusively designed for Red by Blue Microphones as a foundation for interchangeable capsules. Included with the Type B microphone body is the Red Lollipop Capsule, an all-around capsule designed to be as versatile as possible, with applications ranging from vocals to electric and acoustic guitars, close-miking of drums, drum overheads, percussion, piano, horns, strings and any other applications where crystal-clear sound quality and detail is of the utmost concern. In addition to the microphone, and capsule, the Type B also includes the Type B Accessory Pak, with Blue’s high-definition 22-AWG Cranberry mic cable and Type B Shockmount.

Precision-designed and hand-assembled, the Type B is crafted for a lifetime of use. But what really makes the Type B special is that it’s unique bayonet top can accommodate a variety of new and vintage lollipop-style capsules, including classic Neumann-Gefell capsules and Blue’s renowned line of Bottle microphone capsules, The Bottle Caps. In short, the Type B offers the user a wide variety of recording applications right at their fingertips — at an extremely affordable price!

Available through Red, The Vintage Microphone Online Store, as well as Red-authorized dealers, the Type B will sell for $699 and be available in February, 2005. Established by Blue Microphones, Red features a world of vintage-style parts and accessories, from hard-to-find replacement capsules and shockmounts to cables, pop filters and custom storage solutions to protect valuable mics.

Red’s comprehensive online store can be accessed at www.vintagemicrophone.com.

Technical Specifications
Acoustical Operating Principal: Pressure gradient
Directional Pattern: Cardioid (w/Red lollipop capsule)
Frequency Response: 20Hz — 20kHz
Sensitivity (1kHz into 2.5kΩ): 27mV/Pa
Rated Impedance: 50Ω
Rated Load Impedance: Not less than 1kΩ
Noise Level A-weighted (IEC 651): Not more than 7.5dB
Max Output (1% THD into 2.5kΩ): 12dBV = 3.1V
Max SPL (0.5% THD into 2.5kΩ): 138dB
Dynamic Range (2.5kΩ load): 130dB
Supply Voltage (IEC 268-15): +48V phantom power (+35V min.)
Current Draw (Typical AI +48V): 1.8mA
The Bottle Caps
B0: Large Diaphragm Cardioid — Bright (Elam 251 reference)
B1: Small Diaphragm Cardioid (Schoeps 221b, 451and 452 (CKI) reference)
B2: Large-Diaphragm Figure of Eight (RCA 44 Vintage Ribbon reference)
B3: Medium Diaphragm Cardioid (Neumann U89, TLM 170 reference)
B4: Small Diaphragm Perspex Sphere Pressure Omni (Neumann M50 reference)
B5: Large Diaphragm Pressure Omni (Neumann/Gefell M55k reference)
B6: Large Diaphragm Cardioid (AKG C12 reference)
B7: Large Diaphragm Cardioid (Neumann U47, U48 reference)