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Blue Microphones Icicle

Compact USB Audio Interface with 1 Microphone Preamplifier, 48V Phantom Power, 16-bit/44.1kHz Resolution, and Plug-and-play Compatibility - Mac/PC

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A No-fuss Solution for Computer Recording!

Blue's Icicle is a stylish microphone preamplifier and audio interface in one. With Icicle, you can connect any XLR microphone directly to your computer via USB - perfect for quickly recording a vocal take, using voice-recognition software applications, or for using as a complete podcasting solution. There's even phantom power onboard for your condensers. The Icicle boasts a fully balanced front end, analog gain control, and driverless operation for the ultimate in plug-and-play simplicity. Plus, it's so small, you can take Blue's Icicle anywhere for portable laptop recording.

Blue Icicle at a Glance:
  • Microphone preamplifier and audio interface in one
  • USB plug-and-play simplicity for Mac and PC

Microphone preamplifier and audio interface in one
The Blue Icicle is a handy tool to have around - not only is it a high-quality microphone preamplifier, but it's an audio interface as well. You can record any XLR microphone directly to your computer using Icicle - even condensers, thanks to its onboard 48V phantom power. A perfect solution for recording, podcasting, using aspeech-recognition software applications, and especially for mobile laptop recording, the Icicle connects to your computer via convenient USB and is small enough to bring anywhere.

USB plug-and-play simplicity for Mac and PC
Blue's Icicle requires no drivers to operate - just plug it in via USB and you're ready to go. It even works with both Mac and PC computers.

Blue Icicle Features:
  • USB Microphone Preamplifier
  • Supplies 48V Phantom Power for condenser microphones
  • No special drivers required
  • Fully balanced low noise analog front end
  • Analog gain control
  • Phantom Power Active Light
  • 16-bit/44.1kHz resolution
  • Power Consumption: 200mA (from USB bus)
  • System Requirements Macintosh: Mac OSX; USB 1.0 or 2.0; 64MB RAM (minimum)
  • System Requirements Windows: XP Home Edition, XP Professional, Vista; USB 1.0 or 2.0; 64MB RAM (minimum)

The Blue Icicle puts a high-quality microphone preamplifier and a USB interface into an ultra-small form factor!

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