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Randad
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2022
I bought this primarily to record acoustic guitar, but it pucks up nearly nothing unless the mic is under 3 inches from the strings. I sent it back.
A. C. Highfield
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2014
I've used countless SM57's and Beta 57's over the years, but having had very good experiences with Blue's studio mics, I had been wanting to give one of these a try for a while. Main conclusion first: this is an excellent dynamic instrument microphone. Really excellent. It sounds full, smooth and does not sacrifice clarity to do it. Cardioid pattern is pretty tight, but not so tight 'aiming' is ultra-critical - you can move a bit off-axis without too much drop-off in volume. Construction quality is superb. Solid as a rock and beautifully put together. The best recommendation I can give is that after trying one for a few weeks, I ordered two more.
sampson
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2014
I recently bought a Blue 101i enCORE instrument microphone to amplify acoustic guitars. The only microphone I have to compare the Blue 101i microphone with is a Shure SM57 (which happens to be exactly what I should compare it to since their price-points are similar and they are both dynamic instrument microphones). Both microphones do a great job amplifying acoustic guitars, but I am giving the Blue 101i microphone the nod over the Shure SM57 microphone because of it's more consistent proximity effect. The Shure SM57 tends to create a deeper bass as I move the guitar closer to the microphone while playing (and it also gets a little "boomy" and muddy-sounding if placed close to the guitar's sound-hole), whereas the Blue 100i tends to be more consistent in it's bass and treble effects as I move my guitar while playing (which tends to be more true to my amplifier settings). The Blue 101i microphone will sound a little more "bassy" as I approach the guitar's sound-hole, but not to the same degree as the Shure SM57 microphone does. This next statement is kind of hard to explain without you being able to listen to the microphones, but I'll give it a shot....the Blue 101i microphone allows the acoustic guitar to sound, well, more like an acoustic guitar; much more so than the SM57 microphone. Like I said, you'd have to hear the microphones in a side-by-side comparison to be able to tell the difference. Having said all of this, modern preamps, mixers and amplifiers, etc can tweak any sound-difference between similar microphones to a point where they sound nearly identical, but if you don't have that equipment, microphone choice is more crucial. Both microphones are excellent choices, but due to the proximity-effect, I feel that the Blue 101i is the better instrument microphone for use with an acoustic guitar, especially for live stage performances or studio recording, or when you're just sitting around your family room strumming some tunes.
Gary Brewster
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2014
I have been using Shure SM57's and Beta 57's for miking acoustic instruments for live sound for quite awhile. I purchased a Blue Encore 100i to compare. The 100i had no problem cutting through. There were no feedback issues and it sounded great. I used it on multiple guitars, a muted trumpet, and an accordion. The 100i was more lively than the SM57, in a good way. It is articulate, yet warm sounding. The SM57 can be muddy in the lows and the mids, and the 100i eliminated that. It sounds closer to a Beta 57 than an SM57. I was concerned that it would not take to the lows, but the full range of each instrument was there. It would have been interesting to have heard a stand-up bass through it, but it was perfect for the instruments that I did get to mic. It was easy to get the instruments into the mix and bring out their individual sounds. This microphone did not require additional gain from what I was used to. In fact, it was very responsive, as well as, a joy to work with. One guitarist, who thought that he was a dancer, gave it a pretty good rap with his guitar, as he was flailing about the stage. The 100i took it well and was completely unhurt, both cosmetically and functionally, so it is well built, too. The wire mesh is very durable, for those who work around accidents waiting to happen. I did not notice any awful handling noise, but it was in a stand. I own several Blue mics currently, and I will buy more of these.
DiscDoggie
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2012
I have been delaying writing this review for sometime, but after yesterday's recording session, I can wait no longer. First I tried the enCORE on my lead vocalist, and it sounded good there, and we were experimenting with dual mics (a condensor for recording behind the live vocal mic at volume) so there were some feedback issues and it left a little bit to be desired as far as gain before feedback. But I knew what I was getting and as it says on the box, in plain enough terms, professional Studio mic.Yesterday I mic'd my Martin acoustic guitar with this thing and had tremendous results. I positioned the mic about 5 inches from the soundhole and pointed it toward the underside near the pickgaurd. Yes the pick noise was intense but a parametric EQ quieted that down effectively. I'm sure I'm going to find some better positions and combinations of mics.. Yesterday's session was a dual mic configuration -- with an MXL on the fretboard near the 12th.. I really think this enCORE was adding the majority of the useful tone upon mixdown. It was full and punchy through the bass and midrange, and the highs were crisp and detailed as well (not as much as from the condensor). but I think that also has to do with the position of the mic.I picked up three of these mics at the same time because I thought they might even have a home above my toms! This will be something, I know I'll have to tame their natural brightness, but I think they have a high enough SPL and articulation that with the right processors and shelving to eliminate bleed (and non-thwack or thump tones!) I will get an interesting and tight sound with them for drums even though this isn't their specialty. Also, I am interested to hear them on an acoustic bass, piano and definitely other (world or xylophone) percussion instruments.
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