Blue Icicle XLR to USB Converter/Microphone Preamp

The Icicle is Blue's new stylish USB converter and mic preamp combo that allows you to connect any XLR microphone directly into your computer via USB! The Icicle features a studio quality microphone preamp, 48V phantom power, fully balanced low noise front end, analog gain control, and driverless operation. Setup is a snap!

The Icicle works with both dynamic and condenser microphones, providing high quality and hassle-free connectivity with Mac or PC. Whether you're using a microphone for digital recording, podcasting, voice messaging, or voice recognition applications, the Icicle is the quick and easy way to get connected.

• Plug and Record - No Special Drivers Required
• Built-in Studio Quality USB Microphone Preamp
• Supplies 48V Phantom Power for Condenser Mics
• Fully Balanced Low Noise Analog Front End
• 16-bit conversion
• Analog Level Control
• Phantom Power Active Light
• Includes 6-ft USB Cable

About Blue

Blue Microphones, based in Westlake, California, was founded in 1995 in response to the (then) emerging digital audio recording industry. With digital audio came a completely new set of tech specs including increased bandwith and extended frequency response and dynamic range that not all mics, especially vintage designs, were fully capable of utilizing.

The founders at Blue combined their years of experience repairing and modifying classic microphones with their first-hand knowledge of the modern digital recording paradigm to create truly modern microphones that retain the sought-after characteristics of classic mics, and that perform to today’s standards of digital audio recording and processing.

Each Blue Microphone has a proprietary, specially designed capsule meant to perform in a specific way, hence all the different models. From classic tube condensers to USB mics with switchable polar patters, Blue has taken microphone design into the digital realm with unparalleled success.