Testseek.com have collected 13 expert reviews of the Blue Microphones Mikey and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Blue Microphones Mikey.
September 2009
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The editors liked
This microphone has produced the best audio of any iPod microphone I have used.
Clearly a much better recording experience than anything else on the market for direct iPod plug in
Doesn't require power
Great quality recording
Excellent price for the features
Three gain levels.
No software installation. Gain control is adjustable. Not terribly bulky. Can be used with an iPhone ...
Sounds good with voice memos
Three-position gain switch allows you to record both quiet and loud audio
Built-in speaker.
The editors didn't like
Need a external mike port and/or a line level port. Also would like a USB port for charging the iPod. Share
Not compatible with any of the current generation devices
Connector slightly loose when docked.
But only when iPhone is in Airplane mode. Big enough to dwarf the iPod Nano. Can't capture complex audio (read
The Mikey delivers crisp, high-quality recordings, and unlike many other microphones, it can do so even from over 100 feet away. Additionally, the integrated gain setting switch allows for quick, on-the-fly sensitivity adjustments, which is a major co...
No software installation. Gain control is adjustable. Not terribly bulky. Can be used with an iPhone ...
but only when iPhone is in Airplane mode. Big enough to dwarf the iPod Nano. Can't capture complex audio (read: a live concert) perfectly. But hey, what do you want for less than a Cnote?
Great quality recording, Excellent price for the features, Three gain levels.
Connector slightly loose when docked.
Its hard to fault the Mikey given a fundamentally solid design. As such, the Mikey should be kept on your short list as long as you own a conventional iPod. It produces quality audio, and the hinged design and gain settings are genuinely helpful. This...
Sounds good with voice memos; three-position gain switch allows you to record both quiet and loud audio; built-in speaker.
No line-in; switch hard to move; could use in-between gain settings; speaker quiet and tinny; too easy to disconnect mic from dock connector.
Mikey is the best-sounding iPod microphone I’ve used. And with an $80 price tag and no line-level input, it should be. It records very nice sounding voice memos, and though the results it produces with quiet and loud material arent stunning, they ar...
Abstract: Blue Microphones has provided equipment for use by recording artists and the entertainment industry for years. Now the company is entering the consumer electronic market through the introduction of a product for the iPod called Mikey. Mikey gives your...
Abstract: First impressions don’t always prove to be indicative in the long term. But sometimes they turn out to be dead on, and that’s the case with the Mikey, the snap-on audio recording tool for iPod (and unofficially, iPhone) from Blue Microphones, the comp...
Abstract: There were some positive consequences. iPods suddenly became capable of recording either true CD-quality stereo audio or lower-fidelity but still clean monaural sound. Some developers created elaborate iPod-centric mixing decks and combination microph...
Abstract: Mikey is an external microphone for the iPhone/iPod with three sensitivity settings that allow you to record everything from lectures to rock concerts. The Price $80 The Verdict Mikey is a nice, solid-feeling little mic for the iPod or iPhone. When us...
