Congratulations on your purchase of the Raspberry! Informed by Blue’s illustrious studio legacy, Raspberry delivers dramatic, professional sound for podcasting, voice-over, Skype, streaming, vocals and instruments. Featuring separate headphone and mic volumes, mute, and an integrated stand, Raspberry offers everything you need to get studio-quality results anywhere.
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Connect using the provided Lightning cable. Raspberry will power up within a few seconds, and the LED light will illuminate green. You can now use Raspberry with apps that support external microphones. USING RASPBERRY WITH PC (WINDOWS 7, 8, OR 10) 1.
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GETTING TO KNOW RASPBERRY Microphone level: Turn the knob right to increase the level, and left to reduce the level. The LED light shows the mic signal strength: green for clean audio, flashing amber if audio is near overload, and flashing red if...
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GETTING TO KNOW RASPBERRY Muting: press the Microphone Level knob to mute/unmute. When muted, the LED status light will turn red.
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GETTING TO KNOW RASPBERRY Internal Acoustic Diffuser (IAD): Raspberry’ s patent-pending Internal Acoustic Diffuser (IAD) design resembles treatments found in studios and concert halls. As sound enters the microphone grille, IAD diffuses the sound waves and discerns source audio from unneeded reflections—focusing...
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GETTING TO KNOW RASPBERRY Headphone volume: Rotate left to increase headphone volume, and right to decrease. The headphone output mixes the microphone audio with the sound from your computer so you can record without latency.
A MICROPHONE STAND Simply unscrew the integrated desktop stand, and screw on the provided adapter. Then screw Raspberry directly onto your microphone stand. You can also use the Blue Radius II shockmount to further isolate Raspberry from bumps and vibrations SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS...
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FREQUENCY RESPONSE POLAR PATTERN These charts are a starting point for the sound provided. How the micro- phone reacts in a particular application will differ depending on sound source, orientation and distance from sound source, room acoustics and other factors. For more tips on miking and recording techniques, 1000Hz check out bluemic.com.
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RASPBERRY SPECIFICATIONS • Power Requirement: Powered via USB or Lightning connector • Transducer Type: Electret Condenser, 14mm • Polar Pattern: Cardioid (Unidirectional) • Bit Depth: 16-bit/24-bit • Sampling Rate: 44.1/48 kHz • Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20kHz • Adjustable Gain: 0 to +40dB •...
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