SP-1 Standard Pencil Microphones
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The perfect pair for stereo recording.
With the SP‑1 Standard Pencil Microphone Pair, you can record acoustic instruments, drums and percussion, and live performances in stereo, with pristine fidelity for instant album‑quality sound.
Get Album-Ready Stereo SoundAs a matched stereo pair, SP‑1s add clarity, width, and dimension to your recordings. Whether it’s tight X/Y patterns or spaced pairs, combine them how you want and hear the detail in your instrument like never before.
Capture Your Best Recordings, AnywhereThe SP-1’s classic cardioid design, high SPL tolerance, and smooth, clear top-end deliver consistently clean capture of acoustic guitars, drum overheads, percussion, horns, and more — at any volume, in any environment.
Find Your Sound, with StyleWe engineered the SP-1 pair to be your everyday choice for stereo recording. With a retro finish and road‑worthy build, these stylish condensers are a serious studio upgrade, with vintage elegance for days.
Sound Like the Pros with Apollo Interface PresetsTake the guesswork out of getting professional sounds with Apollo's custom SP‑1 mic presets. Get the perfect preamp, EQ, and compression settings for adding shimmer to cymbals, or bolstering horns and stringed instruments with rich stereo sound.
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Small-diaphragm condenser stereo mic pack for studio and live use
Cardioid polar pattern rejects off‑axis sounds and room noise
Perfectly matched pair for accurate stereo recordings
Shape drums, guitars, and more with SP‑1 Apollo Channel Strip Presets
Includes mic clips, foam windscreens, stereo T‑bar mount, and travel case
Quality UA craftsmanship and stylish, rugged build
Customer Reviews
B. Sattler
February 15, 2023
For the price I love them
I'm changing my review to 5 star as my Sp-1s were faulty and replaced. I just got done testing them on several different acoustic guitars and they sounded great. Even using just 1 of these...
Read MoreP. Angulo
January 10, 2023
New overhead mics!
I just swapped my large condenser mics to the SP-1's and I'm so happy I did, normally I prefer large capsules but these sound amazing. Can't wait to try it on other instruments!...
Read MoreM. Frey
October 1, 2022
Clear, detailed, neutral sound.
Exactly what I want in an SDC—playback sounds like what I was hearing in the room!
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Customer Reviews
SP-1 Standard Pencil Microphones
B. Sattler
For the price I love them
I'm changing my review to 5 star as my Sp-1s were faulty and replaced. I just got done testing them on several different acoustic guitars and they sounded great. Even using just 1 of these to mic an acoustic sounded brilliant. My ear isn't as trained as many here but what I hear I loved.
B. Sattler
Tentative 3 star
I just spent 1 hour with a new pair of these and they are picking up an extreme amount of noise even when the preamp is at 0%. The noise isn't similar as one of the pencil mics is picking up 3 times more than the other one. My studio is treated and these is nothing that a microphone can pick up. I've changed out the cables to several different brands and used two different apollos (the X8 and the MKII) and the issue is on both. I've even plugged in other highly sensitive condenser microphones which are working perfectly. I'll change my review once I hear back and if mine are just faulty.
P. Angulo
New overhead mics!
I just swapped my large condenser mics to the SP-1's and I'm so happy I did, normally I prefer large capsules but these sound amazing. Can't wait to try it on other instruments!
M. Frey
Clear, detailed, neutral sound.
Exactly what I want in an SDC—playback sounds like what I was hearing in the room!
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measurements
Unfortunately, there are no usable data sheets or diagrams on the frequency response or directionality of the microphones. Information that should be expected even in this price range.
UA should definitely provide a reasonable datasheet here as soon as possible.N. MARTINI
cif yo
Better than Neumann Km184? How many kilotons? No Lab? wtf?
