VIDEOS

The Milk Carton Kids on Austin City Limits "Michigan"

FreshGrass Presents Sarah Jarosz

Jerry Douglas & Tommy Emmanuel - Halfway Home (live at Ear Trumpet Labs)

Dietrich Strause - "Boy Born to Die" // Live at Miles of Music

Radie Peat & Daragh Lynch (LANKUM) - 'Hares on the Mountain' from episode 3 of 'This Ain't No Disco'

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“Ear Trumpet Labs’ distinctive microphones have become the new gold standard among Americana and bluegrass guitarists.”

— Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Our most popular model, Edwina is a versatile large-diaphragm condenser microphone with great sound to match her distinctive but not dominating looks.

With meticulously tested, hand-wired electronic components, Edwina is designed specifically for feedback rejection in demanding live settings. Her smooth, detailed sound excels at all kinds of stage duties, from vocals to acoustic instruments to drum overheads, and also shines in the studio as a warm, accurate recording mic. She is optimized as a single-source mic, but with a sweet spot from one out to 18 inches, she does great capturing voice and instrument together for solo or even two performers.

Also available in stereo pairs. For single-micing larger groups, consider Louise, Myrtle, Josephine, Delphina, or the various bike gear models.

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$599

FEATURES

Hand-made microphone with unique appearance
Side or end address, using pivoting bracket
Capsule and electronics tuned for close to medium distance use on the most difficult stages with excellent feedback rejection
Internal shock dampers for minimal handling noise
Integral silk and mesh pop filter, for effective control of plosives without loss of clarity
Transformerless FET fully balanced electronics
Highest quality hand-wired electronic components - film caps, precision resistors, hand tested and matched transistors, with component values tuned for the individual circuit.
30-Day Full Return Policy & Lifetime Warranty

SUGGESTED APPLICATIONS

On stage and in studio for vocals, close-miking acoustic instruments (guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle), drum overheads, electric guitar cabinets.

Notable Users

Milk Carton Kids, Andra Day, Old Dominion, Bryan Sutton, Della Mae, Delta Rae, The Isaacs Family Band, Foghorn Stringband, Gaby Moreno, Hot Rize, Hudson Taylor, Jerry Douglas, Sierra Hull, Shaun Hopper, Josh Rouse, Mark O’Connor Band, Beta Radio, Rachel Baiman

REVIEWS

"Lead vocals worked so well that I resisted pulling out mics that cost ten times more. That's unusual at this price point for a picky bastard like me." –Larry Crane
Tape Op Full Review

"An accomplished large-diaphragm mic with a tight cardioid polar pattern that makes it well suited to studio close miking and live-sound applications."
Sound on Sound Full Review

TECHNICAL SPECS:

TRANSDUCER TYPE: condenser, large (26 mm) diaphragm
POLAR PATTERN: cardioid
SENSITIVITY: (re 1000Hz, 94 dB): -41.9 dB (8 mV/Pa)
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: <50 Ohm
NOISE FLOOR: <11 dBA
POWER REQUIREMENT: +24V to +48V phantom power
WEIGHT: 1 lb (4 lbs cased)
DIMENSIONS: 8 3/4” x 4” x 1 3/4”; head is 3” in diameter
SKU: ETL-EDWINA
View product info with polar pattern & frequency plot

ACCESSORIES:

INCLUDED

Metal tool case with foam padding, 11” x 6” x 3"
Plastic mic clip

RECOMMENDED (click photo to add to cart)

Edwina pop filter ($40) - if close-miking on a large stage
Brass mic clip ($40) - All-metal mic clip for style, precision, and peace of mind
Knit windscreen ($65) - for open-air stages and video shoots
Phantom power supply ($59) - if using with a combo amp or PA without phantom power
Copper shock mount ($75) - Cut vibrations from stage rumble and mic stand noise

Brass Mic Clip

Pop Filter

Phantom Power Supply

Shock Mount

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Testimonial Blog

“Wanted to reach out to share just how much we are loving these microphones. We recently brought them to a mid-sized outdoor venue, with some 500 people in attendance, multiple speakers down a long lawn etc. The production crew looked at me like we were crazy, until 3 minutes into sound check when everyone began tripping out on how wonderful they were performing on the large system. The sound guy was so stoked on them, and the whole crew was asking me about the microphones, where to purchase them etc.”

–Moonsville Collective

“I can put this mic on and know it’s doing 95 percent of the work for me. When it gets to the console, there’s very little corrective work that I have to do and I can focus on making things fit or adding color or flavor. The off-axis rejection is absolutely incredible; its a large-diaphragm condenser, and there are often times that I can get more gain out of that than I can out of a 58… It doesn’t matter what application we’re using them on; their mics sound absolutely incredible.”

–Caleb Morris
FOH Engineer for Andra Day

“The depth and uniqueness of character of the ETL’s have allowed us to present, finally, the show we’ve heard in our heads this whole time.”

— Milk Carton Kids

“Incredible! Handled mandolin, banjo, acoustic guitar and even my vocals with a flat EQ and delivered so much clarity and all the volume I needed. Thanks for the a great mic that lets creating music on stage be as easy as possible.”

— Bradley Meinerding, Over the Rhine

“Vocal blend is such an important part of our sound and the Edwina is perfect for achieving that. The sound it produces is so warm and the anti-feedback features are great. Sound guys always fall in love with this mic when we use it since it makes their job so easy.”

— T Sisters

"When we use a single mic and no monitors, we listen to each other’s note choices acoustically, and react based on the organic thing happening onstage. It’s also just more fun... It’s a production technique that gets overlooked—playing music for and with people instead of at people. The Edwina is a very useable tool for this approach."

— Bryan Sutton

“We love the Ear Trumpet vocal mic. It has a classic look, really smooth top end and it doesn’t seem to generate feedback- surprising off-axis rejection for a large diaphragm condenser. We’d want to use it just based on how it looks. We’re really glad it works so well, too!”

— Nick Forster, Hot Rize

“I love the warmth and clarity of these microphones. Their resistance to feedback is really remarkable. Whether we’re playing a noisy club, a basement, or outdoors on a large stage these mics have performed wonderfully. We’ve used the same mic technique with other condensers, but once we upgraded to Ear Trumpet Labs mics there was no comparison.”

— Zac Little, Saintseneca

“Finest vocal mic I’ve ever used. Nothing else will do. Edwina I love you. You know how I’m supposed to sound.”
—Joe Smothers, on Facebook

“Just circling back to tell you how much I like your Edwina mic, which I've had for a couple months now. It's so refreshing to have a natural sounding mic that just plain works and lets me focus on the music, not the gear. You've really made something special and it's making my studio time easier and more fun. Thanks again!”
—Brock Tyler, Calgary

“Really, stepping behind an Edwina is a whole other realm of vocal rig… it’s as night-and-day a difference as it can get from a 58, and we’ve been shocked at how perfectly it’s been holding up with a very loud stage volume and some manhandling. I’ve had the chance to use the Edwina in the studio and I’m just in love with this mic – it has such a pleasant sound and projects such a cool vibe, it makes getting killer takes a breeze.”

— Ben Wigler, Brooklyn, NY

“Edwina nods to the past without being trapped there; speaks a sepia-toned language but always in the present tense, offering (to my ear) smoke and clarity in equal measure: old-world romance meeting contemporary elegance and function. I don’t expect, here forward, to be without one.”

— Joe Henry

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