Austrian Audio OC818 Black Studio Set Microphone

About: Austrian Audio OC818 Black Studio Set

Engineered and manufactured in Austria, The OC818 is Austrian Audio’s premier, professional, large diaphragm microphone. Its high sensitivity, low self-noise and ability to handle everything from a whisper to extreme SPLs make it the most advanced microphone for studio, broadcast and live applications. As the unique ceramic capsule design is so consistent, any OC818 is match-paired with any other OC818, and when in cardioid mode, it can also be match-paired with any OC18, its affordable, smaller sibling.

Key Features

• Handmade CKR12 ceramic capsule - Made to the same critical dimensions as the classic CK12 capsules
• Multiple polar patterns - Cardioid, omnidirectional & custom programmable
• Microprocessor control of polarisation voltages - Allows remote controlled polar pattern settings
• Two different analogue high-pass filters with three settings - 40 Hz, 80 Hz, 160 Hz
• Two different types of analogue pads - -10 dB, -20 dB
• Dual outputs - for recording each diaphragm separately

(Optional) OCR8 Bluetooth Dongle Remote Module 

• Optional remote control of OC818 via smart device
• Bluetooth connectivity via phantom power
• PolarPilot-App available for iOS or Android
• Control polar patterns, pads and high pass-filters

PolarPilot App Wireless Control

• Our free PolarPilot app (Android and iOS) allows real-time wireless control over your analogue patterns, high-pass, and pad in realtime via Bluetooth
• Save, recall, and share favourite settings
• Discover and create 255 discrete polar patterns
• One setting may be stored in OC818 for use without the PolarPilot app
• The OC818 is always pure analogue: only the analogue bias voltages are being governed remotely
• Switching also is always analogue
• No digital in either the audio or bias paths. It’s everything you want, with none of what you don’t
• 60 second OC818 clipping monitor/logger
• Wireless control from the comfort of your chair

PolarDesigner Open-Source Plug-In

• Design the polar pattern of your dreams
• Craft different polar pattern responses across 1-5 crossover bands
• Store, recall, and share presets
• Powerful terminator AI for eliminating or rescuing selected frequencies and instruments
• EQ control for imprinting the tonality of free-field or diffuse-field idealised responses
• Solo/mute each band
• Full automation
• Phase linear
• Optimised for use with the OC818 in Dual Output mode, however works with any dual output source
• Ideal for busy sessions: tune instrument pickup during the mix stage
• Formats: VST3, AAX, AU (OSX 64 Bit / Windows 32 & 64 Bit)
• Mac requirements: OSX 10.7 or later
• Windows requirements: Windows 7 or later

AmbiCreator Open Source Ambisonic Plug-in

• Create an ambisonic B-format signal with two OC818 microphones

StereoCreator Open Source StereoCreator Plug-in

• Stereo with one OC818
• Three different stereo techniques with fantastic post-processing possibilities using two OC818s
• One four-channel recording, three different stereo techniques (XY/MS/Blumlein)
• Adjust spatiality in post processing
• Change stereo width in post processing
• Change orientation in post processing

Making Passion Heard

We bring passion to everything we do, and nobody brings more than our engineering team. Every CKR12 ceramic capsule is handmade in-house at our facility in Vienna and now we are developing the next generation of transducer and microphone builders to serve our expanding customer-base.

Specifications

• Directional characteristics: Multi
• Impedance: 275 Ω (symmetrical)
• Polar pattern: cardioid, omnidirectional, figure-8, supercardioid & custom programmable
• Load impedance: > 1 kΩ
• Frequency range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
• Supply voltage: 48 V (< 4mA, typical 2.1mA)
• Sensitivity (all directions): 13mV/Pa
• Main Connector: XLR 3 pin or remote: Mini XLR 5 pin Connector for back membrane
• Equivalent noise level: 9 dB SPL (A)
• Max SPL: 148 dB SPL (158 dB SPL)
• Dimensions: 157 x 63 x 35 mm
• Switchable pad: -10 dB, -20 dB
• Weight: 360g
• Analog Low Cut filter: 40 Hz (2nd order), 80 Hz (2nd order), 160 Hz (1st order down to 80Hz, 2nd order below)

Studio Set Includes

• OC818 Microphone
• Spider mount
• Mini XLR, Mic Clip
• Windshield
• Case Black Version

UPC: 810019100512