Austrian Audio OC818 black Studio Set

The new Viennese original

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

Specifications

Switchable directional characteristics: omni, cardioid, hyper cardioid, figure eight
Freely configurable polar pattern via PolarDesigner plug-in for Win and Mac
Real-time polar patterning via OCR8 Bluetooth dongle and PolarPilot app for Android and iOS
Handmade CKR12 ceramic capsule based on the CK12 capsule
Frequency range: 20 - 20,000 Hz
Sensitivity: 13 mV / Pa
Output impedance: 2 x 275 ohms (balanced)
Input impedance: 1 kOhm
Max. SPL: 148 dB / 158 dB (with pad)
Noise: <10 dB SPL
Signal-to-noise ratio:> 84 dB
Requires 48 V phantom power
Low Cut Filter: 40, 80 and 160 Hz
Pad: -10 dB and -20 dB
Includes elastic shock mount, microphone clamp, windscreen, mini XLR adapter and case
Dimensions: 157 x 63 x 35 mm
Weight: 0.36 kg