Austrian Audio – OC18 Studio Pack
Popular cardioid precision microphone.
Designed and manufactured in Austria, its high sensitivity and low self-noise means it can handle everything from whispers to extreme SPLs without distortion, making it the perfect choice for studio, live and broadcast applications. The unique ceramic capsule design is so consistent that the OC18 can be combined with any other OC18 or with any OC818 set in cardioid mode.
The haircut of the Austrian Audio OC18 is based on the legendary haircut of the CK12. Of course, the OC18 is equipped with a low-cut filter. The OC18 can handle a very high sound pressure
Key Features OC18
Same handcrafted design as the OC818
Classic cardioid
Handmade CKR6 ceramic capsule
like the CKR12 capsule, but with a single aperture
Each Austrian Audio OC18 and OC818 is within 1dB of each other,
Turning any two microphones into a stereo pair
Technical specifications Austrian Audio OC18 studio microphone
- Directional Features:Single
- Impedance:275 Ω (symmetrical)
- Polar Pattern:Cardioid
- Load Impedance:> 1 kΩ
- Frequency range: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
- Supply voltage: 48 V (< 2.2mA)
- Sensitivity (all directions):13mV / Pa
- Main switch: XLR 3-pole
- Equivalent noise level: 9 dB SPL (A)
- Max SPL: 148 dB SPL (158 dB SPL)
- Dimensions:157 x 63 x 35mm
- Switchable pad: -10 dB, -20 dB
- Weight:335g
- Analog low-cut filter: 40 Hz (2nd order), 80 Hz (2nd order), 160 Hz (1st order to 80Hz, 2nd order below)
