Austrian Audio OC7 True Condenser Instrumental Microphone

Handmade in Vienna, Austria, each OC7 undergoes rogorous quality control before it is shipped. The heart of the new microphone is the OCC7 small diaphragm capsule, also handmade in Vienna. In-house development and manufacturing results in perfect tuning for the respective recording application.

The most striking feature is the “Swivel Joint” mechanism. To simplify the positioning of the instrument microphone, Austrian Audio’s engineers have developed a suspension of the microphone basket that allows a 220° rotation in the field. This allows the microphone to be precisely aligned to the sound source or according to personal sound preferences without having to awkwardly adjust or loosen the microphone stand.

The open and transparent sound makes the OC7 a very flexible instrument microphone. It is ideally-suited for use on all instruments that have particularly lively transients, including all kinds of percussion instruments including snare drums and toms, piano, acoustic guitar but also string instruments.

Highlights

• OCC7 condenser capsule - handmade in Vienna. Again.
• Innovative Swivle Joint - allows a 220° rotation of the microphone basket
• Rugged die-cast body - ideal for the most challenging live environments
• Directional characteristic - High Precision Cardioid Pattern
• Switchable high pass filter - 40 Hz (2nd order), 80 Hz (2nd order)
• Analogue pad -10dB pad

Technical Specifications

• Directional characteristic:
• Cardioid
• Frequency range:
• 20 Hz – 20 kHz
• Sensitivity:
• 10 mV/Pa
• Equivalent noise level:
• 19 dB SPL (A)
• HP Filter:
• 40 Hz (2nd Order), 80 Hz (2nd Order)
• Max SPL:
• 154 dB SPL (>160dB SPL with pad)
• Pad:
• -10 dB
• Impedance:
• 275 Ω (symmetrisch)
• Load impedance:

• 1 kΩ

• Supply voltage:
• 48 V (< 2 mA)
• Main Connector:
• XLR 3 pin
• Dimensions:
• 147 x 82 x 54 mm
• Weight:
• 275 g