The Austrian Audio Story
When AKG left Vienna, a group of 22 former employees stayed behind, turning their passion and experience into the pursuit of new microphones and headphones. That team has continued to grow, evolving into the company known today as Austrian Audio. With their collective knowledge of precision electronics, software, and other technologies, Austrian Audio has already produced gear to rival even the most established industry giant.
Making Passion Heard
You put countless hours of hard work and passion into your music, and Austrian Audio is committed to make that effort heard. That's what led to the production of their OC818 and OC18 microphones, which have received rave reviews from around the world. These two mics have been welcomed with open arms by musicians, singers, engineers, producers, and performers alike, often replacing long-term studio favorites.
OC818 and OC18: The New Viennese Originals
The OC818 multi-pattern, dual-output condenser microphone is equipped with a world-first: optional wireless control, while its sibling, the OC18, is a cardioid pattern precision microphone. Both models feature a handcrafted Austrian Audio CKR12 ceramic capsule, known for its high sensitivity, low self-noise, and ability to handle everything from a whisper to extreme SPLs.
Ideal for studio, broadcast, and live applications, the OC818’s unique design and outstanding sonics, combined with new wireless control technologies offering highly optimized workflows, have garnered the OC818 5-star reviews from all over the world since its launch.
The OC818 also features a second output that allows the engineer, producer, or musician to record the rear-facing capsule independently of the forward-facing capsule. And if you record both capsules to a stereo or dual-mono track, Austrian Audio’s PolarDesigner plug-in provides unprecedented control and tailoring of polar patterns.
More than Microphones
Austrian Audio is not solely focused on microphones — the company is also responsible for patents and proprietary technologies in audio, acoustics, transducers, noise canceling and measurement tools, and in the aviation and telecom industries, which are used throughout the world across many vertical markets. In other words, there’s a whole lot more behind Austrian Audio microphones than meets the eye.
