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AKG C12 VR Multi-pattern Tube Microphone Used  From AKG

Reference multi-pattern tube condenser microphone

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AKG Microphones

Manufacturer's Description from AKG

The C12 VR is the reference multi-pattern tube studio condenser microphone with nine polar patterns selectable by a remote control. Among sound engineers, the AKG C12 is considered the holy grail of microphones. This legendary microphone, first built in the 1950s, is one of the most famous tube microphones in history, and its successor is today’s C12 VR.

The C12 VR is an enhanced version of the original C12, from the capsule sound to the original 6072A vacuum tube carefully handcrafted in Vienna, Austria.

AKG Microphones

About Manufacturer

Around the world recording studios, radio and TV stations, opera houses and famous stages count on AKG products. Internationally known musicians and show-stars have frequently been seen using our high-quality microphones and headphones for many decades. Today AKG is one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality microphones, headphones and wireless-equipment. Listed below is the brief story of one of the most famous brands in the professional audio-world. AKG, founded in Vienna by Dr. Rudolf Goerike and Ernst Pless, soon became one of the biggest players in the world of sound. Today AKG is synonymous with good sound, stands for passion in music providing the highest quality and ongoing innovation in the world of music. The company was founded in 1947 and within months, the first AKG microphones were being used in radio stations, theatres and Jazz-Clubs. The products (the AKG DYN Series) were at that time manufactured by hand by five workers. In 1949, the first AKG headphones came on the market. Then, in the early fifties AKG made a breakthrough with several new products: Totally new technologies like the world’s first high quality condenser microphone, the D 12 with its cardioid characteristics, the world’s first remote-controlled multi-pattern capacitor microphone, the C 12 and the D 36 made acoustic history. One of the first customers of the famous C 12 microphone was the BBC in London.

Specifications

General Specifications

Audio frequency bandwidth 30 - 20000 Hz
Equivalent noise level 22 dB-A
Sensitivity 10 mV/Pa
Signal to Noise 72 dB-A
Preattenuation Pad -10; -20 dB
Bass cut filter 100; 130 Hz
Electrical impedance 200 Ohms
Recommended load impedance 1000 Ohms
Polar Patterns Cardioid, Omnidirectional, and Figure of eight

 

Dimensions

Height 225 mm
Diameter 42 mm
Net Weight 680 g

 

Design

Finish green/gold

 

Audio Output

Type Balanced XLR
Gender Male
Contacts 3-pin

 

Application

Pro Studio Yes

 

Instrument

Vocals Yes
Horns / Woodwinds Yes
Guitar Amps / Bass Amps Yes

 

What's In The Box?

1 x C12 VR Microphone
1 x H15 T Shockmount
1 x MK Tube Cable
1 x N12 VR Power Supply
1 x W42 Windscreen C12 VR