The exceptional sound of Austrian Audio’s recently launched live microphone series, including the OD505 and OC707, has already won over many artists and engineers around the world. Until recently, the Vienna-based manufacturer’s microphones were only available as wired solutions, but Austrian Audio has now expanded its purview to include the production of wireless capsule versions of both the OD505 and OC707.
OD505 WL1
The OD505 WL1 is ideal for performers who depend on the high-quality sound of Austrian Audio’s Open Acoustic Technology but prefer a wireless microphone system. Manufactured in Vienna, the OD505 WL1 is an Active Dynamic microphone capsule featuring a state-of-the-art dual inner capsule design. Engineered to achieve exemplary signal quality, the OD505 WL1 excels at bringing out the strengths of any voice with minimal tweaks.
Featuring a supercardioid polar pattern for solid off-axis rejection of ambient sound and superior feedback reduction characteristics, the OD505 WL1 presents a step up in feature set when compared to many default wireless microphone capsules.
The OD505 WL1 also features a reduced susceptibility to pop noise due to Austrian Audio’s innovative new diffuser design. Better still, there is no major change in sound quality or feedback characteristics when performers grip directly onto the microphone head grille- a feature FOH engineers will surely appreciate!
OC707 WL1
Like the OD505 WL1, the OC7071 WL1 is manufactured in Vienna and features many of the same design advantages as the OD505 whilst being based around Austrian Audio’s True Condenser technology. The open, transparent, and powerful sound of Austrian Audio’s lauded OC707 studio-quality condenser vocal microphone is now available for wireless microphones with the introduction of the OC7071 WL1.
Designed to help the human voice stand out in a live mix, the OC707 WL1 faithfully captures all facets of vocal performance without overemphasising them. At the heart of the OC707 WL1 is a state-of-the-art OCC7 inner capsule, Austrian Audio’s newly developed condenser system for small diaphragm microphones. The OCC7’s 3-micron-thick gold-coated polyethylene naphthalate diaphragm is much more robust than conventional Mylar alternatives, allowing it to withstand extremely high sound pressure levels whilst delivering an impressively linear frequency response.
All of the design advantages that make up the OC707, including Austrian Audio’s True Condenser and Open Acoustic Technology, remain fully effective over radio connectivity, effectively making the OC707 W1 the most comprehensively-designed wireless vocal microphone capsule on the market.
