Beautiful Audio On A Budget - The Austrian Audio OC16 Large-Diaphragm Condenser Review

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00:07 - Katie Ferrara Landslide (Free Multitracks Below)
03:42 - OC16 Initial Reactions
04:33 - Acoustic Guitar Track Reaction
05:27 - Recording Acoustic Guitar
06:31 - Sounds BEAUTIFUL on Electric Guitar
08:05 - Electric & Acoustic Guitar Together
08:35 - Adding Baritone Guitar
09:19 - Mixing Voice
11:35 - Mixing Bass
12:15 - Drums Track Reaction
12:40 - Recording Drums
13:20 - Mixing Drums
14:22 - The Final Mix (+BONUS POINTS)
15:55 - Final Remarks
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[@Producelikeapro]

What are some of your favourite budget gear? Share below! Bonus points if you can identify Warren's motif around 14:05 Ooops! We apologise, Errrrriiiiiiccck finished the video at 2am and he used a De-Noise software on my spoken voice which really mangled my words! As you hear from the downloaded tracks the mic sounds wonderful!

[@MarcBecker_Music]

My favorite budget gear is the DBX 160A compressor. To get the bonus point, it's A Whiter Shade of Pale, isn't it? It's also a great song!

[@bobeschism9426]

Whiter Shade of Pale. 3 internet points please ;)

[@arkistriph1]

Procol Harum Whiter Shade of Pale.

[@cefahprod]

Favorite "budget" gear : I would say antelope Zen Go (But it is kind of pricey for budget options) but I really like the PD-70 from Presonus. Quite impressive for the low price point as a SM7B alike mic.

[@kobuk]

EV635a mic, Mooer micro series gtr pedals

[@RegularSean]

Katie has such a gorgeous voice. Absolutely loving all these videos with her.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, Katie is amazing!

[@riptanionAF]

Katie's got some nice pipes. I like how you snuck "Whiter Shade of Pale" into "Landslide". I remember, years ago, coming home after partying for my 30th birthday and "Landslide" was playing in the lobby of my building. I walk over to my mailbox to check my mail, and I hear the line, "…And I'm getting older, too." I muttered to myself, "you and me both, Stevie." Now, since the clock has already struck midnight here on the east coast, it's now my 53rd birthday, and that line rings even truer now than it did back then. Damn you, Warren, and your all-too-perfect timing! 😉

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Adam! Yes, I snuck it in there!

[@kenkrugger]

I could listen to her sing all day.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Amazing singer

[@KerisMusicLessons]

A Whiter Shade of Pale. :) It fits nicely!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Keris!

[@aaroncampmusic]

Nice use of whiter shade of pale which goes back to Bach’s wonderful Air on the G string!

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely Aaron!

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely Aaron!

[@Czyszy]

Your demos are some of the most inspiring out there!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you!

[@chadgendason]

Love procol harum whiter shade of pale! Subtle and tasty addition!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@roughcutfilms3787]

"as someone said less is more" great stuff thanks

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@antcall6779]

Great as always Warren! It would be hard not to play whiter shade with that guitar tone😁🤘

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks Ant!

[@serge1643]

Good integration of the melody into the song. Good song. As always, great.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Serge!

[@larrycanepa]

I heard a little Whiter Shade of Pale in there. Love it!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha good spot

[@Superdelphinus]

I thought it was air on a g string!

[@spitfiremusic3997]

Love this mic and love Katie's voice!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@gaston-alegre-stotzer]

Nice! Thanks for a great review.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@mannysmiclocker]

Has a vintage sounds but add quality and a ribbon vibe.

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely

[@Beatledave7]

Beautiful job! enjoyed it very much! Loved your whiter shade of tone on the guitar! 😁

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Dave!!

[@nelsonvh3033]

Whiter shade of Pale is what u introduced there....

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@evertschut]

Beautiful song! And of course well recorded.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Evert!

[@mannysmiclocker]

6 bass wowza!

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! My Peter Hook Bass!

[@billydigz]

i think i heard a little procol harum in there lol love that song

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes, indeed

[@casadebobo5142]

Whiter Shade Of Pale ...Honestly? Not enough sleep last night? ;-). I know someone who wrote their masters thesis on that song!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha I love messing around and enjoying music

[@delvenhamric1200]

Has a Whiter Shades of Pale sound to me

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Well spotted!

[@Shadowsreach1]

nice mic! the tasty bits added in on guitar remind me of goodbye to romance by Ozzy Osborne. over all very ballanced mic!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@JanVanderKuylen]

A Whiter Shade of Pale motive, tasty.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Jan!

[@andreirlmeier]

06:04 no jokes please 🤣🤣🤣

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed

[@mannysmiclocker]

Sounds amazing!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@PremJHans]

Really Thankful for the Multitrack. It helps me in improving my Mixing and Mastering. Love this channel.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@ronbalentine2905]

A Whiter Shade of Pail.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed!

[@tommyhollossy]

Nice Ludwig

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you!

[@jkcymbal]

Johann Sebastian Bach's Air on G String!!!! :D

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha very true!

[@erichvogt144]

nice touch of a whiter shade of pale 😉

[@Producelikeapro]

Busted!

[@shan5445]

Yes Noticed the Whiter Shade of Pale but lets talk about this mic sounds so clean and forward like how modern-day mixes sound.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it

[@Weissman111]

Could it be Whiter Shade of Pale by Procul Harem?

[@DJayFreeDoo]

Yep thats the one no doubt! i noticed it right away but couldn't remember the title.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@DJayFreeDoo Yes, it is!

[@Weissman111]

@@Producelikeapro One of the benefits of being old...although having heard so much music it's somethimes tricky to remember it all.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@Weissman111 haha indeed!

[@jameslewis8227]

“Whiter Shade of Pale”…

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes!

[@jameslewis8227]

@@Producelikeapro You snuck it there very craftily.

[@L.Scott_Music]

I have a question. Is there any important difference between a built-in high pass on a mic and using a high pass on an EQ into an interface? Or just high passing in the DAW?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Loren, I've always been told by the smart people that I'd best to high pass at source

[@tom_k_d]

Unwanted subsonic frequency content like rumble or pop noise from plosives tends to produce a lot of amplitude, and thus could potentially clip the preamp or converters though the wanted signal within the audible range is gainstaged correctly.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@tom_k_d absolutely! Very well said! Thanks for the great comment

[@TomBelknapRoc]

Extra credit for slipping a little Traffic into the Fleetwood! 🙃

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks!

[@MrMarcbolan]

a whiter shade of pale

[@Producelikeapro]

Good spot!

[@jeremy_p]

As always --- great job sir!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Jeremy!

[@threepe0]

To clarify something that can be a bit confusing unless you watch it a few times: You mentioned that when you mean mid you mean 600hz-1.5khz. Then later you show Soothe2 and you say that you "boost" 600hz. And looking at the curve, it looks like you're trying to cut out the "mids" that are being over-accentuated by the mic. So it'd be reasonable to look at that familiar smiley face mid-scooped curve and think that's what's happening. However, Soothe REDUCES and acts more upon the frequencies and harmonics that you select. The higher up you put that dot, the lower those frequencies and harmonics are going to be. In this case, you're "boosting" the reduction on 600hz and its harmonics. Just wanted to throw this out there in case anyone got momentarily confused as I did.

[@jemwand2530]

That would be Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum...

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Indeed!

[@jeramiahrossnz]

Sounding Great W, so beautiful spaced and dynamic, what I am really liking is the overall sonic, it isn't pushing into the sharps in anyway, like light in photography being the audio spectrum metaphor, the white balance is really lush and the musical colour temp space is really dynamic sounding, alive...been chasing that more organic live instrumentation with playing all the way through performance driven sound for a long while, i love the NT2 (older FET one) but this mic has a thing about it I really connect with off these videos, like a really good lens for a good DSLR I'll keep it in mind, but its the closest thing I have heard I like, just quickly, does it work well with vocals, soft and loud ranges ok? thanks for your video, Jeramiah

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Jeremiah!

[@CorNigrum]

Particularly nice on those acoustic guitars. Would be interesting to compare this mic to the Lewitt 400 PURE, which is sort of in the same ballpark, but perhaps a bit brighter.

[@ramspencer5492]

The motiff you added was from crowded house's version of Didn't Dream It's Over...

[@erikhall9776]

Sorry Warren, didn't hear the 'honk' you were hearing. I liked it without the Soothe 2. Great job! You are amazingly talented. Thank you for all the teaching you've provided over the years. You're right. Great sounding mic.

[@rafadolny3551]

Im proud of buying one of this things ... only one I can say about OC16 is, if you want to record and mix with a decent (or pro) quality string intruments just use OC16 :D

[@sarpsanin2463]

Thank you, it sounds really great! How much difference do you hear between OC16 and OC18? I was researching OC18 but it seems it's out of stock in my country. Do you think any one of them is better?

[@shan5445]

What a beautiful song and it sounds open is it on spotify?

[@GuitarJesse7]

Great demo overall, thanks! It’s nice to hear a mic on so many sources. From one guitarist to another, I didn’t love the flanger guitar, it was very distracting from this nIce cover of this song. (listening on headphones Btw).

[@Producelikeapro]

Flangers are definitely an acquired taste! Ha

[@GuitarJesse7]

@@Producelikeapro​​⁠don’t get me wrong, I like flangers in certain contexts. EVH definitely made them work well when he used them. I do think beyond the heavy gtr jet plane sound they can be used in a more subtle way in some ethereal clean parts that are washed out with verb and delay. Thanks ever so much for your interactions today sir, so grateful for your content!

[@AndrewHossack1972]

Hi Warren, if you were recording acoustic guitar which would be your go to mic, this are the CC8. they both sound great in your demos !

[@PeterBachmayer-ProDrummer]

There's a bit of "Whiter Shade Of Pale" in there ......... great video

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha nice spot

[@TheeRocker]

Whiter Shade of Pale ;) lol... For about 3 seconds, I thought, "did he change songs and I missed it?" lol... Eh, I'm almost 60, lol.You weren't even through the first little run, and I got it lol. The familiar flavor/tone of the flange guitar, picking guitar, and her acoustic straight up the middle, had me think of the song also. Music is fun ;)

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha good spot

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, music is certainly fun!

[@LAVISHING]

I don’t have any Instagram anymore so I only got an 8/24 on the link. Looks like a great microphone though!

[@Producelikeapro]

You don’t have to have social media in order to enter any of the giveaways

[@ittamletti]

Bought one, after downgrading needed one good mic

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing

[@mastermachetier5594]

What are the other microphones in this price range that are good? Also if you consider used options does this change the equation ?

[@Producelikeapro]

I always consider used Mics as an option! Luckily prices are significantly better now that they were 10 years ago! Value for money is exceptionally good compared to when I started

[@intersonic]

Austrian Audio OC16 vs CC8, how do you compare if I would like to record guitar fingerstyle. Thanks :)

[@mark-ze4en]

Nice line from Whiter shade of pale in that Egtr line

[@2430Music]

lovely track great mic!

[@MrNicknayme]

Do I get 3 points if I say Beatles?

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha it’s Procal Harum!

[@MrNicknayme]

@@Producelikeapro ah!! Yes! Nice. :-)

[@DanDanNoodls]

Why does the outro sound like it was remastered?

[@Producelikeapro]

The outro? Of the cover song? Or our theme?

[@BAwesomeDesign]

..."landside brought *it* down"... referring of course to (her) reflection in the snow-covered hills. I guess it's a matter of personal taste. Maybe a minor quibble... not enough to worry about. Carry on :)

[@davidkieltyka9]

Artistic license! ☺️

[@Producelikeapro]

Aha! Didn't catch that!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed David!

[@ramspencer5492]

Great on the instruments and it does sound quite good on Katie.... But it sounds really honky and wrong on your voice! Just not a good match at all..... Just not a good one for you!

[@ShadovvV]

Far too much hot air around here for me..

[@jamesrobertbardo5183]

Nice procol harum quote. Mic seems unforgiving with positioning.

[@Producelikeapro]

That was the De-Noising software that Eric was using.

[@sonicmistress]

Another great video and learn something most times I watch.....So thank you for that.....But can you please refrain from using the word 'Budget' without any context....Just using the word on its own means nothing really, as if I have $50 to buy something and my mate has $500, they are both 'Budget's'. The word 'Budget' infers low priced by some but $400 is out of a lot of peoples 'Budget'....: )

[@MrNicknayme]

The song sounds great. I think you can use this mic on everything without build up of annoying frequencies. But what the fUUU.. is going on with the VO sound with this mic?!

[@Producelikeapro]

As is written at the top (pinned) Eric used a software on the speech to remove some him which he overused

[@savethefails]

this is odd..sounds great on the music but something about it seems really off with your speaking. Sounds harsh and cheap. Just sounds like something is wrong because the vocal sounds superb. EDIT: after listening to even more I'm convinced something was wrong in that setup where you are just speaking into the mic. It truly sounds horrid. Harsh and at parts it almost sounds like its cutting in and out as if it has a crappy gate on it or something. If you had opened the video with you speaking into that mic I'd have left in 15 seconds. But the music sounds soooo good that I stuck around.

[@another_aaron]

agreed

[@aether962]

I agree with Bandrew’s comment, it sounds like comb filtering. It has this characteristic hollowness like talking into a bottle. Izotope just released a really great article about comb filtering with sound samples, I’d highly recommend it! 100% agree with you though.

[@MichaelNatrin]

agree

[@Producelikeapro]

@@aether962 unfortunately Eric used a de-noise plug in too aggressively

[@aether962]

@@Producelikeapro ah makes sense. Thanks for sharing!

[@DJayFreeDoo]

11 plugins, but the mix has way too much lowend to my ears. but the source material sounds great though.

[@Producelikeapro]

You can high pass the files and mix it yourself!

[@DJayFreeDoo]

@@Producelikeapro Oh, didnt realise the tracks were avaliable for download. seen you do that before though. just didnt check this time. It will be interesting to mix.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@DJayFreeDoo fantastic! Feel free to download and mix away!

[@aseomg]

Another great demo, but Warren sounded like he was talking in the back of the mic.

[@Producelikeapro]

Ooops! Yes we apologise, Ericfinished the video at 2am and he used a De-Noise software on my spoken voice which really mangled my words! As you can hear from the downloaded tracks the mic sounds truly wonderful!

[@ClangLab]

I can hear some excessive boominess on electric and acoustic guitar for my taste, but maybe it was intended and not fault of the mic. Very nice on these vocals!

[@Producelikeapro]

You can download the files and mix it for yourself!

[@simonkaye7268]

They're $1200 here in Australia. That's not budget unless your a multi millionaire or been smoking magic mushrooms. Get real!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Australia’s massive import tax on microphones is ridiculous! I understand it helps home grown companies be competitive, but please understand it’s not the manufacture who’s creating this pricing, the huge taxation! I had many, many conversations with Australians about this!

[@joshbarr169]

Feel your pain. The OC18 goes for about $1400 in NZ. Haven't seen the OC16 for sale down here yet, though!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@joshbarr169 the excessive taxes that are applied are crazy. I had a giveaway winner down there and I had to pay an additional 65% in taxes in order for them to receive their prize!

[@darlenesheffield9835]

so Simon you're angry at the company for your country's import taxes? LOL

[@simonkaye7268]

@@darlenesheffield9835 I just didn't realise that Australia must put an approximate $1000 tax on these microphones but doesn't tax others "affordable" mics like the shure sm58 , priced at about $160 and at2020 at about $100 that sell truck loads here. So cruel to just pick on this company?! I wonder why? Hmmmmmm.....it's a mystery.

[@casonedwards5986]

I’ll say it. That mic sounds bad with that foam on it.

[@Producelikeapro]

No, Eric used a de noise software on it late last night and caused those issues

[@casonedwards5986]

@@Producelikeapro oh that makes sense. Have a marvelous time.

[@drejmer]

think you have it backwards on your voice 😬

[@Producelikeapro]

I don’t. Eric unfortunately used a de-noise software late last night and overdid it

[@YannaMac2010]

A paler shade of white…

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed

[@Bubba0874]

whiter shade of Pale ...lol !

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Brett! Indeed!

[@markussaastamoinen611]

A Whiter Shade of Pale??

[@Producelikeapro]

You got it!!

[@markussaastamoinen611]

I love that song…and that vocal!

[@voiceovervandeen]

Picked out Whiter Shade of Pale in the mixed track, & was wondering if it had been missed, pleased I watched through to find out it was intentional before commenting. 👍

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha it was intended! Thanks ever so much

[@lance134679]

♪♪ We skipped the light fandango... ♫♫

[@Producelikeapro]

Exactly

[@crosstownsound]

Ah, a Whiter Shade of Landslide... =))

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed

[@FredStam]

14.05 Whiter shade of pale Procol harem I heard. Nice. Great Explanation

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@brettmarlar4154]

Some of the electric parts were teasing Whiter Shade of Pale. I also realized who Kate's voice reminds me of, Natalie Merchant! I know there are those out there who would crucify me for saying this, but I like Kate singing this more than Stevie.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha nice spot! Yes, it fit beautifully!

[@bugmanuk]

I see alot of similarity with Kate and Natalie Merchant too. The MTV Unplugged 10,000 maniacs is such a great vocal performance!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@bugmanuk marvellous! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@hl321662]

IIRC only the capsule of the OC16 is made in Austria. Assembly is done somewhere else.

[@Producelikeapro]

Indeed! It’s the capsule that makes the difference!

[@deanfarley7639]

Whiter Shade of Pale

[@Producelikeapro]

Exactly

[@DadiTal]

Souds great

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@hleet]

Interesting Mic ! Gonna try to win it :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@verdi260]

Great song thank's.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@scottakam]

The track sounds great. Katie always nails these kind of songs!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Scott

[@rsdickson07]

Warren, I loved watching you in the background of the Sweetwater NAMM video for this mic. Very cool!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks Richard

[@dddocmusic]

Lighter shade of grey.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed

[@famigeratox2277]

Amazing song

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@stanc2288]

Stop! You're spoiling all of us with all these wonderful multitracks 🤣. Anyways, I'm so happy and grateful for all of them. The mic sounds just wonderful.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Stan!

[@splashesin8]

😊💕

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Audrey!

[@chrismonaut]

Great review as always! No surprise though that it sounds that good on electric guitar, Colin Richardson uses the OC818 a lot for metal guitars and his mixes are just phenomenal!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@AironExTv]

Beautiful. Thanks for the demo.

[@Producelikeapro]

You’re very welcome

[@thesongacademy5017]

LOVE the way this mic sounds!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@AlbertSouris]

3 points for me ...

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks

[@vewilli]

Well, there‘s no doubt. As an Austrian I of course I‘d like to win this Austrian Audio microphone. 😜😎😜

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed!

[@mrjohnyaya]

I always substitute the word "landfill" for "landslide" for comedic effect.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hahah Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@nielserikmogensen-larsen326]

Nice touch and quite funny how the guitars at 8:48 are playing excerpts from 'A whiter Shade of Pale' inside the song :-)

[@Producelikeapro]

Aha! Good spot!

[@recordheatstudios4601]

Lighter shade of pale

[@Producelikeapro]

Ha indeed

[@Joey-rp5vg]

Ah thanks very much, outstanding mic for the price. Brilliant version of Landslide. Katie rocks

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much