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

[@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

[@FredStam]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@kenkrugger]

I could listen to her sing all day.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Amazing singer

[@RegularSean]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, Katie is amazing!

[@KerisMusicLessons]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Keris!

[@Beatledave7]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Dave!!

[@markussaastamoinen611]

A Whiter Shade of Pale??

[@Producelikeapro]

You got it!!

[@markussaastamoinen611]

I love that song…and that vocal!

[@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!

[@rsdickson07]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks Richard

[@chadgendason]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@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!

[@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

[@thesongacademy5017]

LOVE the way this mic sounds!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@gaston-alegre-stotzer]

Nice! Thanks for a great review.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@Czyszy]

Your demos are some of the most inspiring out there!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you!

[@scottakam]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Scott

[@AironExTv]

Beautiful. Thanks for the demo.

[@Producelikeapro]

You’re very welcome

[@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!

[@spitfiremusic3997]

Love this mic and love Katie's voice!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@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!

[@roughcutfilms3787]

"as someone said less is more" great stuff thanks

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@serge1643]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Serge!

[@mannysmiclocker]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely

[@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

[@jkcymbal]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha very true!

[@antcall6779]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks Ant!

[@evertschut]

Beautiful song! And of course well recorded.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Evert!

[@nelsonvh3033]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!

[@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

[@mannysmiclocker]

Sounds amazing!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@JanVanderKuylen]

A Whiter Shade of Pale motive, tasty.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Jan!

[@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

[@delvenhamric1200]

Has a Whiter Shades of Pale sound to me

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Well spotted!

[@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!

[@crosstownsound]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed

[@famigeratox2277]

Amazing song

[@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!

[@andreirlmeier]

06:04 no jokes please 🤣🤣🤣

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed

[@verdi260]

Great song thank's.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@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!

[@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

[@tommyhollossy]

Nice Ludwig

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you!

[@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

[@lance134679]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Exactly

[@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!

[@TomBelknapRoc]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks!

[@erichvogt144]

nice touch of a whiter shade of pale 😉

[@Producelikeapro]

Busted!

[@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

[@Bubba0874]

whiter shade of Pale ...lol !

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Brett! Indeed!

[@jeremy_p]

As always --- great job sir!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Jeremy!

[@lance134679]

Thanks for using the mic on your voice. I think that really helps us get an idea of its character, along with the demo tracks, of course. If I didn't know better, I'd guess it was a dynamic with really fast transient response.

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome!

[@hleet]

Interesting Mic ! Gonna try to win it :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@jameslewis8227]

“Whiter Shade of Pale”…

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes!

[@jameslewis8227]

@@Producelikeapro You snuck it there very craftily.

[@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!

[@dddocmusic]

Lighter shade of grey.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed

[@vewilli]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed!

[@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.

[@DadiTal]

Souds great

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@Joey-rp5vg]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@ramspencer5492]

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

[@jemwand2530]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Indeed!

[@shan5445]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@mrjohnyaya]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Hahah Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@MrMarcbolan]

a whiter shade of pale

[@Producelikeapro]

Good spot!

[@PeterBachmayer-ProDrummer]

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

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha nice spot

[@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.

[@mark-ze4en]

Nice line from Whiter shade of pale in that Egtr line

[@YannaMac2010]

A paler shade of white…

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha indeed

[@splashesin8]

😊💕

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Audrey!

[@ittamletti]

Bought one, after downgrading needed one good mic

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing

[@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 !

[@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?

[@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!

[@NewJunctionMusicRoom]

lovely track great mic!

[@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]

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[@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

[@mrmorpheus9707]

question... can you address mixing over 40 or more when your ears don't hear certain high frequencies~! and how do you work around it

[@Producelikeapro]

Hmm good question! How hearing loss do you have?

[@mrmorpheus9707]

@@Producelikeapro up to 12 k....m_mastering guy said, i always have issues in 10 k range...im pushing

[@intersonic]

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

[@roman2374]

I’m looking into akg-similar alternatives; and I’ve landed between the Austrian Audio OC series and the Warm Audio WA-14; did anybody have a chance to put the two head to head?

[@luckmanbeast7461]

was the vocals raw or mixed?

[@Producelikeapro]

If you watch the video I show the breakdown of the mix

[@AlbertSouris]

3 points for me ...

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha thanks

[@BandrewScott]

I may be mishearing but it sounds like there’s some comb filtering or something else funky going on while speaking into the mic.

[@savethefails]

I thought the same. I made the comment that had I heard only his voice at the start of the video I'd have probably left in 15 seconds. It sounds really bad. BUT since the music started and sounded amazing I stuck around. That just made it more obvious how poor his narration sounded.

[@aether962]

It’s odd because the recording sounded quite polished with none of the hollowness that I associate with comb filtering. I only hear it in the narration…

[@tschaggon]

I have the feeling that it is extremly sensitive to distance changes. Because you can hear the sound change when he turns his head…

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Bandrew! YES! 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 can hear from the downloaded tracks the mic sounds truly wonderful! I was very impressed!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@tschaggon it was the De-Noise software he used! He was VERY tired and he made a mistake, happens to the best of us!

[@recordheatstudios4601]

Lighter shade of pale

[@Producelikeapro]

Ha indeed

[@DanDanNoodls]

Why does the outro sound like it was remastered?

[@Producelikeapro]

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

[@MrNicknayme]

Do I get 3 points if I say Beatles?

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha it’s Procal Harum!

[@MrNicknayme]

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

[@kirkkhenry]

Air on a G String

[@aftermusic83]

it's been a few weeks and the winner of the giveaway hasn't still been announced

[@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!

[@jamesrobertbardo5183]

Nice procol harum quote. Mic seems unforgiving with positioning.

[@Producelikeapro]

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

[@PaulPaul-vj2vx]

Beautiful mic, beautiful video, beautiful voice and beautiful song but she is going to be sued by Procul Harem for copying "Wither Shade of Pale" ;-)

[@serge1643]

Warren, what's wrong with your microphone, like the membrane is sinking or choking? Is the microphone damaged?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Serge, YES! 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!

[@valiumdupeuple]

It sounds weird (to not say "bad") on your voice Warren... well almost like too much denoizing actually. It's not the mic, right?

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, too much De-Noising, done by Errrrrriiiiiiccccck! Ha

[@valiumdupeuple]

@@Producelikeapro Sounds like Erik didn't listen to what he was de-noising while doing it 🥴

[@Producelikeapro]

@@valiumdupeuple he finished the video at 3am on the same day of releasing! So it slipped through unfortunately

[@valiumdupeuple]

@@Producelikeapro No doubt you're on tight schedules with that crazy amount of content you're creating. Take care ;-)

[@Producelikeapro]

@@valiumdupeuple absolutely! Thanks ever so much

[@spinbaq_music]

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