Is Lauten Audio good?

The Lauten Audio LA-320 Large-Diaphragm Tube Condenser Microphone is simply excellent: well built, great price and quality sound. Getting a nice, warm sound with DAWs has always been an issue. Plug-ins don’t do it, and various preamps can help, but a tube mic can get you there, right from the start.

Where are Lauten mics made?

Silicon Valley
All Signature microphones are designed, built and tested by the Lauten Audio family in Silicon Valley, CA.

What is the Atlantis capsule based upon?

LT381 Oceanus valve mic
This individually hand-tuned capsule has been borrowed from Lauten’s LT381 Oceanus valve mic, and is apparently amongst the largest capsules in the world!

Where is Lauten Audio?

northern California
Lauten Audio, based in northern California, United States, is a designer and manufacturer of microphones and related equipment.

Should I get a dynamic or condenser microphone?

The difference between a dynamic and a condenser microphone is a dynamic microphone is better for capturing loud, strong sounds (drums or loud vocals), particularly in a live setting, whereas a condenser microphone is used to capture more delicate sounds and higher frequencies (studio vocals for example), particularly …

Should I get a condenser or dynamic microphone?

Does a condenser mic make you sound better?

Microphones, like all audio equipment, will alter the sound of your voice. So the disparity is twofold: the way your voice actually sounds is not the same as the way you hear it naturally, and on top of that, microphones will slightly alter the sound of your voice.

Why do singers put their mouth on the microphone?

Direct mouth-to-mic contact is done to increase the volume of the singer’s voice, as well as amplify low notes (this is called the proximity effect). This is done by singing into the mic as closely as possible in order to be loud enough so your voice isn’t drowned out. Placing their lips this way reduces distortion.

What is the best brand of microphone?

The top 11 best microphone brands you should know and use:

• Shure.
• Sennheiser.
• Neumann.
• Rode.
• AKG.
• Danish Pro Audio (DPA)
• Electro-Voice.
• Schoeps.

How big is the Lauten Audio Atlantis mic?

This is a very large, solid-state (FET), multi-pattern studio microphone that builds upon several technical features and sonic characters already developed in some of Lauten’s other mics. The Atlantis is a bit of a beast, measuring 140mm in length, about 65mm in girth, and weighing in at a chunky 1.06kg.

What kind of finish does the Atlantis Mic have?

Everything about the mic and its packaging says high quality and attention to detail. The Atlantis’ body has a shiny, lacquered, polished-metal finish, with a substantial, multi-layer, wire-mesh grille around and above the oversized capsule.

What can you do with a Lauten microphone?

Record dialog or vocals in untreated spaces, track guitars live in the same room as drums, and capture ultra-high SPL percussion with no pad needed. Black microphones provide distinctive Lauten Audio sonics, performance and onboard sound-shaping at accessible prices.

How big is the Lauten Oceanus Valve mic?

Interestingly, the bespoke US-made capsule is a little larger than usual, too, employing 31.25mm-diameter, edge-terminated diaphragms. This individually hand-tuned capsule has been borrowed from Lauten’s LT381 Oceanus valve mic, and is apparently amongst the largest capsules in the world!