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For more than six decades, AKG Acoustics has been a leading manufacturer of
studio microphones, broadcast and tour sound equipment, as well as headphones
of outstanding quality and reliability.
The vast body of experience and technical know-how accumulating during that
time has made AKG a legendary brand world famous for the unique, immediately
recognizable sound of its products.
Today, AKG products are used all over the world and have become standard items
at countless TV and radio stations as well as recording studios. It is not surprising,
therefore, that according to the 1990 Billboard survey every US recording studio
used at least one AKG product.
1953 saw the birth of one of the earliest AKG
legends, the first large-diaphragm condenser
microphone with remotely selectable polar
patterns called the C 12. Initially produced at
a rate of fifty units a month, the C 12 quickly
acquired an excellent reputation worldwide and
appeared in almost all major radio and recording
studios. One of the first institutions to buy the
C 12 was the BBC London whose engineers
were deeply impressed by its design and quality.
Also in 1953, AKG launched the D 12, the first
dynamic vocal microphone with a diaphragm
and cardioid polar pattern that proved ideally
suited for reproducing low frequencies from 50
to 120 Hz. 1986 was the year one of the most
popular drum microphones was created: the
D 112 provides a clear, powerful sound below
100 Hz that is punchy enough to cut through
every mix.
1962 saw the introduction of the C 12 A, the
forerunner of the typical C 414 body design. The
C 414 itself was launched in 1971, followed
in 1976 by the C 414 EB with a standard XLR
connector, and by a phantom powered version in
1980. The C 414 has become an international
reference microphone and is even protected by
a registered 3D trademark in several countries.
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AKG – the story of a legendary brand
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