Lauten Audio Black LA-320 v2

PRO QUALITY WITHOUT THE PRICE TAG The LA-320 is a twin-tone tube condenser that blends vintage color with modern clarity and balance. This sonically flexible tube design is equipped with two dedicated filters for analog sound-shaping at the source, a USA made JFET for impactful, present sound, and a dual triode vacuum tube with vintage-inspired transformer for harmonic balance and warmth. Ideal for use of female and male vocals as well as stringed instruments and percussion, the LA-320 provides professional quality sonics at an accessible price.

ANALOG SOUND SHAPING The LA-320 is crafted with two dedicated filters that allow you to shape sounds at the source. This helps remove the need to change out microphones in order to get the sound you want. Capture vocals with presence and punch or remove harshness while adding warmth to an overly bright acoustic guitar at the flip of a switch.

QUALITY CAPSULE The capsule of a microphone captures music's most meaningful moments and converts them into electricity with relentlessly unforgiving results. Our hand-tuned 32mm capsule provides a silky, vibrant timbre without the harsh or gritty top-end often found in affordable microphone designs. This makes the LA-320 a powerful choice for delicate and dynamic sounds alike.

PREMIUM COMPONENTS The LA-320 signal path includes a dual triode vacuum tube, USA made JFET, and a vintage-inspired output transformer that puts the finishing touches on every sound that passes through it's copper windings. The result is a clear and balanced, professional quality sound at a truly accessible price.

• Designed for budding engineers and home recordists

• Intelligent features get you great recordings with ease

• High-cut filter tames bright rooms and sources

• Low-cut filter takes away room rumble and muddiness

• Dual-triode vacuum tube and 1" capsule reminiscent of classic German mics

• Vintage inspired transformer balanced output

YOU ARE READY FOR THIS:

You've been recording for a while, you're starting to learn the sonic difference between different microphones, and now you're ready to enter the world of vacuum tubes. It's time for you to let the Series Black LA-320 lead the way into that vintage vacuum tube tone you've heard all about. Designed for the budding the recordists, the LA-320 is the best entry into professional quality recordings with a tube microphone. We've made it easy to use and affordable for anyone to get serious about their sound.

INDEPENDENT FILTERS CLEAN YOUR TONE:

The high and low cut filters make solving common problems in home, basement or bedroom recording environments easy. The LA-320 features two independent filters located on the microphone and easy to engage via switches located on the front of the microphone. If the room or source is boomy, or you have low-end rumble from outside sources like road noise, furnace, air conditioner etc., turn on the low-cut filter and eliminate the problem. Use the high-cut to roll-off above 12k and tame a bright room or a bright source. What's even cooler is you can use both filters at the same time resolving many problems before the recording hits your hard drive.

INCREDIBLE PRICE PERFORMANCE RATIO:

Inside the LA-320 is a 1 inch pressure gradient true-condenser capsule and dual-triode vacuum tube inspired by those used in classic German microphones. Don't be fooled by the affordability, the LA-320 features high quality components often found in much more expensive microphones. We have used our years of experience to create the best performance for the price of any large diaphragm vacuum tube microphone. Any budding engineer is sure to be pleased with the microphone.

FULLY EQUIPPED AND READY FOR RECORDING:

The LA-320 comes fully equipped to get you recording with great results fast. Each microphone includes a classic inspired spider shock mount to isolate the microphone from vibrations, a quality 5-pin tube microphone cable, custom, stable, dedicated power supply with a selectable mains voltage for use in all countries (100, 115v, 230v etc.), and a durable hard case to keep your microphone safe and clean when not in use.

TYPE: TRANSFORMER BALANCED TUBE CONDENSER

CAPSULE: 32MM PRESSURE GRADIENT

POLAR PATTERNS: CARDIOID

FREQ. RESPONSE: 20HZ - 20KHZ

DYNAMIC RANGE: 120DB MINIMUM

MAX. SPL: 0.5% THD @1000HZ: 130DB

IMPEDANCE: <200 OHMS

SELF-NOISE LEVEL: < 17DB-A

SENSITIVITY: 14MV/PA (@1KHZ 74DB SPL)

CONNECTOR: 5-PIN XLR (PSU TO MIC) + 3-PIN XLR (PSU TO PREAMP)

POWER: REQUIRES INCLUDED PSU (SWITCHABLE 100V TO 240V)

IN THE BOX: FLIGHT CASE / LA-320 / SHOCK MOUNT / POWER SUPPLY / 5-PIN CABLE