In a short period of time, Austrian Audio has certainly made a mark with its mics and headphones. It has models of each for just about every occasion, yet the company only started out some six years ago. However, its latest product, MiCreator Studio, aims to be a single microphone for many creative activities (we’re guessing that’s where the name comes from) – and as a ‘one mic for all’, it’s a bargain.
Two into one
MiCreator Studio is both a USB-C microphone and an interface that can plug straight into iPads, Android phones and iPhones (with optional camera kit) – and, of course, any Mac or Windows PC.
One of its main selling points is revealed around the back of the mic, where you get two 3.5mm connections: Out and In/Out. These can be used either as two headphone outs, for latency-free monitoring for two people, or as a single out with another device plugged into the In/Out, which can then be mixed with MiCreator. This single feature means that MiCreator is instantly ideal for many activities. For a podcast or interview, all you need to do is plug your interviewee’s microphone into the In/Out, and you can then balance between the two for both monitoring and recording. Singer-songwriters can use a MiCreator Studio with, say, a guitar plugged into the second In/Out, then blend that with their vocal.