The TC1 is one of our top products. It is a warm-sounding, large capsule tube condenser microphone. The TC 1 is a classic tube mic with selectable pad and highpass filter and nine different polar patterns for very little money.
The TC1 is a very versatile microphone with a wide frequency response and a large dynamic range. It will perform great in the studio or in live sound and broadcast applications.
It's sound character is similar to vintage tube microphones and it will sound superb on most instruments and voices.
Use it on vocals and choirs, acoustic and electric guitars and other fretted instruments, as a drum overhead or room mic and in any other application where you would use a vintage style tube condenser mic.
The TC1 comes with all accessories in an aluminum flight case, a shock mount is included.
True condenser mic with 26mm/3 µm, gold-sputtered, low-distortion dual capsule
Mounted on an effective internal shockmount (included)
Equipped with a selected low-noise 6072/12AX7 vacuum tube
Discrete, Class-A tube electronics with vintage-style EQ and transformer-balanced output stage
Nine polar patterns including cardioid, omni, figure-8, and six intermediate stages, give you many ways to model the sound. The room pickup, proximity effect, and tonal response change with the different patterns
External switches for high-pass filter and pad
Heavy-duty brass body
External power supply with polar pattern selector
Operating Principle: Pressure Gradient
Transducer: Condenser
Diaphragm: 1.02″ / 26 mm
Tube: Yes
Polar Pattern: Cardioid, Figure-8, Omnidirectional
Pattern Selection: Switched
Frequency Range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Equivalent Noise Level: 18 dB
Maximum SPL: 140 dB SPL
Pad: -10 dB
THD: 1%
Impedance: 200 Ohms
Load Impedance: 1000 Ohms
Sensitivity: -36 dB at 1 kHz
Low-Cut Filter: 3 dB/Octave @ 100 Hz
