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2013/72/6 Microphones and cases (2), AKG D224E, D19C, metal / plastic / electronic components, made by AKG Acoustics, Austria, c. 1960. Click to enlarge.
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AKG microphones

These high-end, professional recording microphones were used in a recording studio in Sydney, Australia in the 1960s. The music recording industry in Australia in the 1960s was heavily influenced by overseas industries, particularly the UK. Because of the distance between Australia and the UK, Europe and the US, where recording equipment was designed and manufactured, studio set-ups were expensive, and often dated compared to those in the northern hemisphere. Despite this, both artists and …

Parts of this object

2013/72/6-1 Microphone, stand clip and case, AKG D224E, metal / plastic / electronic components, made by AKG Acoustics, Austria, c. 1960
D224E microphone
2013/72/6-2 Microphone and case, D19C, metal / plastic / electronic components, made by AKG Acoustics, Austria, c. 1960
D19C microphone

Summary

Object No.

2013/72/6

Object Statement

Microphones and cases (2), AKG D224E, D19C, metal / plastic / electronic components, made by AKG Acoustics, Austria, c. 1960

Physical Description

The D224E microphone is a silver coloured metal exterior with a db/Hz adjustment - (0 -7 -12db / 50 Hz) at the cable input end of the unit. The case is black leather, with cut foam interior for the microphone and stand clip.

The D19C microphone has a dark silver coloured metal exterior with a mesh cover at the audio input. The case is silver vinyl covered with a marone velour interior.

Short URL

https://ma.as/469792

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Mr Bruce Hunter, 2013

Acquisition Date

2 September 2013

Cite this Object

Harvard

AKG microphones 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 25 March 2023, <https://ma.as/469792>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/469792 |title=AKG microphones |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=25 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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