Sound check

 
MK-102 Recording Flute by Jerome Okresik   https://youtu.be/itFS6QFBITA 
 
Günstige, hochwertige Mikrofone - Workshop/Tutorial by The Soundphile   https://youtu.be/np2t7xWVeJM
 
Compare tests made by ElooKoN/

1. Oktava MK-012 vs Microtech Gefell M930
2. Oktava MK-102 vs RODE NT1-A
 
Compare Test of new Oktava MK-115 and MK-117 vs. Austrian Audio OC818 / Beyerdynamic M88TG / EV-PL20 / Shure SM7B
by Raphael Tschernuth

Acoustic Guitar
Acoustic Guitar/Oktava_MK-115-Acoustic_Guitar_20cm_15thFret.mp3
Acoustic Guitar/Oktava_MK-115-Acoustic_Guitar_20cm_Picking.mp3
Acoustic Guitar/Oktava_MK-115-Acoustic_Guitar_40cm_15thFret.mp3
Acoustic Guitar/Oktava_MK-117-Acoustic_Guitar_20cm_15thFret.mp3
Acoustic Guitar/Oktava_MK-117-Acoustic_Guitar_20cm_Picking.mp3
Acoustic Guitar/Oktava_MK-117-Acoustic_Guitar_40cm_15thFret.mp3

Kick Drum alone
Kick Drum alone/Oktava115_Kick_Out.mp3
Kick Drum alone/Oktava117_Kick_Out.mp3
Kick Drum alone/Aston_Origin_Kick_Out.mp3
Kick Drum alone/Austrian_Audio_OC818_Kick_Out.mp3
Kick Drum alone/Beyerdynamic_M88TG_Kick_Out.mp3
Kick Drum alone/EV-PL20_Kick_Out.mp3
Kick Drum alone/Shure_SM7B_Kick_Out.mp3

Kick Out Full Set
Kick Out Full Set/Oktava115_Kick_Out_Full_Set.mp3
Kick Out Full Set/Oktava117_Kick_Out_Full_Set.mp3
Kick Out Full Set/Aston_Origin_Kick_Out_Full_Set.mp3
Kick Out Full Set/Austrian_Audio_OC818_Kick_Out_Full_Set.mp3
Kick Out Full Set/Beyerdynamic_M88TG_Kick_Out_Full_Set.mp3
Kick Out Full Set/EV-PL20_Kick_Out_Full_Set.mp3
Kick Out Full Set/Shure_Sm7B_Kick_Out_Full_Set.mp3

Speech
Speech/Oktava_MK-115-Sprache_15cm.mp3
Speech/Oktava_MK-117-Sprache_15cm.mp3

Tambourin
Tambourin/Oktava_MK-115-Tambourin_close.mp3
Tambourin/Oktava_MK-117-Tambourin_close.mp3

Upright Bass
Upright Bass/Oktava_MK-115-Upright_Bass_40cm_FHole.mp3
Upright Bass/Oktava_MK-117-Upright_Bass_40cm_FHole.mp3

 
New reviews of our classic large diaphragm condenser microphone MK-319 and its tube brother MKL-2500 made by Alex Scott from consordini.com
 
MK-319 https://youtu.be/--TfZlwrbCM MKL-2500 https://youtu.be/ahJrG8QtBYE
 
Oktava MKL-5000 vs Neumann U67 vs Brauner VMX
https://youtu.be/cvmXw7WfYGE
 
Main stereo recording techniques ORTF XY MS MId-Side with Oktava mics
https://youtu.be/s89zwhsyWSg
 
Oktava MK-012 vs. Neumann KM 184, Gefell M 300, Brauner Phantom Classic
Comparative tests of different microphones on Harp, Acoustic Steel String Guitar, Grand Piano 
and of course Overheads, arranged by Rauschenberg Studio
 
A very useful and great review of Oktava MK012 Modular System by Soundholder.
http://soundholder.com/oktava-mk012-review/
Video/Sound samples: Ambient recording compare of build-in Nikon Microphone and Oktava MK-012 in mono/MS/XY/ORTF configuration.
https://youtu.be/LDFS5hohJig

 
Great Piano recording session by Rex Roach and Lew Scharpf, Opelika, Alabama
The piano is a very nice Steinway Model D concert grand in the Arts Center in Opelika, Alabama, our home town. The center was an old school house built in the 1930’s. The auditorium is extremely bright with hard plaster walls and ceiling, and wood floors. It was a challenge which took more than one session to arrive at a sound that pleased us when played back on a good system at home.
 
Classical guitar - comparative test of 10 different Oktava, Violet and JZ microphones 
recorded simultaneously
  MK-012 cardioid
MONO
MK-012 tube cardioid 
MONO
MK-012 omni 
STEREO
Violet Finger 
STEREO
MK-319 
MONO
Black Knight
MONO
Amethist Standard 
MONO
Amethist Vintage 
MONO
JZ-1
MONO
JZ-6
MONO
Sample1

   
Sample2    
Sample3    
 
MK-012/102/103 video-tutorial
In this video-tutorial Alberto Caltanellacompares different diaphragm types and recording techniques for acoustic guitar.
You have a chance to compare the sound of MK-012, MK-103 and MK-102 capsules.

Start download (100Mb)

 

 
Male vocal: Oktava MK-101, MK-105, MK-319 vs. BPM CR 73
Voice of Markus Schindler, SW D2002 Console, no equalizers or compressors or any reverbs used.
MaleVoc MK101.wav
MaleVoc MK105.wav
MaleVoc MK319.wav
MaleVoc BPM CR73.wav
Test records: Oktava MK-101, MK-102, MK-105, ML-53, ML-52-01, MKL-2500, MKL-111
versus Neuman TLM-103 and T.Bone RB500
a-gitarre_mk101.wav
a-gitarre_mk102.wav
a-gitarre_mk105.wav
a-gitarre_mkl2500.wav
a-gitarre_mkl5000.wav
a-gitarre_ml52-01.wav
a-gitarre_ml53.wav
a-gitarre_neumann_tbone_rb500.wav
a-gitarre_neumann_tlm103.wav
tambourine_mk-101.wav
tambourine_mk-102.wav
tambourine_mk-105.wav
tambourine_mkl-2500.wav
tambourine_MKL-111.wav
tambourine_ml-52-01.wav
tambourine_ml-53.wav
tambourine_neumann tlm103.wav
tambourine_tbone rb500.wav
shaker_mk-101.wav
shaker_mk-102.wav
shaker_mk-105.wav
shaker_mkl-2500.wav
shaker_MKL-111.wav
shaker_ml-52-01.wav
shaker_ml-53.wav
shaker_neumann tlm103.wav
shaker_tbone rb500.wav
speech_mk-101.wav
speech_mk-102.wav
speech_mk-105.wav
speech_mkl-2500.wav
speech_MKL-111.wav
speech_ml-52-01.wav
speech_ml-53.wav
speech_neumann tlm103.wav
sprache_tbone rb500.wav
 
Oktava MK-012 versus AKG C1000S, EV 635a
Oktava MK-012 - classical recording
 
OKTAVA MK-319 versus SHURE SM-81
singing_female_oktava_mk-319.mp3
singing_female_shure_sm-81.mp3
 
Oktava MK-319 - different comparing and single tests (zip, 4,7Mb)
319_audio.zip
 
Oktava ML-16 ribbon mic. Jazz recording by Brian Bettie
 
Oktava mini-tube compared with MK-012 with MK-012, MK-101 and MK-102 capsules
mini-tube_vs_012_violin.rar 
mini-tube_vs_012_male_voice.rar