iCreate - UK (2020-02)

Keyfeatures

24-bit/192kHzaudioresolution• Fourmodes• Plug-n-play

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akg.com

Availablefrom

amazon.co.uk

Ononesideofthemicyouwillfinda four-

waydialtoselecttherecordingmodeand

a dialtocontrolthegain...

OntheundersideofthemicareUSB-C

andheadphoneports.Theheadphone

outputofferszero-latencymonitoring

Ontheothersideofthemicarea volume

dialfortheheadphoneoutputanda

buttontomutetheaudio

Reviews

Packingmodernstate-of-the-arttechnologyintoretro-styled

casing,theLyrais a mustforanyonewhorecordsandit delivers

A-gradeaudiothatsoundsasgoodasthemiclooks.

Verdict

AKGBYHARMAN’SLYRA

microphoneisn’tjustanyUSB

microphone– it’san‘ultra-HD

multimode’USBmicrophonethatis

capableofrecordingaudioof24-bit/192kHz

qualityandfeaturesa four-capsulearray.It

presentsfourrecordingmodes:Front,Front&

Back,TightStereoandWideStereoandoffers

plug-n-playperformance,makingit perfect

formusicians,podcasters,videocreatorsand

anyoneelsewhoneedstorecordaudio.It also

looksamazing.

Speakeasy

InspiredbyclassicAKGstudiomics,theLyra

packsmodern,state-of-the-arttechnologyinto

a stylishretroshellandprovides,exceptional,

acousticallytransparentaudiothatmeets

thestandardsof4KUltra-HDprojects.

Theheadphoneoutputofferszero-latency

monitoring,therearecontrolsforheadphone

volume,muteandgain,plusit hasaninternal

shockmountandbuilt-insounddiffuseras

wellasanintegrated,butremovable,desktop

stand.TheLyraworksseamlesslywithall

MacandiOSdevices(aswellasWindowsand

Android)andis readytogostraightoutofthe

box– althoughit onlycomeswitha USB-C

toUSB-Acablesoyou’llneedanadapterto

connectit toyouriPhoneoriPad.

TheLyrais a seriouslygoodpieceofkit

thatautomaticallyreducesoutsidenoise

andimprovessignallevelsforoptimum

performance.Veryhighlyrecommended.

AKG Lyra Microphone

£139/$149

Editor’s

Choice