BRIAN LOUDENSLAGER: Hi. My name is Brian Loudenslager, and I'm the founder of Lauten Audio. I'm here today to talk to you about our Clarion FC357 solid-state condenser microphone.

The clarion is specifically designed to offer smooth, natural character and we paid careful attention to the mids and highs and have uniquely tailored them to be slightly rolled off and not quite as bright as perhaps some of the other solid-state mics you might see out there. One of its most unique features is it has a +10 gain switch, which is specifically dimed, designed for home studio owners that perhaps don't have a high-end preamp or something like that and maybe just, you know, running through a mid-grain or a low-end preamp, and if you use the +10 gain switch, you have to use very little gain on the preamp which is great. You get more of the mic and less dependent on the preamp.

It also features a zero switch, which is, you know, the standard output level and a negative dB pad, which makes it great for, you know, loud sound sources. It has a switchable cardiod, omni, and figure eight polar patterns so that is a dual-diaphragm capsule, and it features a custom-made shock mount for the mic, and it comes with a custom-specified windscreen which we specified the pores per square inch or PPI so it makes it great for studio use. It has minimal effect on the sound waves hitting the capsule.