The AKG Ara USB Microphone is a two-pattern USB condenser with professional high-quality sound. Built for stunning speech clarity and detail the AKG Ara is ideal for podcasters streamers gamers voice actors and musicians alike making AKGs incredible sound accessible to everyone. Thanks to its USB design the AKG Ara will readily plug in to any device without the need for complex audio setups and the flexibility afforded to you by USB. However you like to route your audio for streams video content online conferences or podcast recording you can be sure the Ara will fit into it. The Aras two pickup patterns provide more flexibility if you want to focus on the front and sides for clear focused speech the cardioid pattern is what you need. And if you need to record something wider like a group of people for a podcast all-in-one the Aras omnidirectional pattern is exactly what you need. Need to hit the road? Take an on-the-go adapter or Apple Camera adapter with you and you can plug it into your phone. With 24-bit 96 kHz audio resolution and a maximum SPL of 120 dB the Ara can handle extreme stress or instrument signals such as guitars or drums with no loss of clarity.