Among sound engineers, the AKG C12 is considered the holy grail of microphones. First built in the 1950s, the legendary C12 is one of the most famous tube mics in history, and its successor is today's C12 VR. Carefully handcrafted in Vienna, Austria, the C12 VR is a reference multi-pattern tube studio condenser microphone with nine polar patterns selectable by a remote control.