ESI cosMik uCast Microphone
Studio Accessories
The all-in-one USB microphone
OVERVIEW
Professional USB Condenser Microphone
Online meetings, podcasting, Twitch streams, YouTube content – you can do it all and much more with cosMik uCast. This USB microphone combines ESI’s characteristic outstanding sound quality with a bundle of powerful software so start recording or streaming straight out of the box.
Recording
As a podcaster or content creator you often need to record your voice and edit or master your track before providing it to your audience. With cosMik uCast, there is no need to look for external software, because it’s all included: WaveLab LE for audio editing, Bitwig Studio 8-Track as a multitrack digital audio workstation (DAW), inTone 2 ESI Edition to play files and prepare streams for online broadcasting as well as Cubasis LE, an optimized multi touch sequencer for iPad and iPhone users.
Live broadcasting
Enrich your live streams on Twitch, Facebook or Instagram: the ASIO driver based on ESI’s own EWDM technology guarantees extremely low latency, so you can interact with your audience immediately. Moreover, the ESI-only feature DirectWIRE enables you to integrate external sound sources in your live performance (e.g. background music or effects such as laughter or applause). You can even run your voice through a DAW and alter it in the process (e.g. a reverb or other effects and plugins).
Online meetings and more
The DirectWIRE technology can help you to avoid feedback in your online meeting on Zoom or Skype. By using the DirectWIRE virtual channels, it is possible to separate the signal that is being played out on the monitors from the streamed signal. Unwanted mixing and feedback can be eliminated completely.
The ASIO driver and the DirectWIRE feature can be used with any modern Windows PC. Users of a Mac benefit from the plug & play experience and mobile users of an iPad or iPhone have even access to the powerful Cubasis LE App.
Included accessories
cosMik uCast does not only come with the cables needed to connect it to any USB 2.0 / 3.0 or USB.C (3.1) port of a modern PC or Mac, it also includes a tripod table stand and a microphone holder clip which helps to mount it to a common microphone stand.
Features
- condenser studio microphone with USB-C audio interface
- cardioid polar pattern
- special 1″ diaphragm size
- frequency response: 30Hz – 18kHz
- max. SPL: 130 dB
- dynamic range: 89 dB (ADC), 93dB (DAC)
- signal-to-noise ratio: 89 dB (ADC), 93dB (DAC)
- gain and mute controls
- 1/8″ / 3.5mm headphone output with volume control
- dimensions aprox. 176mm x 50mm
- weight: around 250g
- tripod table stand and microphone holder clip included
- USB bus powered
- both USB-C and USB 2.0 cables included (each ca. 2m)
- 100% class compliant
- compatible with PC systems using Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 and many Linux distributions
- compatible with Mac systems using OS X / macOS, native CoreAudio support (32-bit and 64-bit)
- compatible with iPhone and iPad (connection adapter required)
- EWDM driver for Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 with ASIO 2.0, MME, WDM and DirectSound (32-bit and 64-bit)
- DirectWIRE support under Windows with virtual audio channels for internal loopback recording
- realtime input monitoring can be controlled via the Windows or Mac control panel application
Bundled Software
In order to get you started right out of the box, cosMik uCast ships with a powerful software package for professional recording, creation of your own songs, mixing of any audio content and much more. The following applications are currently included:
Bitwig Studio 8-Track – the trim and effective DAW to start producing, performing, and designing sounds like a pro for use on up to eight tracks of audio / MIDI, incl. the Bitwig Essentials Package, a versatile selection of handpicked presets and sounds. Record instruments, create your arrangements, design new sounds, or just jam – every feature has been developed by musicians, for musicians!
Whether you are a hobby musician, home studio owner, freelancer or podcaster – WaveLab LE helps you to bring your music, voice and sound recordings to a more professional level. This easy-to-use mastering and audio editing software from Steinberg turns your computer with cosMik uCast into an audio analyzing, editing and publishing studio.
inTone 2 ESI Edition by Audified is a powerful jamming tool to produce mixes of multiple audio signals and instruments, play files, change tracks, prepare streams for podcasts and recordings. As an effects host you can use it with the included GK Amplification 2 LE and ampLion Free as a bass and guitar amp simulator and much more – anything you need for your creativity!
Cubasis LE is the compact version of Steinberg‘s mobile multitouch sequencer, providing the same look and feel of its bigger brother Cubasis. Specially designed for quick and easy operation, Cubasis LE makes recording, editing and mixing a breeze, no matter where you are, right there on an iPhone or iPad when connecting cosMik uCast.