AKG’s Ara is a two-pattern USB condenser microphone. Ara lets content creators and musicians easily capture studio-quality, 24-bit, 96 kHz audio for superior speech clarity and vocal and instrument tracks. Two pickup patterns focus on a single source or everyone in the room. The directional front cardioid pattern captures sound directly in front of the mic while rejecting sound from other sides, making it ideal for podcast hosts, bloggers, gamers, videoconferencing and for recording voice and instruments. The front and back omni patterns picks up sound evenly from all sides, making it ideal for recording interviews with multiple speakers.