Originating from Dallas Texas, Placid Audio make great looking microphones that produce a distinctive lo fi character.

The mics have been used by the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age, Jack White, The Black Keys, Ocean Way Studios, Norah Jones, Green Day, Tom Petty, Snoop Dogg, Alan Moulder, Dave Ratt, Bob Rock, Johnny Marr, Rush, BBC, and of course, by their creator, Mark Pirro of The Polyphonic Spree.

They are suitable for a number of applications; most notably as a vocal mic but also harmonica, guitar, drum overheads or even as crowd mics. The lo-fi sound lends itself to a wide range of genres.