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AKG C 414 B-XL II

Large diaphragm condenser microphone from AKG belonging to the C414 series

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Published on 07/29/08 at 06:50
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Everyone seems to agree that this sounds quite XL SERIES diffrent old or ULS TL SERIES
These ULS and TL sries taient dj rputes trs diffrentse of sries Previous.
Therefore try this mic before you buy, and not to rely on reputable acquired by the legendary 414 70s.

OVERALL OPINION

Micro trs powerful, capable of good and bad depending on the nature of the source and context of the socket.

Trs unsuited for use in amateur home studio, it is hyper sensitive the acoustics of the space: if the pice rsons do not Manir music, the quality of recorded sound normment will suffer. And if the pice is not isolated, the 414 will capture the remarkable precision of focus with a tap in the bath the gote upstairs neighbor (j'exagre only ;-)))
The 414 does not "repisse" not: it pntre in the acoustic space that he proposes! It is insightful particulirement catch o background he is able to reproduce a soundscape with lots of dtails and spades.

It requires a microphone with musical instruments: a folk guitar a bit "basic" risk of sounding trs trs "basic". It takes care of all fawn placement: we can very easy dnaturer the original sound by putting the emphasis is not o dsirable. But with a little patience (or mtier) we get a rsultat that magnifies the best instruments.

It is a micro particulirement dlicat use of the song: a password or a snack!
It goes better on a voice fminine who will benefit from this bump in the bass, the low mids, and treble relatively mild. Although .... It has complicated the t trs-making voice of a singer, yet with a good vocal technique trs (and broken the song into a microphone). The effect of proximity is difficult particulirement grate by using the same combination of multiple low-cut: the right distance between the mouth and the microphone is almost the RULES centimtre prs. SETTING THE Ditto for the height and angle of the capsule from mouth: the singer must be extremely disciplined in its investment.
There even when a psycho-rigid characters lgrement this micro ;-)

It also requires TRS with the rest of the string sound: it has made it much too hard, too smooth preamps with basic audio interfaces. The 414 gives a lot of grain to grind prampli that follows.
Coupled the Universal Audio Solo610 (see https://preampli-lampes.universal-audio.audiofanzine.com/produits/avis/index, ProductID, 72839.html ( https://preampli-lampes.universal-audio.audiofanzine.com/produits/avis/index,idproduit,72839.html ) ) will be reached "to crmer" the very texture s dense, this relaxed Contents sound extremely rigid base. This will be perfect for a big sound "in your face" with the grain, harmonics, warmth, life ....
Transparency, lgret it's really not his thing on decision-proximity is when a microphone that same lack of air in the polarity farms. It manages some 8 mode, Omni or condition to put a little distance and a bnficier rsonance that is bright and musical.

Obviously, the price is for a micro allchant of references (or mythical), but investment in quality of a preamp is required.

If the 414 is a natural part of the arsenal of the professional, it's not - I think the microphone first-choice homestudio amateur ... unless you know exactly what can be learned, and our answer to these requirements.
For the recording of voice (mine anyway), I prfre clearly the Tbone SCT2000 which is much more Tolra and well suited for use in home studio.