AKG C414
The AKG C414 is a large diaphragm condenser microphone from AKG Acoustics GmbH in Vienna . Along with the Neumann U87, it is one of the most popular studio microphones.
The AKG C414 came on the market in 1971. AKG first used the strikingly angular case in 1962 on the C12A. The microphone has been manufactured in numerous optical and technical variants since its introduction. All have a selector switch for directional characteristics . Since the 1976 version of the C414EB, pre-attenuation (0 / −10 / −20 dB) and bass reduction (0/75/150 Hz) can be switched on.
The C414 was the result of a further development of the solid-state C412 microphone. After five years, AKG modified the housing and provided the connection with an XLR socket. In 1976 the modified C414EB appeared.
The version C414B-ULS (1986 to 2004) has a transformer, the version C414B-TLII (1993 to 2004) with a replica of the well-known CK12 capsule works without a transformer.
The current versions are C414 XLII and C414 XLS. They offer five directional characteristics: omnidirectional, cardioid, wide cardioid, hypercardioid and figure eight and four intermediate levels can also be selected. Switching can be done remotely from the console. For the first time, the current setting is displayed via an LED. The three pad circuits and the three high-pass filters have remained the same . The microphone is fed by a 48 V phantom power supply . The two versions differ in that the XLS retains the sound characteristics of the previous model C414B-ULS, while the XLII is designed to mimic the sound characteristics of the AKG C12 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Curing Condenser Confusion: An Audio History of the AKG C 414. Trust me I am a scientist, accessed on January 22, 2016 (English).