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excellrec · 9th September 2004

I don't know where exactly but i heard long ago that the 414's where generally bright.... and so it went. Just recently i've been looking for a new mic and the 414 came up as a canidate. I went to a studio and put up the following mics to test on a few different sources.. at4060, 441, 421, at4041, at4050, sm7, sm57, akg414 and the re20. The 414 was easily the darkest of all these. The model we used i believe was just a normal old 414 of about 5-10 years of age. I tried it in both cardiod and omni, both fairly dark.. i'd say probably about 4db down past 2khz compared to maybe an sm57 or an at4050.

I thought it could be a fluke but then i checked it out on my 3d audio mic comparison cd's and it was darker to, more noticeably on the female voice. It practically sounds like a ribbon... so what's the deal. why do people consider these bright? I actually found that the sound was exactly what i was looking for, so i was pleased.. and plan on getting one.

9th September 2004	#1
excellrec Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2003 Location: minneapolis Posts: 236 Thread Starter	The 414 is not bright! I don't know where exactly but i heard long ago that the 414's where generally bright.... and so it went. Just recently i've been looking for a new mic and the 414 came up as a canidate. I went to a studio and put up the following mics to test on a few different sources.. at4060, 441, 421, at4041, at4050, sm7, sm57, akg414 and the re20. The 414 was easily the darkest of all these. The model we used i believe was just a normal old 414 of about 5-10 years of age. I tried it in both cardiod and omni, both fairly dark.. i'd say probably about 4db down past 2khz compared to maybe an sm57 or an at4050. I thought it could be a fluke but then i checked it out on my 3d audio mic comparison cd's and it was darker to, more noticeably on the female voice. It practically sounds like a ribbon... so what's the deal. why do people consider these bright? I actually found that the sound was exactly what i was looking for, so i was pleased.. and plan on getting one.