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Fletcher · 9th September 2004

A "normal 414" that is 5-10 years in age might not be "bright" by modern brightness war standards... which would make some of the old classic war horses like C-12's and ELA M 251's seem like they're exceptionally dark sounding... or you might just have a 414 in dire need of a capsule cleaning.

It should be significantly brighter than [somehow I wouldn't call that "forward in the upper midrange thing bright... but OK, we'll work with that description] the RE-20... and very "un-ribbon-esque" in nature... so the one you're using may have some "issues".

FWIW, I have often found 414's to work like a charm on female vocals... but each situation is always a wee bit different from the last so as always, it's application dependent, and YMMV.

Peace.

9th September 2004	#7
Fletcher member no 666 Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 10,106	A "normal 414" that is 5-10 years in age might not be "bright" by modern brightness war standards... which would make some of the old classic war horses like C-12's and ELA M 251's seem like they're exceptionally dark sounding... or you might just have a 414 in dire need of a capsule cleaning. It should be significantly brighter than [somehow I wouldn't call that "forward in the upper midrange thing bright... but OK, we'll work with that description] the RE-20... and very "un-ribbon-esque" in nature... so the one you're using may have some "issues". FWIW, I have often found 414's to work like a charm on female vocals... but each situation is always a wee bit different from the last so as always, it's application dependent, and YMMV. Peace. __________________ CN Fletcher Professional Affiliations: R/E/P Professional Recording Engineer and Producer forums - serious hobbyists welcome SoundPure.com mwagener wrote on Sat, 11 September 2004 14:33 We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid Roscoe Ambel once said: Pro-Tools is to audio what fluorescent is to light