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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: notlance on November 21, 2011, 01:47:43 PM
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I'm looking for opinions on the AKG C214 LDC mic, preferably from someone who has actually used them. I realize they are a completely different mic from the 414. Thanks.
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I run them.. have not run anything lately after selling off my r44. Only ran them twice before selling off the r44. I ran them at farmfest450 last year (outdoors) and ran them once at HOB in chicago for steepwater band. I can pull up some of my discs at home to send you a sample if interested.
I have the un-mixed version at home but as of now the mixed version is online here
http://www.archive.org/details/hwb2010-08-07.akg214at4041
neil
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I like Chris' pull from Kimock (after hearing this pull I bought a set)..
http://www.archive.org/details/SKB2009-11-05.AKG-C214
Neil
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also, I believe the C214 *is* the same as the 414 on "cardiod" setting, no?
If so, then it is a fairly priced piece of very nice sounding gear.
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AKG bills the C214 as the "cardioid only" version of the 414. However, IIRC, the frequency response curve has a little more of a high-frequency bump than either the XLS or XLII in the 414 series. Would probably give it a little more "sparkle" up top. If you don't need the multiple patterns, I'm guessing it's a solid and good sounding mic.
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bvaz ran them for a while, I think. Probably a few tapes up on the LMA to do some comparisons.
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bvaz ran them for a while, I think. Probably a few tapes up on the LMA to do some comparisons.
Yep. Contact him. I think I remember he wasn't overly impressed BUT, i think he did a few far(distance) recordings with them.
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also, I believe the C214 *is* the same as the 414 on "cardiod" setting, no?
If so, then it is a fairly priced piece of very nice sounding gear.
AKG is a bit coy about this. They lead you to believe the C214 has a card only capsule of the 414, but I think the C214 capsule is a back-plate electret (not that there is anything wrong with that). Some of the reviews of the C214 say it's an electret, and the applicable patent describes an electret capsule. I think the C214 capsule is the same as was used in the C3000 B
Thanks for all your input.
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I am grabbing a tinybox here in the next month so I will hopefully be out there running these guys c214>tinybox>m10
I will keep ya posted if you are interested..
neil
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The world is full of fixed card LDs. It's no secret that I'm partial to ADK's. Some time I should hook up with Bvaz and we can do a 214 vs A51 comp.
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I like Chris' pull from Kimock (after hearing this pull I bought a set)..
http://www.archive.org/details/SKB2009-11-05.AKG-C214
Neil
Thanks :)
I ran them for a while, but since I do more taping from an OTS at Furthur shows I wanted a SD with hypers.
I think they can sound a little brassy at times if you are not close to your source.
I have a few Furthur shows with them that you can check out:
http://www.archive.org/details/furthur2010-02-14.akg-c214.laporte.106150.flac16
http://www.archive.org/details/furthur2010-02-20.akg-c214.laporte.106199.flac16
ymmv