AKG C414 XLS
The AKG C414 XLS is a premium large-diaphragm condenser microphone for high-quality recording. With its neutral, natural and high-resolution sound, it is suitable for recording acoustic instruments and vocals. Acoustic guitars, string instruments and grand pianos in particular benefit from its excellent transmission characteristics. It is almost completely free of ambient noise and offers great recording dynamics. Quiet passages are recorded transparently and with nuance.
But even loud percussion recordings sound clean thanks to the high limiting sound pressure level. This makes it particularly suitable for use as an overhead or room microphone. For sound sources with very high levels, the sensitivity can be lowered in three steps. Should overloads nevertheless occur, they are reliably indicated by the LED. Even the shortest signal peaks are detected and facilitate level control.
The gold-coated double diaphragm offers very good impulse response and 5 directional characteristics: omnidirectional, cardioid, wide cardioid, hypercardioid and figure-of-eight. As a special feature, four additional intermediate levels can be selected. The current setting is indicated by an LED. The proximity effect can be compensated by three switchable high-pass filters. Low-frequency noise can also be easily removed in this way. To prevent accidental misuse, all controls on the microphone can be locked. The saved settings are retained even after the phantom power is switched off.
Thanks to its great tonal flexibility, the microphone adapts perfectly to all recording situations: from an open, spatial sound image to a focus on solo instruments that need to be separated from their surroundings.
The microphone is supplied in a metal case with elastic mount, pop shield, windscreen and dust bag.
- Classic microphone with very wide dynamic range
- Nine switchable polar patterns for optimal sound and high flexibility
- Two-colour status LED for characteristic, overload, etc.
- Lock mode protects settings by locking the buttons
- Peak Hold LED warns of electronic overload
- Three switchable bass filters and three pre-attenuation filters
- Cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art components for short signal paths and additional protection against moisture
- Handmade in Vienna
- Polar pattern: omnidirectional, wide cardioid, cardioid, hypercardioid, figure-of-eight and four intermediate positions
- Frequency response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Dynamic range: 152 dB
- Sensitivity: 23 mV/Pa
- Equivalent sound pressure level: 6 dB-A
- Limiting sound pressure level: 140/146/152/158 dB
- Signal-to-noise ratio: 88 dB
- Pre-attenuation: switchable to 0, -6, -12 or -18 dB
- Bass filter slope: 12 dB/octave at 40/80 Hz or 6 dB/octave at 160 Hz
- Impedance: <= 200 Ohm
- Load impedance: >= 2,200 Ohm
- Phantom power: 48 V
- Current consumption: 4 mA
- Connection: 3-pin XLR connector
- Colour: dark grey
- Dimensions: 50 x 38 x 160 mm
- Weight: 300 g
