AKG C414

What's up now? Alright bet, you can come out and take a listen Alright y'all, so y'all can see that AKGC 414 sounds true man, it sounds just like Lydi...

ing to get it sounding good at the source,, don’t know what else i’d really do?So anyways, as I’ve been trying to record with the C414 and it seems to only bring out the worst qualities in my voice. It’s been a struggle to find the right levels off the bat, either it’s too quiet or it picks up too much, and of course I’ve tried all kinds of different variations with the bass cut filter and the preattenuation pad.The absolute BIGGEST problem I’ve been having is the mic picking up all this rasp and throaty qualities and I’m dying to cut that out in some way (especially the raspiness), whether it be mic placement, setting levels differently or any kind of plugins (I record with Cubase)Might I add, Id rather not, and I try not to do too much to any tracks I record outside of a little eq, as I don’t mix and master myself. I typically record all instrumental tracks at home and then bring the stems into a studio to record the vocals and have it all mastered there. Of course, I never hear much raspiness in the monitoring or finals takes at the studios.

A very good mic, but not a gift from the audio gods. C414 is overrated. A very usable mic, but there’s probably a better drum OH for most projects.

So I just picked up the AKG C414 XLII for recording some vocals at home. I run directly into a Scarlett 18i20 interface. Pretty unexperienced with most technical stuff. I pretty much exclusively go direct line in for keyboards and mics, just find good levels before recording to get it sounding good at the source,, don’t know what else i’d really do?.

Hi! I currently have an AKG C414 and I’m not loving the sound. I get a lot of gain through the mic, and it has a very warm tone that I can’t get to sound sharper/clearer without the gain going crazy. I had an Rode NT1-A before and although cheaper, it sounded better after mixing.