AKG Mic Test

Gary Peters · Post by **Gary Peters** » 25 Oct 2022 10:30 am

I've come upon an AKG C414 mic and am trying some different settings, positionings etc...Consequently I'm building up a collection of tiny toons such as the following:

https://soundcloud.com/user-581188416/akg-steel-4-short

I'm tempted to make a Tiny Toons album where every track is under 2 minutes. That'll be a blessing I hear some of you say...maybe make them even more extra tiny!!

More to follow no doubt.

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Daniel Morris · Post by **Daniel Morris** » 26 Oct 2022 3:59 pm

Quartal harmony, Gary?
Nice sounds.
I'd buy a copy of your tunes.

Gary Peters · Post by **Gary Peters** » 27 Oct 2022 12:56 am

One of my favourite harmonies...that I, no doubt, over use. Who cares?

As for the album, I'll be in touch...might even do you a 10% discount!!

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Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 28 Oct 2022 3:08 pm

Great playing and great sound! I don't own any 414s but a while back AKG realised that most folks only ever use them in cardioid, so they did a single-capsule version, the C214 of which I have several. I thoroughly recommend them for pretty much anything.

Gary Peters · Post by **Gary Peters** » 29 Oct 2022 12:42 am

Thanks Ian, and thanks for the tip. I'll definitely look into a C214 when my son's university asks for this C414 back. Maybe they'll forget he's got it!!

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Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 29 Oct 2022 3:19 pm

All my 214s came used from eBay at an average of around £170 - great value!