I would love to have a home studio like that man. I play the guitar, drums, piano and bass and want a dope space to work. Its just hard. I've bought alot of gear over the years but recently had to sell most of it being a young person in their 20s on their own. I graduated from audio school a while ago and am hoping to get to a point to where I can have something like this. dope setup, dope channel
This is what I love about your channel,- experimenting with different studio techniques - just for the fun of it - who knows,- youmight learn something new. The 414 sounds just right on acoustic guitar - very lifelike. Toms sounded fine too,- but then again ,- you´re a drummer at heart so I´d expect that. :) The finest details could probably benefit from some high detail maybe ribbon or pencil mics - some of the percussion sounded like it had more to give. Just goes to show that a couple of basic quality mics go a very long way. In case you don´t know it,- here´s a small trick for punchy growly rock bass. Tracking: 1: bass into a soft knee compressor,- just enough to catch the attack without it becoming a bass pump. 2. From comp into DI to host 3. Link from DI into overdriven or slightly distorted tube amp and mic´ed cab going for the midrange. Post: 4. DI´ed bass - slighly midscooped 5. Mic´ed amp bass - lowered bass and treble, midpushed, crunchy 6. Blend to taste,- perhaps with the slightest hint of chorus or flanger on the growly bass Result: Clean and crunchy powerful and punchy rockbass with a glorious growl to it - 5-string basses in particular love this technique.
@@AndrewMasters Glad to be of assistance,- resulting bass sound,- think Billy Sheehan and Geezer Butler mixed with Stuart Hamm and Mark King (Level 42)
Honestly just a great brand all around. I got a stereo pair 214s for an absolute steal ($450) at GearFest a few years back. Probably my favorite mic pair, they sound absolutely great as overheads, close drum mics, cabs, vocals, you name it. AKG is just straight 🔥🔥🔥
@@agesonjohanesburg2915 That depends. If you're in a treated room, and you have a drummer that knows how to control dynamics, it probably doesn't need it. But on the flip side, if you're in a loud room with a loud drummer, I'd recommend it. It's one of those features that are useful if that situation calls for it, cause you never know what you might get.
C414 Stereo Pair has been on my wishlist for quite some time with the intention of using them as drum overheads. Great video btw - love these experiment in the studio type videos and looking forward to more as you get your space dialed in.
Nice video! :D I own a C414 B-ULS and it has served me very, very well for many years!! Last year, I bought an AKG D320-B dynamic mic, hooked it up to my system with my monitors set at a decent volume, as I always do and I kept on raising the volume whilst talking into the D320-B, thinking it's broken and when I got the volume halfway up, which's usually LOUD, I heard my voice being amplified above my normal speaking voice (how do I explain this?) and went like: "my God..... this mic's just PERFECT for my voice", haha. almost completely flat, that's why I couldn't hear my voice at the beginning. Whenever I hook up my Shure Unidyne, C-414 or whatever mic, I always instatnly hear it through my monitors. The AKD D320-B sounded just 98% natural to me. At one point, I had to record my vocals for a project and decided to put the D320-B next to my C-414, sent both recordings to the artist and we both preferred the D320-B over the C-414. Check it out one day! I'm not gonna say you'll like it, because we're all different, but maybe you will and they're pretty inexpensive as well. ;)
Andrew this is without a doubt my favourite video that you made. I would absolutely love seeing more of this type of content from you, maybe next time you could bring someone to sing/play keys/any other thing that you can't do so we'll see you in the engineer's seat and not only the performer. Much love from the middle East
To me the first C414 (comb) sounds the most colored, in a cool early transistor mic way. Really great. Then the C414EBs are the most natural sounding (to my ear). EB-P48 and B-ULS is a step down from that. Smaller sound, not as pleasing harmonics (distortion) for some reason... or something. But still very nice. All the newer versions got progressively more processed sounding (phasier, cleaner but more sterile). That said, still good enough that in the right hands with good sources and most importantly good music they give you a great sound. This video being a testament to that. BTW C414s on piano, such a good match. The question is, if the current prices of C414EB and COMB make sense when there is such a big choice of great mics today...
I have a 214 in my home studio and have done entire tracks including vocals and individual drums with it. 214 and 414 might be the most versatile mics in production today?
Ha! I bought one of these mics a few weeks back and I've been thinking..."I'll bet I can use this on everything." Perfect timing, Andrew. Thanks for sharing!
Perfect video demonstrating why drums should be mixed in "audience perspective"! 😁 Other than that... nice to see 414s getting some love - legendary for piano too!
Hi nice video! Is this an XLS or a 414 XLII? My understanding is that the XLS is an all rounder while the XLII is geared towards vocals. Would like your thoughts. Thx.
Sweetwater really was genius getting TH-camrs like you to demo their products... Damn diabolical company... Did I mention I'm waiting on a keyboard to get here tomorrow from them? 🤣
Thanks for the video. What other mic records everything? The price tag on this one 😳😮🤯. What Mic 🎙 can us low budget engineers use til we can afford this one?
Btw: Been a long time since I came up with a musical treat for you so: Ad Infinitum - Unstoppable: th-cam.com/video/POwK89M7PH8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=NapalmRecords
I do love the 414s it's such a shame AKG no longer exists. Swallowed up by Samsung and everything being cheaply made in China. Sad times but all the engineers started Austrian Audio in 2017. They offer something new yet keep the heritage of their alive. Austrian Audio make great stuff highly recommend checking them out. Anyway the 414 are great and I've used them in every recording if the studio had them. They sound great on everything and never let me down. Just need to buy a pair for myself now. Warm Audio have a clone version of the 414 the WA-14. They are pretty sweet as well.
Honestly, I am kind of glad seeing what came from AKG no longer existing with AKG splitting into multiple separate companies. Lewitt and Austrian Audio are doing some long overdue innovating.
Love this! Super cool as a sound quality test to see what you can do with one mic, you should do this with some of the warm mics
I would love to have a home studio like that man. I play the guitar, drums, piano and bass and want a dope space to work. Its just hard. I've bought alot of gear over the years but recently had to sell most of it being a young person in their 20s on their own. I graduated from audio school a while ago and am hoping to get to a point to where I can have something like this. dope setup, dope channel
This is what I love about your channel,- experimenting with different studio techniques - just for the fun of it - who knows,- youmight learn something new.
The 414 sounds just right on acoustic guitar - very lifelike.
Toms sounded fine too,- but then again ,- you´re a drummer at heart so I´d expect that. :)
The finest details could probably benefit from some high detail maybe ribbon or pencil mics - some of the percussion sounded like it had more to give.
Just goes to show that a couple of basic quality mics go a very long way.
In case you don´t know it,- here´s a small trick for punchy growly rock bass.
Tracking:
1: bass into a soft knee compressor,- just enough to catch the attack without it becoming a bass pump.
2. From comp into DI to host
3. Link from DI into overdriven or slightly distorted tube amp and mic´ed cab going for the midrange.
Post:
4. DI´ed bass - slighly midscooped
5. Mic´ed amp bass - lowered bass and treble, midpushed, crunchy
6. Blend to taste,- perhaps with the slightest hint of chorus or flanger on the growly bass
Result: Clean and crunchy powerful and punchy rockbass with a glorious growl to it - 5-string basses in particular love this technique.
You’re the man Ulf!
@@AndrewMasters Glad to be of assistance,- resulting bass sound,- think Billy Sheehan and Geezer Butler mixed with Stuart Hamm and Mark King (Level 42)
Sounds great Andrew overdubbing is one of my favorite parts of recording
Honestly just a great brand all around. I got a stereo pair 214s for an absolute steal ($450) at GearFest a few years back. Probably my favorite mic pair, they sound absolutely great as overheads, close drum mics, cabs, vocals, you name it. AKG is just straight 🔥🔥🔥
Hell yes.
Would love to see a shootout between the 214 and 414 as well!
Justin, I use 214's for drum OH.. Do you use the minus DB switch ?
@@agesonjohanesburg2915 That depends. If you're in a treated room, and you have a drummer that knows how to control dynamics, it probably doesn't need it. But on the flip side, if you're in a loud room with a loud drummer, I'd recommend it. It's one of those features that are useful if that situation calls for it, cause you never know what you might get.
C414 Stereo Pair has been on my wishlist for quite some time with the intention of using them as drum overheads. Great video btw - love these experiment in the studio type videos and looking forward to more as you get your space dialed in.
I love using 1 mic! It’s a lovely challenge. Also helps you really learn that mic inside and out
C414s are arguably my favourite mic! Most studios have a pair, and they feel super safe in that I can chuck them on anything!
Which one? the XLS or XL2?
Nice, I really like the way it works on drums and percussion .
I have two mics in my wee studio, one is a C414. The other is a tube LDC mic, so that covers a lot of ground.
I have a 414 B ULS and love it on almost anything. But your recordings sounded equally as good.
The 414s sound great, and all parts expertly performed and recorded-nice video!
THAT ACOUSTIC SOUND 😤😤😤
Broooooo
Miiiiiiike
ARIANA!!
Advanced Audio in Canada has some killer mics and one of them is an emulation of the 414. Great mic!!
AKG in Samsunga has some killer mics and one of them is the original 414. Great mic!!
The matched pair of C414s I have are my crown jewel in my studio...
Nice video! :D I own a C414 B-ULS and it has served me very, very well for many years!! Last year, I bought an AKG D320-B dynamic mic, hooked it up to my system with my monitors set at a decent volume, as I always do and I kept on raising the volume whilst talking into the D320-B, thinking it's broken and when I got the volume halfway up, which's usually LOUD, I heard my voice being amplified above my normal speaking voice (how do I explain this?) and went like: "my God..... this mic's just PERFECT for my voice", haha. almost completely flat, that's why I couldn't hear my voice at the beginning. Whenever I hook up my Shure Unidyne, C-414 or whatever mic, I always instatnly hear it through my monitors. The AKD D320-B sounded just 98% natural to me. At one point, I had to record my vocals for a project and decided to put the D320-B next to my C-414, sent both recordings to the artist and we both preferred the D320-B over the C-414. Check it out one day! I'm not gonna say you'll like it, because we're all different, but maybe you will and they're pretty inexpensive as well. ;)
Andrew this is without a doubt my favourite video that you made. I would absolutely love seeing more of this type of content from you, maybe next time you could bring someone to sing/play keys/any other thing that you can't do so we'll see you in the engineer's seat and not only the performer.
Much love from the middle East
Love the snare sound!!
Now that was dope! Do another one. Gave me some new inspiration to try some new things... Thanks
I’d be interested, as a guitar player, to see you make a video on building a drum loop track. I struggle with drums. Also love the revv setup
If you're on a budget get a pair of the SE 4400As. They can compete with the classic AKG C414-EBs.
To me the first C414 (comb) sounds the most colored, in a cool early transistor mic way. Really great. Then the C414EBs are the most natural sounding (to my ear). EB-P48 and B-ULS is a step down from that. Smaller sound, not as pleasing harmonics (distortion) for some reason... or something. But still very nice. All the newer versions got progressively more processed sounding (phasier, cleaner but more sterile). That said, still good enough that in the right hands with good sources and most importantly good music they give you a great sound. This video being a testament to that.
BTW C414s on piano, such a good match.
The question is, if the current prices of C414EB and COMB make sense when there is such a big choice of great mics today...
I have a 214 in my home studio and have done entire tracks including vocals and individual drums with it. 214 and 414 might be the most versatile mics in production today?
what about a comparison with the Warm WA-14??
Ha! I bought one of these mics a few weeks back and I've been thinking..."I'll bet I can use this on everything." Perfect timing, Andrew. Thanks for sharing!
WOOOOOOO!!!!! Love this!!!
If you could have only one mic this would be it. But get two because they are great for mid/side array
Please do a comparison with the Warm Audio WA-14 !! :)
I don’t have any :( maybe someday!
great video, I love the 414, its a use on anything kinda mic for me tbh.
Which interface u have used?
414 is godly on drums as an overhead pair
Yesssss ❤ thanks Andrew! You’re a boss
Took me a minute to figure out the song. Love that record!
Perfect video demonstrating why drums should be mixed in "audience perspective"! 😁 Other than that... nice to see 414s getting some love - legendary for piano too!
never!
This mic loves acoustic guitars
Hi nice video! Is this an XLS or a 414 XLII? My understanding is that the XLS is an all rounder while the XLII is geared towards vocals. Would like your thoughts. Thx.
XLS
Sweetwater really was genius getting TH-camrs like you to demo their products... Damn diabolical company... Did I mention I'm waiting on a keyboard to get here tomorrow from them? 🤣
Do U use a console ? what is your Summing ?
Nope
@@AndrewMasters how your stereo image and your left and right is so clear ?!
It’s the arrangement and production in my opinion. Nothing complex happening in the mix.
@@AndrewMasters Cool, Nice
My band recorded a whole album with 2 mics
What happened to WFLIII drums?
I think they are revamping some stuff
@@AndrewMasters Thanks!
Grace Potter, excellent choice!
Nailed it
@@AndrewMasters EV's Productions are always amazing to study..
Thanks for the video. What other mic records everything? The price tag on this one 😳😮🤯. What Mic 🎙 can us low budget engineers use til we can afford this one?
Btw: Been a long time since I came up with a musical treat for you so:
Ad Infinitum - Unstoppable:
th-cam.com/video/POwK89M7PH8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=NapalmRecords
That's cool! Very evanescence inspired. That 8-string guitar was pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing!
No fills. Much discipline
Pardon my ignorance, but whats the name of the song, want to check it out
Grace potter - desire
@@AndrewMasters thanks!
I got an extra microphone from piano and I really like to sing.
I do love the 414s it's such a shame AKG no longer exists. Swallowed up by Samsung and everything being cheaply made in China. Sad times but all the engineers started Austrian Audio in 2017. They offer something new yet keep the heritage of their alive. Austrian Audio make great stuff highly recommend checking them out. Anyway the 414 are great and I've used them in every recording if the studio had them. They sound great on everything and never let me down. Just need to buy a pair for myself now. Warm Audio have a clone version of the 414 the WA-14. They are pretty sweet as well.
Honestly, I am kind of glad seeing what came from AKG no longer existing with AKG splitting into multiple separate companies.
Lewitt and Austrian Audio are doing some long overdue innovating.
cool video
Thanks
Cake Vibes
I have found lewitt mics to be pretty good.
Yeah I have the 440s they’re great too - wish they had a pad.
@@AndrewMasters I have one 440 and 2 lct 240. I am happy with them and for the price point they are hard to beat.
Funny enough I was thinking about selling one of these 🤣
And if you drop it, just pull out another thousand dollars from your wallet.
We’ve got world class singers and a Rhodes mark 1 😜 let’s hang out ❤
So "Everything" does not include _vocals?_ Maybe put that in the title.