AKG Acoustics C 414 User Manual
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For over 60 years,
or over 60 years, leading musicians
leading musicians
and engineers ha
and engineers have used legendar
ve used legendary
y AKG
AKG
microphones to ca
microphones to capture their sound,
pture their sound, so
so
tha
that their audience hears ever
t their audience hears every nuance.
y nuance.
The C 414 family has been one of the
The C 414 family has been one of the
world’
world’s most widely-used and respected
s most widely-used and respected
studio and sta
studio and stage microphones in audio
ge microphones in audio
histor
historyy.. With new useful fea
With new useful features and
tures and
even grea
even greater ease of use,
ter ease of use, we are able
we are able
to ans
to answer the demands from our ever
wer the demands from our ever--
gro
growing worldwide customer base.
wing worldwide customer base.
Ever
Everything a
ything at a glance - with the new
t a glance - with the new
two-colour
two-colour-LEDs on the front of the
-LEDs on the front of the
microphone,
microphone, important informa
important information can
tion can
be read out a
be read out at a glance.
t a glance. The current
The current
setting for both prea
setting for both preattenua
ttenuation and
tion and
bass filter can be seen a
bass filter can be seen at the back.
t the back.
P
Peak Hold LED
eak Hold LED
The polar pattern indicator LEDs also provide
The polar pattern indicator LEDs also provide
an overload indication.
an overload indication. With conventional peak
With conventional peak
indicators,
indicators, overload peaks lasting only for a
overload peaks lasting only for a
fraction of a second may easily escape your
fraction of a second may easily escape your
attention.
attention. The new peak hold function makes sure
The new peak hold function makes sure
that you will notice even the shortest overload
that you will notice even the shortest overload
peak:
peak: If the microphone output level exceeds the
If the microphone output level exceeds the
overload limit,
overload limit, the currently active polar pattern
the currently active polar pattern
LED will change to red for about three seconds.
LED will change to red for about three seconds.
Nine pickup patterns
Nine pickup patterns
Nine pickup patterns provide the perfect sound
Nine pickup patterns provide the perfect sound
for ever
for every application - without compromising
y application - without compromising
anything.
anything. Signal-bleeding from other sources
Signal-bleeding from other sources
can be minimised quickly and efficiently
can be minimised quickly and efficiently.. More-
More-
over
over,, ffor on-stage applications gain-before-feed-
or on-stage applications gain-before-feed-
back can be maximised.
back can be maximised.
Lock Mode
Lock Mode
Live-sound engineers as well as engineers
Live-sound engineers as well as engineers
for theatre,
for theatre, opera,
opera, or musical productions
or musical productions
often use the same microphones for the same
often use the same microphones for the same
purposes ever
purposes every night,
y night, and may even install
and may even install
some microphones permanently
some microphones permanently.. In Lock Mode,
In Lock Mode,
all microphone controls are disabled,
all microphone controls are disabled, so that
so that
the settings selected for a specific application
the settings selected for a specific application
(polar pattern,
(polar pattern, preattenuation pad,
preattenuation pad, bass cut
bass cut
filter) cannot be changed unintentionally
filter) cannot be changed unintentionally..
New
New
P
Perfect Sound for All:
erfect Sound for All:
Play it safe:
Play it safe:
Not just for a moment:
Not just for a moment:
AKG SOUNDS BETTER
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