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

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.

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.

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.

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

Perfect Sound for All:

erfect Sound for All:

Play it safe:

Not just for a moment:

AKG SOUNDS BETTER

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