AKG - C 414 EB

The AKG 414EB is my go to mic to almost everything, even vocals. I use them with AKG external +48V supplies.

Sounds like one! My main vox mic is an old C414EB in omni and the results are a bit unfair. With your voice, I'm curious if you even need as controlled of a space as you're recording in. If you sing lightly, the 7B especially would work just fine out in the open space of your room.

Tlm103. Brittle and harsh. Remember tlm stands for transformerless. 414eb. Sterile in digital, though nice on tape. 421. Im good on 5k and poor rejection and bulky design, thanks. Audix d6 for kick. Great on floor tom though.

An old 414 (brass ck12 capsule type) can be pretty great. For modern and bright be JZ black hole is amazing and handles sibilance well. I also love a fet 47 on vocals particularly male rock vocals.

There are many 414 variants. The eb is the only one I really like. I think the Mojave ma300 is my current favorite new mic. I don’t even like the 103

C414, but only the XL2 or EB

2 fig 8 mics. Keep the mics close to avoid phasing & point the nulls at what you don’t want. Usually helps to flip the vocal 1 upside down to aim the null @ the guitar. Use headphones to get it right. Here’s an example using 414EBs [Guitar](https://voca.ro/1ihamWuJVu0U) [Voc](https://voca.ro/1cYCFmBmB8NT)

FET 47, josephson only makes great stuff, old brass capsule 414 (I bet they’re ridiculously pricey now though)

I dislike every version of the 414, and I think it’s vastly overrated. {*ducks to avoid angry mob*}The ULS, EB, XLS, XLII… I dislike them all, on everything. Have owned many and tried many on overheads, toms, guitars, vocals, piano, tried them on everything and I just cannot make them sound right in a mix. They’re somehow muddy and harsh at the same time. Not crisp and clear like a C12A or similar predecessor. Eventually sold them all. Give me a Milab or DPA or Bock/Soundelux or almost anything else, and I’d prefer it 10x over. AKG D112. This one used to be MORE overrated than it is now, but most people now realize there’s at least 5 or 10 better options. D12VR, D6, M82, VKick, etc etc. Second vote for 421 on toms - insanely overrated. Not a great sound. Although, I do like 421s on guitars and pianos with amps (Wurli, Rhodes, clav, etc) Also agree on SM7B… there are just so many better mics for vocals and VO. Literally hundreds of better mics on the market. It just doesn’t sound that great. Can be great with switches set flat on a guitar amp though.

Akg 414 id say is a great work horse condenser. But it is not a budget friendly solution like the sm57.