Hi Danny-- I've taken a pair in the field a few time. Of the large diaphragm mics I've used for ambient field recording, they didn't have the clarity I hoped for. I used them as M-S pairs and ORTF. I
Forgive my many posts today...I am just at home and seeing all this today... Has anyone used AKG414's outside? Obviously they are a classic utility mic in the studio, but what would they sound like
Posted by: "Danny Meltzer" I'd think the biggest problem would be in suspension and windscreening, their specs are not the best, but would work for some recording. You have to weigh the cost vs the r
Hi Alan & welcome to the list! Of the mics you list, the 480's with omni capsules on one of Curt's rigs directly into your 744T should be impressive for ambience. Curt's easy to cobble-up rigs: http:
Hi Syd-- I've used NT3's in numerous outdoors applications but not the NT4. The specs suggest they're similar. Humidity: not unusually sensitive. Toughness: excellent. Tone: Bright, but definitely st
Hi Emil-- Too bad. At least there are no mysteries. Its my understanding that the measurement of mic self-noise _is_ difficult to do, especially in useful, perceptual terms for demanding applications
Actually that' s the ones I own, the 873r - I just forgot the r :) Well, It' s all a matter of taste after all, right ?? Let me state it otherwise, If I had both nt1a and u-87i available, I would def
Hi Eric-- I wish all manufs produced polar pattern charts like AKG. Wow! I've tried 414's in the field and they did reveal pronounced off-axis warmth as those charts suggest. I understand that actual
Walt-- I agree, the measurements may not be ideal for uses where considerable gain (micing distance) is required but putting self noise and sensititivity together does seem to reveal the more transpa
Just remember it was pretty simplistic, I don't claim to be a expert on mic spec measurements. Just some rough rules I've worked out in trying to read specs. Once I have a mic in hand, I work out dif
Thanks for the clear explanation Walter! Number-wise, my simplistic understanding is that mics capable of excellent transparency (especially in low sound level environments where high-gain is common)