AKG Acoustics C 414 Microphone User Manual


 
FFor over 60 years,or over 60 years, leading musicians leading musicians
and engineers haand engineers have used legendarve used legendary y AKGAKG
microphones to camicrophones to capture their sound,pture their sound, soso
thathat their audience hears evert their audience hears every nuance.y nuance.
The C 414 family has been one of theThe C 414 family has been one of the
world’world’s most widely-used and respecteds most widely-used and respected
studio and stastudio and stage microphones in audioge microphones in audio
historhistoryy.. With new useful feaWith new useful features and tures and
even greaeven greater ease of use,ter ease of use, we are able we are able
to ansto answer the demands from our everwer the demands from our ever--
grogrowing worldwide customer base.wing worldwide customer base.
EverEverything aything at a glance - with the new t a glance - with the new
two-colourtwo-colour-LEDs on the front of the -LEDs on the front of the
microphone,microphone, important informaimportant information can tion can
be read out abe read out at a glance.t a glance. The current The current
setting for both preasetting for both preattenuattenuation and tion and
bass filter can be seen abass filter can be seen at the back.t the back.
PPeak Hold LEDeak Hold LED
The polar pattern indicator LEDs also provide The polar pattern indicator LEDs also provide
an overload indication.an overload indication. With conventional peakWith conventional peak
indicators,indicators, overload peaks lasting only for a overload peaks lasting only for a
fraction of a second may easily escape yourfraction of a second may easily escape your
attention.attention. The new peak hold function makes sureThe new peak hold function makes sure
that you will notice even the shortest overloadthat you will notice even the shortest overload
peak:peak: If the microphone output level exceeds theIf the microphone output level exceeds the
overload limit,overload limit, the currently active polar patternthe 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 soundNine pickup patterns provide the perfect sound
for everfor 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 efficientlycan be minimised quickly and efficiently.. More-More-
overover,, ffor on-stage applications gain-before-feed-or on-stage applications gain-before-feed-
back can be maximised.back can be maximised.
Lock ModeLock 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 everpurposes every night,y night, and may even install and may even install
some microphones permanentlysome 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 applicationthe settings selected for a specific application
(polar pattern,(polar pattern, preattenuation pad,preattenuation pad, bass cut bass cut
filter) cannot be changed unintentionallyfilter) cannot be changed unintentionally..
NewNew
PPerfect Sound for All:erfect Sound for All:
Play it safe:Play it safe:
Not just for a moment:Not just for a moment:
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