Using The Microphone - AKG C 414 B-XL II User Instructions

2 Powering
Fig. 6: Two ways to
add phantom power
to an unbalanced
input.

3 Using the Microphone

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Bass Cut
Filters
3.3 Preattenuation
Pads
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When adding phantom power to a grounded or transformerless
input, be sure to insert either capacitors or a transformer into
the audio line to prevent current leakage into the input circuitry.
Besides offering high headroom, minimum distortion, as well as
temperature and humidity resistant construction, the micro-
phone is suited for a uniquely wide range of applications.
The standard version C 414B-XLS features a very smooth fre-
quency response and the typical sound of AKG large-
diaphragm microphones. This sound has hardly changed over
the many years the C 414 has been in production, and the
C 414 has become an "industry standard" against which most
competitive or new products are compared.
You can use the C 414B-XLS for most musical instruments (see
also sections 3.6 and 3.7). Selector 1 lets you optimally adjust
the microphone's polar pattern to the instrument to be record-
ed and the recording environment.
The switchable bass cut filters at 40 Hz and 80 Hz will effec-
tively cancel out any unwanted noise such as blower noise from
air conditioning systems, etc., or low-frequency noise due to
floor vibrations, handling noise, etc. without affecting the sound
of the recorded voice or instrument on tape.
The switchable preattenuation pads allow you to increase the
microphone's headroom. Remember to check that the equip-
ment connected to the microphone (microphone preamp, mixer
input, recorder input) can handle the maximum output level of
the microphone without causing distortion.
C 414 B-XLS / C 414B-XL II