AKG C 414 Brochure & Specs page 3

New New
F or over 60 years, F or over 60 years, leading musicians leading musicians
and engineers ha and engineers have used legendar ve used legendary y AKG
microphones to ca microphones to capture their sound, pture their sound, so so
that their audience hears ever tha t their audience hears every 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 stage microphones in audio studio and sta ge microphones in audio
histor history y . . With new useful fea With new useful features and tures and
even greater ease of use, even grea ter ease of use, we are able we are able
to answer the demands from our ever to ans wer the demands from our ever- -
growing worldwide customer base. gro 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, important informa microphone, important information 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.
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P erfect Sound for All: P erfect Sound for All:
Play it safe: Play it safe:
Not just for a moment: Not just for a moment:
Nine pickup patterns Nine pickup patterns
Nine pickup patterns provide the perfect sound Nine pickup patterns provide the perfect sound
for every application - without compromising for ever y application - without compromising
anything. Signal-bleeding from other sources anything. Signal-bleeding from other sources
can be minimised quickly and efficiently. . More- can be minimised quickly and efficiently
over, , f f or on-stage applications gain-before-feed- over or on-stage applications gain-before-feed-
back can be maximised. back can be maximised.
Lock Mode Lock Mode
Live-sound engineers as well as engineers Live-sound engineers as well as engineers
for theatre, opera, for theatre, opera, or musical productions or musical productions
often use the same microphones for the same often use the same microphones for the same
purposes every night, purposes ever 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, so that all microphone controls are disabled,
the settings selected for a specific application the settings selected for a specific application
(polar pattern, preattenuation pad, (polar pattern, preattenuation pad, bass cut
filter) cannot be changed unintentionally filter) cannot be changed unintentionally. .
P eak Hold LED P eak Hold LED
The polar pattern indicator LEDs also provide The polar pattern indicator LEDs also provide
an overload indication. With conventional peak an overload indication. With conventional peak
indicators, overload peaks lasting only for a indicators, 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. LED will change to red for about three seconds.
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so that
bass cut