AKG C214 vs Neumann U87

1. For my voice, the S is really sharp with this mic. Though I do like the brightness and clarity, just not sure if I would trade the warmth for this kind of brightness. The sharp S is really distracting

Example, you can take the Neumann u87 and re-create the same signal with an Eq for the NT1 and it’ll sound very, very close to the actual Neumann U87. It’s a very versatile mic, great quality, and won’t KO your wallet.

The microphone itself is built really well. The grille is just a tiny bit flexible But honestly, it's nothing really to worry about now. Let's get to ...

I do tend to record sort of hot. I've got the gain at 45 dB right now, and I haven't boosted it at all in post, as I said. But the sensitivity on this...

Depending in your kind of music I can safely say that for it's price range AKG C414 is a must have to your arsenal of microphones. If you had to pick one in this price range then I can easily confirm that's its the winner. You can check out www.soakedmusic

This is about 4,500 in Canada. This one's about 500 in Canada. One 10th the price, give or take. Now we have the TechZone Audio Products Stellar X2 ve...

And so we have a full hardware chain here. No plugins. Now if you're in a streaming space or a less than ideal room you could go ahead and still use a...

Now look at this beautiful thing. Why is your favorite artist's microphone the Norman U87? Let's test it out, man. Let's look at this thing, bro. It's...