AKG C414 vs Neumann U87

The absolute BIGGEST problem I’ve been having is the mic picking up all this rasp and throaty qualities and I’m dying to cut that out in some way (especially the raspiness), whether it be mic placement, setting levels differently or any kind of plugins (I record with Cubase)Might I add, Id rather not, and I try not to do too much to any tracks I record outside of a little eq, as I don’t mix and master myself. I typically record all instrumental tracks at home and then bring the stems into a studio to record the vocals and have it all mastered there. Of course, I never hear much raspiness in the monitoring or finals takes at the studios.

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 c214 won't disappoint if you know what you want out of the mic and knowing how to utilize it's axis for that sound you want.

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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

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