SOUND ON SOUND
AKG’s trio of affordable studio mics have more in common than just the letter C.
The C-Series comprises three new models: the C104, C114 and C151, and promises to combine outstanding technical performance with user-friendly operation.
We conclude our primer on coincident arrays by exploring the theory and practice of Mid‑Sides miking.
Grammy‑nominated producer and musician Hunter Lea currently produces and engineers out of Uptone Recorders in Tacoma, whose vintage equipment was used to produce his nominated favourite sound: the swelling oceanic tones on the 2024 track ‘Real Shoring’.
I’m trying to figure out when to use the low‑pass and high‑pass filters on a microphone. Can you please offer some advice?
The 1960s: a time of sexual revolution, radical politics and microphones with built‑in spring reverbs.
Take a listen to our comparison of four different models of AKG's C414 microphone during a recording session at Half-Ton Studios in Cambridge.
To celebrate AKG’s 75th birthday, we’re shining a light on perhaps their most iconic microphone.
The C414 has...
[UK & Europe readers only] Enter today for a chance to win your very own stereo set of AKG C414 XLII microphones, worth £2399.
