A FAVORITE AKG MODEL 414B-ULS
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PROWORKSHOP AKG C414B-ULS MICROPHONES
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We got the first pair of 414B-ULS in the early 1990's and that was a big expense but it was a huge leap in recorded sound quality. ULS stood for "Ultra Linear Sound" which translates to flat-frequency response. We've used these for live sound reinforcement and the uniform frequency response on and off axis meant no acoustic feedback even with dangerous gain boost for reach.
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| Large diaphragm, edge terminated capsule design features four pickup-patterns, mounted in Rycote USM shock-mount |
In the studio they are good for just about anything from room mic's to drum overheads to acoustic guitar to female vocals, it's a favorite for all these applications.
We got the second pair in the late 1990's from a studio liquidation in Nashville, our pair of microphones were supposedly used on the first two Garth Brooks albums.
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| 414B-ULS on left, Beesneez Oliver on right, Oliver has center-terminated capsule design |
These were the last professional 414 models in my opinion. The ones that followed with electronic switching have a hyped high frequency sound quality that I find very fatiguing. We're very happy to have four 414B-ULS microphones in our collection.
