

This post, “Curing Condenser Confusion: An Audio History of the AKG C 414” can now be found on SonicScoop.com. Click here to read on.

The AKG C 414 is one of the most important and misunderstood microphones of all time.

The way we count it, this model has had 12 or more incarnations over the past 40 years, each with it’s own idiosyncrasies, and some varying significantly in sound and design…