AKG P420

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AKG P420
579 AED 146,22 €
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A little bright for my taste.
Anonymous 18.01.2017
Good, solid feeling, multi-pattern microphone - very nice on electric guitar cabinets (particularly for rock, metal and blues).

I've tried this on a few things (recorded through focusrite RedNet 4 preamps - which can be a bit too clean and slightly clinical sounding) including male/female vocals, violin, banjo, acousic/electric guitar, bass, kick drum and piano.

I find that it over-emphasises the high-mids on most acoustic instuments (banjo is very difficult to record, as it's rather middly and harsh no matter what you do - I prefer ribbons for banjo), acoustic guitar sounds a little thin and lacks bass and mid depth - this can be easily improved with a small amount of EQ at around 2.5kHz.

I recorded a singer playing acoustic guitar, with the mic set to cardiod, and placed about 12" from the singer, aiming about halfway between his mouth and the sound hole (maybe slightly more towards his mouth) - this gave a reasonbly good sound, and was exactly what he wanted, although I thought is was still slightly thin and quite harsh sounding...although again, only a little EQ was needed to bring a bit of life into it.

Although it's not great for deep voices, or acoustic instruments (violin is especially unforgiving), I'd still reather have this than a Rode NT1a, not least because of the versatility that comes with having a switchable polar pattern. It does have a more pronounced bass responce than the NT1a, and is just as clean. The -20dB pad is also useful (especially as it can be used to bring out some clarity in heavy metal tracks).
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Arsey 27.06.2020
If you are looking for a sturdy all-round microphone that's good for many applications, this is a wise choice. It's got crisp highs and very nice even tones throughout the range. It also has switchable polar patterns including a 'figure 8'. So if - like me - you need a mic for mid/side technique, this one does the job nicely. Excellent value.
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Great microphone, need to learn to use it
Dave Saxon 23.07.2019
Overall this is a great microphone, and very versatile given the multiple patterns. What I see is, you have to find the sweet spot with positioning, and the proper room for ideal acoustics. Mic is very sensitive. Sound wise, i would prefer a bit brighter sounding mic, the response is flat here, very neutral, which is understandably the preference for professional studio recording, where there is no overcolouring, and you can adjust the EQ later. But I found I needed to add a bit more EQ on the high frequencies as usual, for the vocals to cut through. Regardless. I just tested the mic once, I am sure, that with some more practice and tweaking, and using different preamp, the results will be much better.
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orlandozlao 13.06.2017
Flat frequency response, soft, warm, very good for voices, acoustic instruments, percussion environment, I am very happy to have this microphone, between P420 and NT1-A, I prefer the P420.
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