tubesrawsom
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anyone use the akg c4000b tell me bout it cuz im interested
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DigitMus
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OK you've gone a day with no response, so I'll chime in. I own and use a C4000B, and it is a good useful mic. Having said that, it is not what I would call a general purpose tool, and I wouldn't recommend it as your main, or only LDC. It doesn't have the "current" high-mid-boosted, low-mid-scooped sound that a lot of LDCs (especially the less expensive ones) seem to have. It does have an extended low end, and plenty of highs, but is not edgy or brittle to my ears. It definitely has its own character, but is sometimess hard to fit into a mix. It sounds very good on some vocals (my voice in particular, which doesn't sound good on many mics), it makes a great room mic, and I like it on kick drum for certain styles of music.
In re-reading the above, it came out a little more negative than I intended - I guess I was subconsciously pandering to those who prefer the Rode/SP/XXX 'flavor' of mic that seems to be in favor at the moment. I'm also a little spoiled, having over 60 mics to chose from. Bottom line:
It's a good mic which would compliment (or contrast with) most other LDCs in its price range, but if you're going to track a whole project with it for the main mic, I predict you'll be reaching for the EQ to make things fit.
Scott
In re-reading the above, it came out a little more negative than I intended - I guess I was subconsciously pandering to those who prefer the Rode/SP/XXX 'flavor' of mic that seems to be in favor at the moment. I'm also a little spoiled, having over 60 mics to chose from. Bottom line:
It's a good mic which would compliment (or contrast with) most other LDCs in its price range, but if you're going to track a whole project with it for the main mic, I predict you'll be reaching for the EQ to make things fit.
Scott
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Richard Monroe
Well-known member
C4000B is a little used mic, and I have no personal experience with it. No one I've read has said it outright sucks, and various reports say it is good for some things to great, depending on opinions. It suffers from what I think of as AKG "politics". C3000B is one of the least popular large diaphragm condensers, bang for buck. Because of this, the C2000B, a mid-size diaphragm condenser, which is, in my opinion, a big time bang for buck winner, gets no respect.
Everybody figures if the C3000B sucked for $300 (and going down fast), the C2000B for $200 (doen to $150 new on ebay) must suck more. It's not true. So- a C4000B for $450 was seen as a gamble by most end users, and everybody decided to let somebody else take the plunge, and very few people did. Like most people that study mics, I don't really know, because the engineers whose ears I trust don't have much to say, and I haven't gotten to audition one. I sure would like to, though.-Richie
Everybody figures if the C3000B sucked for $300 (and going down fast), the C2000B for $200 (doen to $150 new on ebay) must suck more. It's not true. So- a C4000B for $450 was seen as a gamble by most end users, and everybody decided to let somebody else take the plunge, and very few people did. Like most people that study mics, I don't really know, because the engineers whose ears I trust don't have much to say, and I haven't gotten to audition one. I sure would like to, though.-Richie
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tdukex
Man of the Muse
Richard Monroe said:
Yup, justified or not, that's the way it is.