Today I review the microphone that PewDiePie uses, the AKG C414XLII. This is a large diaphragm condenser microphone, and it is a work horse. It has 9 polar patterns, 3 high passes, and 3 pads so you can fit it to whatever your use case is. HQ Audio Of Review:
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00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Price
00:27 - Setup
00:55 - What’s in the Box
01:22 - Build Quality
01:57 - Specifications
02:34 - Polar Pattern Tone Test
03:28 - Polar Pattern Rotation Test
04:42 - Plosive Test
04:55 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
05:16 - Background Noise Test (Keyboard Test)
05:34 - Untreated Room Test
05:51 - High Pass Filter Switch Demo
06:27 - Foam Windscreen Demo
06:46 - Desk Bump & Boom Arm Bump Rejection Test
07:12 - sE Electronics sE 4400a Comparison
07:37 - Rode NT1 Comparison
07:58 - Austrian Audio OC818 Comparison
08:28 - AKG C414 XLS Comparison
08:56 - Neumann TLM103 Comparison
09:15 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
09:40 - C414 XLII Through Neve Preamp Demo
10:28 - Music Test
11:48 - Pros & Cons
13:00 - Overall Thoughts
14:41 - Recommendation
15:19 - Outro
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