EDIT: Without spoiling anything, the SECOND microphone revealed after the blind test is MICROPHONE 2. Sorry for the typo everyone!! Also, these affiliate links support the channel if this vid helped you! Thanks friends :) Amazon: Rode NT1- amzn.to/2NUoBJK AKG c214 - amzn.to/3hgwQvy Sweetwater: Rode NT1 - imp.i114863.net/oeaZVO AKG c214 - imp.i114863.net/Zde3JR

This was very helpful! Looks like I'll keep using the NT1 :D

The AKG sounds a bit more balanced on the acoustic guitar. The Rode sounded a bit boomier. On the vocals it was less noticeable but still there. However, I must agree that the high-end was nicer on the Rode. My experience with the Rode is that, once you start layering vocals, that high-end boost becomes too harsh and difficult to handle.

Great review, man! I bought the AKG c214 after my college audio engineering instructor recommended it, but to this day I feel like my ears aren't trained enough to justify the purchase. It's really interesting to compare your commentary to Podcastage, have you watched his review?

This was absolutely fantastic! This video has been a big help to me, thanks. Also, good job on getting someone to do some real singing to test the microphones. There seem to be alot of informative videos on youtube. However, spoken word just doesn't tell the whole story of how a mic responds. Cheers!

Wow, what a difference!!! That's pretty impressive. Big thumbs up 👍

The biggest problems with these mics is that I can't afford either lol

Great demo, thanks!!

I really liked more your voice on the AKG C-214, because it sounds less nasal and more spacious, I think i'm grabbing one ;) , thank you very much for the review.

Thanks for the review goin with da nt1a

I’m looking to upgrade after like 7 years. For a rap artist with a deep voice who doesn’t do much high pitch vocals would the Akg c214 be the best? That’s what I’m leaning towards any recommendations are appreciated thanks!

Thank you for this video my voice is similar to the singer and I loved the NT1 as well , I'm gonna order it now 🤣

07:28 Buyers basically have to yolo it to find a mic that suits them 🥲

Hi love your video! Would you recommend the c214 for someone with a naturally deeper female voice or the nt1? Thx a ton

Nice job. I have the Rode NT1, Rode NT1A, AKG C214, and T.Z. Audio, Stellar X2 and each bring a different sound to the studio. Cheers.

If you like mics with a good low range, check out the Aston Element. A common complaint of that mic is that it has a great low end and the expense of the highs. Not a problem for me as when I sing, I’m a Bass with some creep into baritone range. Plus, I play bass for a reason- I prefer low range sound. With mic modeling becoming more popular, the sound of a mic may be less important with technical specs like noise floor, distortion, etc. more important.

Great video man! Do you remember my comment in the video of the C414? I have asked you about how the -20dB pad could be useful for record a french horn (or loud ensemble). Guess what... I find the stero set of AKG C214 in Amazon UK for 400€, with taxes and everything (I live in Germany, but I'm from Venezuela), and I couldn't let that go! Normally in Germany, one C214 cost 300€ and the srereo set 600€ and I bought the stereo set new for 400€... So, I also have the Røde NT1 and I like it (I used like 1 year for my Zoom lessons, Twitch streamings and recordings), but I tested the C214 and I fell in love with it! It's amazing! For my voice it feels better and add more presence and bass to my voice (my voice is quite high and maybe quite nasal), and comparing the recording of my voice between the two mics, you can feel almost no bass coming out my KRK Rokit RP5 G4 with the Røde NT1, but with the AKG C214 it's another history! My desk rumble nicely with the bass and I love how it makes my voice sounds more "masculine" haha... And I also tested it in the zoom lessons with my students, and they said, with the new C214 they could hear me better and with more presence than with the NT1 (I can't apply any kind of EQ over Zoom for my voice) and for streaming on Twitch it's also great, and whit the EQ it's fantastic! I also did the test with the french horn with the stereo set, and it's amazing how well and natural they capture the sounds and harmonics! The sound is deeper and warmer than the sound I get from my stero pair of Røde NT5 (small diaphragm condensers). I didn't say that the Røde NT1 or the Røde NT5's are bad! They are great and I gonna keep the NT1 maybe to have more versatility to record singers and/or other kind of instruments! And even mix all the mics for ensembles, or French horn and piano (putting the NT5's on the piano, the C214's in from of me with the French Horn and the NT1 quite behind of my bell... I don't know, let's see)... But I'm really enjoying this mics :) I also gonna start using the 2 C214's for the 2nd season of my podcast, having conversations with some musicians. Thanks for all the videos and your valuable work man! Keep doing it! Crack, bestia, titan, máquina, ídolo 😁

I always found that my voice sounds rather a bit muffled and not too clear when recorded... so I'd definitely go for the AKG C214 'cause I really need some support in the higher range...

I am a musician that is at ground zero for recording and wanted to buy a mic that could do VO in case I needed it but also want a condenser. This is the way, now I can spend more on a condenser.

The blue line you found is for the old 90s nt1...the black we know today is a completely different microphones inside and outside who supposed to be the continuation of the nt1 brand...new much better if you want my opinion.

I'm new to recording on something above a $150 mic. I got the akg c214.... sounds really good... until I sing a bit louder... then clips really bad... and I'm not even that loud. Using a Volt 2 interface into Logic pro. Any advice? Thx!!!

Which mic do you suggest for Voice over? I want to get low, bold deep voice like movie trailer voice over sound. AKG c214 or Shotgun mic or Rode NT1?

Hmm, I have owned both for several years, but have yet to open, and try the AKG 214.. but you should use the same filters to compare in sound as the foam cover will cut more highs than that pop filter

that was a nice demonstration really appreciate that but to me rode had upper hand in both the vocals and guitar i was expecting rode to be slightly more muddier then akg but it was opposite in mine oppinion rode sounded better.

In the guitar it was easy for me .. cause I take my guitar through an AKG P170 and it helped me to figure out which one is the AKG !! They sounds almost the same .. I have an Audio-technica AT4040 I’ll sell it and buy a C214..

Can you make a comparison of the microphone Rode nt1 and Neuman tlm 102 What would be better for recording vocals? Thank you!

Hey man, great job as always! I had an idea for your channel - could you make a Basics series? For example - Basics of Mixing, Recording, Getting The Best Sound, and all that jazz (pun intended). Would have been helpful when I was starting out, for I didn't find it anywhere, and if there was something, it was full of jargon - and I think you're super qualified to deliver it. Also, what post processing do you do w.r.t the audio in your videos?

I’m afraid to get the rode nt1 bc people are talking about the harshness. But I’m also deciding on whether to get that or the at4040, the Akg, or jus save up for the Nuemann tlm 102. Rn I’m stuck with the at2020 If anyone has advice lmk. I make melodic rap and indie music for reference.

Bought the C214 and requested a return for refund within an hour. Comparing to my Lewitt LCT 240 there was night and day clarity in the mids/low mids. The C214 would probably be great for guitar cabs. Ordering the Lewitt LCT 441 Flex instead.

Me encanta el sonido del akg 214

Hello, I would like to buy a good USB microphone for dry vocals(singing). Between AT2020USB+, AKG Lyra and Rode NT USB..which one do you recommend?

Hi. In your opinion, which one is better for female with high pitched voice?( i could say it's like anime-ish voice if you know whats that). Rode nt1 or rode nt1a? And this is for vocal! :) or do you have any other recommendations? Thankyou and sorry to bother!🙇‍♀️

Hi, could you please compare the Rode NT1 with the BeyerDynamic M90 Pro X? Thanks

Hello Already subscribed :) I have a high pitched voice (like bruno mars) And don’t have much power on lower notes. Do you think the AKG C214 would be good for me ?? Or any other mic you wanna suggest Like the se2200, lewitt lct 440 pure or at2035. I want a mic that doesn’t make my voice sound too bright or thin than it already is. Please help. Thank you in advance🙏🏻

Which do you think is better between the akg p420 and the audio technica at2035 I'm a male vocalist

Hi, thanks for video. Great.

C214 Balanced - like - transparet compression. I can "soothe 2" the HI freq little bit.

Nice video thanks

Is that a Wind shield or Pop filter on AKG C214. I guess you will get different results with Pop filter vs Wind shield.

If you're going to review mics you should learn to use REW to measure the mics, like Julian Krause does, and see the actual differences in frequency response. (You don't need an anechoic chamber to do it.) Manufacturers' published FR curves are usually overly smoothed and often mostly fictitious. Knowing the EQ curves of your mics is important, so that you can tell how to make one sound more like the other, by matching overall FR, and then listening for OTHER differences. It's ridiculous that people compare mics without matching overall frequency response. You're generally better off using EQ to make any decent mic sound good with your voice than buying an expensive mic. In the singing example in this video, it would be good to know whether the audible difference is just a simple matter of basic EQ vs being about rejection of reverberant sound. If you don't know one from the other, you have no idea which is the better mic, even for the given source.

Ummm… You may have labeled the blind guitar test results wrongly? They both said Microphone 1. I’m better microphone 2 was really the NT1 btw 😁

debieron quitar el filtro de foam...

how best to de-ess the akg is my only problem...any suggestions?

If coming from the at2035, do you think these mics are a noticeable step up?

The windscreen killed the 214 on vocal. Lost its purity in the top end and made it sound artificial.

I often hear about mics lacking low/mid range and l wonder, is that good or bad for someone that does not have a a low voice? I'm unclear, as l do not have a low voice but do want to get the c214

Love her singing.

Rode NT1 vs Sennheiser MK4, please!

the 214 Had More Upper Mids On The Blind Guitar Part

Great stuff!

c214 sounds more modern fixing for rap and dancehall

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NT1 easy. I have both and the c214 is real sibilant and has a harshness to it. The NT1 is smooth. Its funny because he says just the opposite here. You can listen to his S's right here when he switches mics. The c214 is defiantly more harsh and sibilant.

i think the nt1 is more for instruments en voice overs. i dont's recommended for singing. AKG is the best for singing in this video.

The c214 sounds so open.

10:52 till 10:56 is the reason i chose a Rode NT1A over the AKG C214. It seems like the AKG would be too risky (and expensiv) as my only mic besides a shure sm58, cuz sometimes its beautifully brilliant but sometimes its really close to hurting my ears. So thanks for saving me some money. ;)

I feel home after watching your video.

11:05 microphone 2?

Help

If you don't have a treated room with the c214 pointless. your just recording wall reflection

The AKG pop filter is not helping so I can't judge

I find it really silly how people doing these mic reviews talk about the self noise stuff. The NT1s low self noise claims are irrelevant. Just marketing hype. All these modern mics,,( i should also say mic pres) have extremely low self noise. Room ambience is so much greater than mic self noise that its pointless to be concerned about it. To state it even more clear,, you could have the best treated space in the world and the ambience will still over power mic self noise! Pay more attention to other specs not marketing hype.

I like the nt1 more

bro u look like that dude thar reviews album needlepin or some shit

She sings really off key...why? My ears?

Get a different singer Bro