Great all around microphones (AKG C451B)

Member Name: winger15mk

Product:	AKG C451B
Date:	25/08/09 (44 review reads)
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Advantages: Lots of different applications

Disadvantages: Requires two for larger image pickup but that is standard with any of this kind

This little c451B is a great microphone! This is a condensor microphone manufactured by audio well knowns AKG, who also make microphones such as the C1000s and the D112!

These are sold separately or also now sold as a stereo pair for when recording ensembles for example! I personally use them in stereo pairs as overhead microphones when recording drums and they sound great!

The frequency range of the microphone is exactly the rough range of human hearing which is 20HZ to 20KHz, so it can pick up all of the frequencies we hear to give it a varied range in what it can be used for!

The microphone, just like most other condensor microphones, requires phantom power of around 48v to power it but this is standard in applications now and youll probably find that your sound card for example will offer this power to the microphone when turned on!

It features quite a focused pickup pattern which maeks it very reliable from picking up certain sounds within an ensemble for example, however as i mentioned before they can now also be purchased in a stereo pair in which two of the microphones can be placed together at 45 degrees to each other to give a much wider pickup pattern while still maintaining the quality that they offer!

For performances in which other unwanted frequencies in the low end may occur (low rumble off mic stand when recording vocals for example) the microphone has an in built bass roll of switch to 75 or 100 Hz as depicted by the user.

This microphone is a very reasonably priced one in its field and the sound quality is fantastic, these have many uses whether it be live or in the studio and are a very versatile bit of kit to have onboard!

Worth a try and you ont be unhappy with the results!

Summary: Great overall sound! buy one to see!