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Crespo 1

Anthony Crespo

Barry Werger

MU 328

February 9, 2015

AKG C414

1. I chose the omni-directional polar pattern of the AKG C414. It has the option tochoose other polar patterns such as cardioid, figure-eight, hyper-cardioid, and wide-car-dioid. Although the cardio patterns suggest a side-address positioning, the omni-direc-tional pattern gives me the option to experiment with mic positioning. Omni-directional

patterns accentuate the environment and room, which also gives more opportunity tocapture more of the instrument.

2. We recorded Amanda Kim singing an excerpt from the movie Mulan. The C414 wasplaced slightly closer to her than the other mics in order to make up for the distance thatwould otherwise be captured by cardioid mics. For me, the closer the mic was to thesinger, the better and more clearer sound I would get.

3. I was disappointed with the sound that I got. I think I came to understand that thereare better mic options for recording vocals, or perhaps I need to experiment more withmic positioning with omni-directional mics. I would probably try recording the C414 as a

stereo pair, maybe both omni-directional, or perhaps even each mic having a differentpolar pattern. I would definitely try the cardioid option for the C414 and see if I get a bet-ter sound.