After recently acquiring a Red Type B / R8 I wanted to compare it’s sound to the ole faithful 414. I also wanted to compare the mics on different sources, that gives this drummer an excuse to noodle around on instruments I have no business otherwise touching 🙂 . So keep that in mind while listening to these. I find I prefer the RED overall. It’s a brighter mic. The 414 was darker in color with a greater Low end/Low Mid response.
I kept the mic positioning as balanced as possible.
Signal chain = Mic – Hardy M1 – DomII – DAW. Dry recording/No EQ.
- 1.rhodes-Red1:35
- 2.rhodes-4141:35
- 3.backpacker-Red0:35
- 4.backpacker-4140:35
- 5.Udu-Red0:40
- 6.Udu-4140:40
The 414 has more proximity effect than the Blue, take that away with the high pass on the 414 and I would chose the 414 for the Rhodes and Udo and the Blue for the Back Packer.
The 414 seems to have more depth where the Blue just sounds bright.
I prefer the 414 on the Udu as well.
Err, make that RED not BLUE, that’s the old name. 🙂
Both great detail. I must admit, that I was 50/50 indecisive on the Rhodes, but else I favored the 414. In general I don’t like what the Red does at 6350 Hz too much..
I would LOVE to hear it on a snare though!
I will try it on snare for & in front of my kick for sure.