{"id":24396,"date":"2010-04-14T12:03:19","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T20:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9n2.ac0.myftpupload.com\/presetblog\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2010-04-14T12:03:19","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T20:03:19","slug":"akg-c-414-b-uls-vs-earthworks-sr78-for-drum-overhead-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?p=24396","title":{"rendered":"AKG C 414 B-ULS vs Earthworks SR78 for drum overhead applications."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to see how the 414 &amp; SR78 measured up for overhead duties. Both work exceptionally well but with drastically different outcomes. I personally prefer the SR78&#8217;s. By design they roll off the lowend when not used as close spot mics. This is perfect when used with other individual drum mics. If one had to only use two mics, then the 414 would be a much fuller sound. With my setup I prefer the improved mid&amp;high end clarity from the SR78&#8217;s when used in conjunction with others in a mix. Rides just sing with the sr78&#8217;s<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/SR78-OH-no-eq.wav\">SR78-OH-no-eq<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#000000\" data-cursor-color=\"#dddddd\" data-progress-color=\"#ededed\" data-height=\"127\" data-url=\"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/SR78-OH-no-eq.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/414-OH-no-eq.wav\">414-OH-no-eq<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wavesurfer-block wavesurfer-audio\"><div class=\"wavesurfer-player\" data-wave-color=\"#000000\" data-cursor-color=\"#dddddd\" data-progress-color=\"#ededed\" data-height=\"127\" data-url=\"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/414-OH-no-eq.wav\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-progress\"><progress class=\"wavesurfer-loading\" value=\"0\" max=\"100\"><\/progress><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-buttons_set\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-play\"><span>Play<\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"wavesurfer-stop\"><span>Stop<\/span><\/button><div class=\"wavesurfer-time\"><\/div><div class=\"wavesurfer-duration\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to see how the 414 &amp; SR78 measured up for overhead duties. Both<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?p=24396\">Read the post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">AKG C 414 B-ULS vs Earthworks SR78 for drum overhead applications.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[22,42,45,76,99],"class_list":["post-24396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-akg-c-414-b-uls","tag-drum","tag-earthworks-sr78","tag-microphone","tag-recording","excerpt","zoom","full-without-featured","even","excerpt-0"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSC_0006.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24539,"url":"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?p=24539","url_meta":{"origin":24396,"position":0},"title":"u95&#8217;s vs SR78&#8217;s for smashed rooms?","author":"Eric","date":"July 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"u95's SR78's","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Analysis&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Analysis","link":"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ericbeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/artworks-000122963890-khoz9t-t500x500.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24479,"url":"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?p=24479","url_meta":{"origin":24396,"position":1},"title":"MudGuard + Amp Recording Test","author":"Eric","date":"August 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Thought I would see if the MudGuard had any utility with amp recording tasks. Recording Chain Rhodes Fender Deluxe W\/Tube Mods FullTone Supa-Trem + GT-500 Earthworks SR78 - Left Channel MD-1 - Right Channel ADL-600 Mic Pre http:\/\/youtu.be\/BuHGT2jsZws?hd=1","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Analysis&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Analysis","link":"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ericbeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mudguard-amp-recording-test.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ericbeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mudguard-amp-recording-test.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ericbeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mudguard-amp-recording-test.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ericbeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mudguard-amp-recording-test.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ericbeam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mudguard-amp-recording-test.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24390,"url":"https:\/\/ericbeam.com\/?p=24390","url_meta":{"origin":24396,"position":2},"title":"Red Type B \/ R8 vs AKG C 414 B-ULS","author":"Eric","date":"February 1, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"After recently acquiring a Red Type B \/ R8 I wanted to compare it's sound to the ole faithful 414. 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