Unlike vintage mics designed for the tape era, the sE4400a was specifically calibrated to work well with digital gear. I liked the detail in the top end, which was present but never harsh. Matched pairs are available as an option for a slightly increased cost, but these come in a camera‑style case, with a sturdy metal mounting-bar so that you can use the mics as a spaced stereo pair. Performance

The microphone is sturdy, with the all-metal build easily able to withstand consistent use, stage time, and travel.The mic also sounds great on piano, violin, clarinet, toms, and even handclaps. And with its integrated pad switch, I have yet to overload its all-discrete Class A FET electronics. It's not always the most flattering mic, but it's never a bad choice. During the test recording’s both pairs of microphones were set up in an ORTF formation, around one metre from the guitar, with the centre position close to the 12th fret. The mic’s were fed into a D.A.V. Electronics Broadhurst Gardens 2 pre amp, enabling identical gain setting for each mic. The output was then fed into the line inputs of a MOTU 1248 interface, recording into Logic X 24 bit at 88.2kHz. These were bounced out as dithered 16bit, 44.1kHz stereo files. They have not been normalised so you may wish to turn the volume up a little. If you're looking for a C414 clone....these aren't necessarily them. Yes, the physical design and feature set reminds you of that AKG. Recently, 414's have come across as a bit nasal and shrill in the high frequencies. I find when talking to other engineers, when the 414 is spoken of favorably it tends to be the older models, the famed version with brass in the capsule. The 4400's are DARK sounding, warm...not sharp at all, more like those earlier 414's. So i would say they actually out 414 the current 414's. Auch zwei Doppelmembran-Mikrofone stellen sich in diesem Teil zum Test, hier haben wir aus Vergleichsgründen jeweils die Nierenposition benutzt.

The capsule of the sE Electronics 4400a has been specially tuned after almost 2 years of pre-market tests with professional studios and broadcasters, to really be something that very few mics can; the true all-rounder. Pattern selectivity...kudos to SE for going with actual toggle switches instead of the electronic gismos that the rival 414's now use...those always seem to add noise in my opinion, just take a listen the next time you switch the pattern on a new 414...pop hiss.... Neben dem Mikro findet sich eine funktionale Spinne und ein Windschutz im Koffer. Für derzeit 290,- Euro eine gute Ausstattung. sE 4400a Studiomikrofon Continuing my demo period with offerings from the SE line card, I had an opportunity to work with a stereo pair of 4400a's. A few things stood out...

And, even if 60 and 120 Hz of low cut frequency are a lot more useful to me than the 75 and 150 Hz on the older AKG 414 models, an additional middle ground choice of say 90 Hz would have been most welcome (AKG have apparently listened up through the years, and the new 414 XLS series now feature 40, 80 and 120 Hz low cuts).