Microphone Breakdown: AKG D12 VR

06/08/2016

AKG D12 VR

Now, throughout this blog I’ll be referring to this mic as the D12, or just simply the VR. But I don’t want it to be confused with AKG’s original D12. The D12 VR is marketed and cosmetically modeled as a vintage reproduction microphone, hence the VR. This mic is completely different from the original D12, which is what we’ll touch on later in this blog.

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Microphone Breakdown: AKG Premium Drum Mic Set

06/08/2016

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Microphone Breakdown: AKG C214 | Microphone Rental

01/20/2016

Hi I’m Stephen with MicRentals.com and today I wanted to talk to you about one of your popular microphone rental the AKG C214.

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A Solid Choice for the Wireless Mic Rental | An Overview of Shure QLX-D

01/06/2016

There are a lot of choices out there for wireless mic technology but none better than those we rent at MicRentals.com.  The Shure QLX-D combines the best of Shure’s wireless technology in a very affordable package making it a smart choice for us and our customers.  We chose the QLX-D because it’s affordable, flexible and reliable.  The QLX-D systems can be rented out as single units or in banks of 4.  This makes it more scaleable for productions where wireless systems need to be stacked backstage using a limited amount of real estate.

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Microphone Breakdown: AKG C414 XLS | Microphone Rental

01/06/2016

Hi, I’m Stephen with MicRentals.com and today I wanted to talk about one of our popular microphone rental, the AKG C414. We specifically are talking about the C414 XLS but throughout this blog I will call it the 414.  The AKG C414 was one of the 1st large diaphragm condensers I ever got to work with and record on.  I mention the 414 in one of my written blogs called the Core Four. The 414 can be found in every recording studio that takes what they do very seriously. It’s rugged build allows it to also can be seen in a lot of live environments as well. It is considered by many to be the industry standard by which all other condenser mics are compared to.

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