A favourite among recording engineers, the AKG C414 lets you choose from five standard polar patterns – omnidirectional, wide cardioid, cardioid, hypercardioid, and figure of eight, PLUS an additional 4 hybrid patterns. It’s not hard to see why this handsome condenser mic is promoted as “a whole studio in one microphone”! The highly linear and neutral frequency response lends itself to virtually any subject matter and the rugged, but compact form factor makes it suitable for live and studio environments.