Stephen Falk joins us for on todays show. We head to his studio to do a large diaphragm condenser shootout across an array of price points to survey the current FET mic marketplace. 

Mics Used:

• Aston Spirit
• Aston Origin
• AKG C414 XLS
• Lauten LA220
• Lauten Atlantis

Referenced Topics:

• So did the AKG C214 have a transformer coupled output? No it does not. Nor does my model of C414. Many of the older C414 models did, however.
• Link to YouTube video of Doug Ford Explaining Rodes Microphone treble boost. Here's a link to the entire YouTube playlist of this video series, for anyone crazy enough!

Also in today's show was the second instalment of Recording 101. Todays topic: SIGNAL FLOW. We explore what it is and why its important.