Exactly. The 416 is an excellent mic for VO because it has that signature sound that producers recognize and it cuts through a mix with ease, but all that extra harmonic content you get when you record on it up close (which, of course was not what it was designed for) can get super hairy when you shout or project loudly into it. That alone makes it a sub-optimal choice for animation voice recording. Plus, the hyper cardioid pattern on a 416 gives it a much smaller sweet spot up close than an LDC, so if you move around too much you’ll get noticeable off-axis tonal variances. Don’t get me wrong, I dig the 416, but it’s not a VO all-rounder. Of the 7 commercial bookings I had today, only two were cut on a 416 because it was the right tool for those particular jobs.

A lot of time people incorrectly choose a VO mic because they love the way it sounds solo in their headphones instead of picking the mic that will make their voice sound good in a mix.