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PERCEPTION 820 TUBE
4 Using the Microphone
4.4.4 Electric Guitar/Bass
Fig. 10: Electric guitar.
4.4.5 Violin, Viola
Fig. 11: Violin.
Electric guitar:
• Position the microphone 1 to
6 inches (2.5 to 15 cm) in front
of the speaker, aiming at a point
just off the speaker diaphragm
center.
• Use the bass cut and preattenu-
ation pad.
• You may want to use an addi-
tional distant microphone to cap-
ture the sound of the speaker
cabinet as it interacts with the
room.
Electric bass:
•
Use the same technique as for the electric guitar.
•
You can use a DI box to add the direct signal of the line output on the bass amp to the
microphone signal.
Solo violin:
• Set the polar pattern selector to
cardioid (
) or omnidirectional
(
).
• Direct the microphone at the f
holes from a height of 6 to 8 feet
(1.8 to 2.5 m) above the floor.
Viola:
• Set the polar pattern selector to
cardioid (
) or omnidirectional
(
).
• Direct the microphone to the f
holes from a height of 7 to
10 feet (2.2 to 3 m) above the
floor.
Large string sections:
• Use a combination of a main microphone in an XY, MS, ORTF, or other stereo configura-
tion and close-in spot microphones.