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PERCEPTION 820 TUBE
4 Using the Microphone
4.4.6 Double Bass, Cello
Fig. 12: Double bass.
4.4.7 Acoustic Guitar
Fig. 13: Miking an acoustic
guitar with a single
microphone.
4.4.8 Flute
Fig. 14: Miking the flute with
a single microphone.
Double bass:
•
Align the microphone with one
of the f holes from a distance of
about 16 inches (40 cm).
•
If you need to record the double
bass together with an ensem-
ble, place the microphone
closer to the instrument and set
the polar pattern to hypercar-
dioid (turn the polar pattern se-
lector one notch CW from
cardioid (
)) to prevent leak-
age from other instruments into
the bass microphone.
Cello/technique 1:
•
Refer to “Double bass” above.
Cello/technique 2:
•
Use a close-in microphone as
in technique 1 above plus a distant microphone.
•
Set the level of the close-in microphone approx. 20 dB lower than the distant mic level.
We recommend using two micro-
phones:
•
Place one PERCEPTION 820
TUBE 8 to 12 inches (20 to
30 cm) away from the guitar
and aim at the sound hole.
•
Aim a small-diaphragm micro-
phone (e.g., a C 451B) at a
point near the bridge from a
distance of about 3 1/2 feet
(1 m) or at the body from a
point below and to the rear of
the instrument.
We recommend using two micro-
phones:
•
Place mic 1 above and to one
side of the player (to reduce
blowing noise) and align it with
the player's mouth
•
Aim mic 2 at the instrument
from the side.
•
Refer to fig. 14. If you prefer to
use a single microphone, place
the microphone about 7 to
8 1/2 feet (2 to 2.5 m) above
the floor and aim as mic 1
above.