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C 414 XLS / XLII
4 Using Your Microphone
4.6.11 Electric Guitar
and Bass
Fig. 15: Electric guitar.
4.6.12 Drums
Fig. 16: Typical drum kit.
Electric guitar:
Position the microphone 3 to 6 inches
(8 to 15 cm) in front of the speaker,
aiming at a point off the speaker di-
aphragm center. Use the bass cut
and a preattenuation pad. You may
want to use an additional distant
microphone.
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 mi-
crophone signal.
Overhead miking:
Place two C 414s in an AB or XY
configuration about 2 3/4 to 4 feet
(80 to 120 cm) above the drum-
mer's head. This technique will pick
up the entire kit, delivering a highly
natural sound. Use little or no EQ!
Hanging and floor toms:
Use one microphone for each tom
or for every two toms, aligning the
microphone with the rim of the top
head. To reduce leakage from other
instruments, attenuate the HF range
above 10 kHz using the channel
EQ(s).
Kick drum:
Remove the resonance head and place the microphone right inside the shell. Be sure to
switch in the 18-dB preattenuation pad because sound pressure levels may rise to 160 dB.
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