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PERCEPTION 820 TUBE
4 Using the Microphone
Fig. 18: upright piano.
4.4.12 Drums
Fig. 19: Typical drum kit.
Important!
Upright piano:
•
Use the same technique as for
the grand.
•
Open the lid and let the micro-
phones “peek into the instru-
ment” from above.
Overhead miking:
Refer to fig. 19.
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Place two PERCEPTION 820
TUBEs about 31 inches to
4 feet (80 to 120 cm) above the
drummer's head.
•
Set each microphone to car-
dioid (
) or omnidirectional
(
) mode.
•
Use little or no EQ! This tech-
nique will pick up the entire kit,
delivering a highly natural
sound.
Cymbals:
To record cymbals on a separate
track, consider this technique:
•
Place the microphone about
20 inches above and halfway
between the crash and ride cymbals.
•
Set the polar pattern selector to figure eight ( ).
•
Be sure to place the microphone out of reach of the drumsticks! The impact of a
drumstick hitting the microphone may break the heater filament and silence the
microphone.
L
!