and vertical axes, it is fairly wide and forgiving.
If you are recording a musician who sings and plays an instrument at the
same time, you can make use of the exceptional rejection offered by the
90º “null” planes of the bidirectional pickup pattern to reduce the pickup
of the instrument in the vocal microphone.
Acoustic Guitar
When recording a solo guitar a good starting point is to position the
N22 four to six inches (10-15 cm) away from the guitar roughly pointing
at the 12th fret or where the neck meets the body. The closer you move
towards the sound hole, the more bass you will get.
Again, if you are recording a singer-songwriter who sings and play
another instruments at the same time, you can make use of the
exceptional rejection offered by the 90 degree “null” planes of the
bidirectional pickup pattern to reject the vocal in the guitar microphone.
Electric Guitar & Bass
The N22 can handle very high sound pressure levels and has improved
wind protection, so it can absolutely handle loud electric and bass
guitars right on the grill of the amp. Identify where the center of the
speaker cone is located and place the N22 a few inches (5-10 cm)
away from the speaker pointing right at its center for a very direct,
“in-your-face” sound. This is the spot that will obtain the most high-
frequency content. If it sounds too harsh, try moving the microphone
slightly off center of the speaker cone. You can also try positioning the
N22 at an angle. You will find that small differences in positioning can
make huge differences in the sound, so experiment until you find the
spot you like.
When using multiple microphones on a cabinet at once and mixing
them to create a particular sound, it is important to pay attention to
the phase relationship between the different signals. Try to position
the different microphones as close to each other as possible, to avoid
phase problems caused by sound arriving at the microphones at slightly
different path lengths. Make sure to listen to the combined signal
summed to mono to catch potential comb filtering that could be caused
by out-of-phase signals. If you are recording with the back lobe of the
N22, it is important to invert the polarity on the preamp or DAW.
For a more natural sound that captures the sound of the amp in your
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