AKG C214 - Double Bass, Cello; Acoustic Guitar

3 Using the Microphone
3.5.4 Double Bass, Cello
Fig. 6: Double bass.
3.5.5 Acoustic Guitar
Fig. 7: Miking an acoustic
guitar with a single C 214.
Double bass:
Align the microphone with one
of the f holes from a distance of
about 16 in. (40 cm). If you
need to record the double bass
together with an ensemble,
place the microphone closer to
the instrument to prevent leak-
age from other instruments into
the microphone.
Cello/technique 1:
Refer to "Double bass" above.
Cello/technique 2:
Use a close-in microphone as
in technique 1 above plus a dis-
tant microphone. Set the level
of the close-in microphone approx. 20 dB lower than the distant mic level.
Refer to fig. 7.
Place the microphone 20 to
40 in. (0.5 to 1 m) away from
the guitar and aim it obliquely
at a point between the sound
hole and neck.
Using two microphones gives
you even better control of the
sound. Point a C 214 at the
sound hole from a distance of
one to two feet (30 to 60 cm).
Place a small-diaphragm mi-
crophone (e.g., a C 451B) 20 to
40 in. (0.5 to 1 m) away from
the guitar and align it with a
point between the sound hole
and neck.
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