Samson Go Mic - Page 20

Application
Notes
The
Go
Mic
is
a great microphone choice for many instrument miking situations.
Below
is
a
brief guide on using the
Go
Mic in some
typical applications:
Vocals
Position the microphone
directly
in
front
of
the artist
so
that
the microphone
grill
is
approximately
4
to
18
inches away. When close miking
vocals,
use
of
an
external
pop
filter
like
the Samson
PSOl
is
strongly recommended.
You
can
use
the Cardioid pattern
to
record a
group
of
vocalists
by positioning
them
around the
front
of
the microphone. Just remember
that the extreme sides
of
the microphone pick up
less
with
less
high frequency response,
so
have them stand together tight, and/or move the microphone from one
to
two
feet away
from the group
to
pick up more room sound.
You
can
also
set the pattern
to
Omni
mode
and have a group
of
vocalist in a
circle
around the microphone.
Acoustic
Guitar
There
are
a variety
of
ways that the
Go
Mic can be used
to
mic
an
acoustic guitar. The
microphone placement will
depend on the type
of
instrument and what kind
of
sound
you're
looking
to
capture, for
example
the
tonal quality
you
want
to
focus on, and
how
much
finger
slide
or pick noise you may or may
not
want. When miking a standard
steel
string
acoustic, a good
place
to
start
is
with
the microphone positioned and pointing towards the
end
of
the fingerboard at a distance
of
about 6 inches
to
2 feet away from the instrument.
You
can
experiment by moving the microphone
slightly
in the direction
of
the sound hole,
which
will
produce more
low
frequencies, or move
it
in the direction
of
the fingerboard
to
capture more high-end or
to
remove any unwanted boominess.
For
nylon
string acoustic,
try
positioning the microphone above the bridge
to
emphasize more
of
the attack from the
sound
of
the finger picking, or for
less,
move the mic
closer
to
the sound
hole.
If
you have a
pair
of
Go
Mics,
try
one positioned at the fingerboard and the second over the sound hole.
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