Flute; Trumpet - AKG C535 EB User Instructions

Frequency components between 800 Hz and 3 kHz are radiated
exclusively from the keys. At higher frequencies, radiation shifts
toward the bell. Frequencies above 5 kHz are radiated through the
bell only.
In order to attain a well-balanced tone, mount the C535 EB on a
floor stand and aim it at the conical portion of the clarinet, directing
it roughly toward the lowest key.
4.4

Flute

Most of the flute sound is radiated in the blowing direction of the
player. With frequencies higher than 3 kHz, preferred radiation
shifts to the right, toward the end of the flute body. When miking
up the flute, the position of the microphone depends primarily on
which kind of music is performed. Depending on the desired tone
color, the C535 EB may be placed one to two inches, or 4 to 8
inches in front of the performer's lips. It is advisable to blow to the
side of the microphone, in order to avoid excessive wind noise.
With extremely short working distances, it is best to blow below the
microphone.
During the actual performance, the position of the player's lips
relative to the microphone should, if possible, remain unchanged.
If it is necessary to capture the high frequency components above
3 kHz, too, use an additional microphone, e.g. the condenser
microphone C451 B.
4.5

Trumpet

As opposed to other instruments, microphone placement for
trumpets is easy because of the instrument's radiation pattern: up
to about 500 Hz the sound is evenly distributed in all directions.
Midrange frequencies are radiated through the bell over a large
angle in the playing direction, the angle narrowing with rising
frequency. Above 5 kHz the radiation angle is about 30°.
Mount the C535 EB on a floor stand and place it one to two feet
away from the instrument, at an acute angle with it. Thus, the trum-
pet player will not blow directly into the microphone so as to avoid
C535 EB MANUAL
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