PRESONUS STUDIOLIVE 16.4.2 - V1.12 User Manual page 98

5 Tutorials
5.2 Microphones
Microphone Placement
5.2.4
Electric Guitar
Place a dynamic microphone an inch or two
away from the speaker of the guitar amplifier.
Experiment with exact location. If you are recor-
ding an amp with multiple speakers experiment
with each one to see if one sounds better than
the others. Place a condenser microphone ap-
proximately six feet away, pointed at the amp.
Experiment with distance. Also experiment with
inverting the phase of the room microphone to
check for phase cancellation (select the "fuller"-
sounding position). To use this technique in a live
application, omit the condenser microphone.
Acoustic Guitar
Place a small-diaphragm condenser microphone
pointed at the 12th fret, approximately 8 inches
away. Point a large-diaphragm condenser
microphone at the bridge of the guitar,
approximately 12 inches from the guitar.
Experiment with distances and microphone
placement. Another popular method is using
an XY microphone placement with two small-
diaphragm condenser microphones. (see drum
overheads photo on the next page).
Bass Guitar (Direct and Speaker)
Plug the electric bass guitar into a passive direct
box. Connect the instrument output from the
passive direct box to a bass amplifier. Place a
dynamic microphone an inch or two away from
the speaker and connect it to a StudioLive
microphone input. Connect the line output from
the passive direct box to a line input on a different
channel of the StudioLive. For recording, place
these signals on separate tracks. During mixing,
you can blend the direct and amplifier signal to
taste. This same technique can be used in live
applications.
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