Double Bass, Cello; Acoustic Guitar - AKG C414 XLS User Instructions

4 Using Your Microphone

4.6.4 Double Bass, Cello

Double bass:
Align the microphone with one of
the f holes from a distance of about
16 inches (40 cm). If you need to
record the double bass together
with an ensemble, place the micro-
phone closer to the instrument and
set the polar pattern to hypercar-
dioid to prevent leakage from other
instruments into the bass micro-
phone.
Cello/technique 1:
Refer to "Double bass" above.
Cello/technique 2:
Use a close-in microphone as in
technique 1 above plus a distant
microphone. Set the level of the
close-in microphone approx. 20 dB
Fig. 7: Double bass. lower than the distant mic level.

4.6.5 Acoustic Guitar

We recommend using two micro-
phones.
Place one C 414 8 to 12 inches (20
to 30 cm) away from the guitar and
aim at the sound hole. Aim a small-
diaphragm microphone (e.g., a
C 451B) at a point near the bridge
from a distance of about 3 1/2 feet
(1 m) or at the body from a point
below and to the rear of the instru-
ment.
Fig. 8: Miking an acoustic
guitar using a single C 414.
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