Roland VS-CDRII User Manual download pdf (Page 13)

Getting good distant microphone placement takes experimentation. Generally,

with a single microphone, the microphone is placed in the center of, for

example, a group of singers, about five feet out front. With two microphones,

place them equal distance off center, about four feet apart. However, it is

especially critical when distant miking to experiment with placement while

listening to the results in order to find the “sweet spot.”

Accent Mic’ing

Accent mic’ing is often used in conjunction with distant mic’ing, to provide

additional pickup of particular elements of a group of instruments. For

example, you may want to place a microphone in front of a soloist in an

orchestra. However, you must be careful to place the microphone close

enough to pick up the solo, yet far enough away so that the balance of the

ensemble is not affected when the soloist isn’t soloing. Usually this placement

is a bit farther away than a close microphone, but again this distance should

be finalized by experimentation.

Accent mic’ing can be used when mic’ing even a single

instrument. For example, maybe you’ve gotten the perfect

acoustic guitar sound by placing one microphone near the

bottom of the sound hole and another up the fretboard.

You may want to consider placing a third microphone

directly in front of the picking location in order to mix in

just a touch of the pick noise, which can dramatically

enhance the realism of your recording, especially when the

guitar is the only instrument being recorded.

Ambient Mic’ing

Ambient miking is similar to distant mic’ing, except that its main function is to

restore the natural reverberation and room sound of a particular recording

environment. Ambient mic’ing is particularly important when making a live

recording, because the ambiance that these microphones pick up allows your

listeners to experience the feel of the live show.

Ambient mic’ing is usually achieved by placing a pair of microphones, either

cardioid or omnidirectional, out front of each side of the stage, often near the

sound board.

12 The Basics of Modern Recording

Basic Microphone Technique (continued)

Accent Mic

Ambient microphones

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Roland VS-CDRII User Manual Page 13