Chap 6: Microphone Placement - Posted on 2017-05-17 by Kendra Campo

6.1

_____________ involves placing one or more mics at a distance of 3 feet or more from the source. Distant Miking

_________ involves positioning one or more mics between 1 inch and 3 feet from a sound source. Close Miking

____________ involves placing a supplemental microphone close to a source that is ultimately mixed with a distantly-placed mic or mics to improve the tonal balance.  Accent Miking

___________ involves placing a microphone or microphones at enough distance from the source where the room sound is more prominent than the direct sound.  Ambient Miking

A good recording distance can be determined based on the _________________ of the instrument. All of the Above

6.2

_______________ refers to any pair of microphones spaced at any distance.  Spaced Pair

The ___________________ configuration uses two matched cardioid microphones the heads nearly together at 90 degree angles.  XY

The ___________________ is almost identical to the X-Y technique with one variation - two bi-directional mics are used at 90 degree angles.   Blumlein Pair

The ___________________ technique involves placing a cardioid mic facing the sound source and a bi-directional mic is placed perpendicular to the cardioid mic  Mid-Side

The ___________________ configuration uses 3 cardioid microphones facing left, right and centre which are then panned to match their configuration.  Decca Tree

6.3

Bass Guitars and Guitars can be sent directly into the console using a ________________.Direct Input Box

Miking an acoustic guitar near the _________________ may result in too much low end.  Sound hole

______________ mics tend to achieve a punchier, more percussive sound and are able to cope with powerful waves that can be produced by brass instruments.  Dynamic

To capture the harsh smack of a snare drum a ________________ mic should be used.  Dynamic

To cleanly capture the detail of cymbals a __________________ mic should be used.  Condensor