Lead Vocals; Choir/Backing Vocals - AKG Acoustics C 414 B-XLS Mode D'emploi

3 Using the Microphone
(Table 2)
3.7 Hints on
Microphone
Placement

3.7.1 Lead Vocals

Fig. 7: Solo vocalist.
3.7.2 Choir/
Backing Vocals
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Sound source
Bass drum
Toms
Cymbals
Bongos, congas
++ Highly recommended
+ Recommended
As an introduction to the "secret science of making good
recordings", the following sections describe some proven
miking techniques.
To record large mixed choirs, we recommend using one stereo
microphone plus one spot microphone each for the soprano,
alto, tenor, and bass sections.
In rooms with good acoustics, a single stereo microphone or
two matched mono microphones will often do the trick.
Backing vocals/technique 1:
If you have enough tracks available, we recommend overdub-
bing each voice separately (refer to section 3.7.1 Lead Vocals
above).
Backing vocals/technique 2:
If you use a separate microphone for each of several vocalists
simultaneously, set each microphone to hypercardioid to pre-
C 414 B-XLS
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• Working distance: 6
to 12 inches (15 to
30 cm)
• Polar pattern: car-
dioid
• Bass cut: ON (40 or
80 Hz)
• W 414X windscreen
or PF 80 pop screen
recommended
• To give the talent bet-
ter control of their
own voice, we recom-
mend adding the tal-
ent's track to their
headphone
signal.
C 414 B-XLS / C 414B-XL II
C 414 B-XL II
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monitor