Electric Guitar/Bass - AKG Acoustics C 414 B-XLS Mode D'emploi

Electric guitar:
Position the microphone
3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 cm)
in front of the speaker,
aiming at a point off the
speaker diaphragm cen-
ter. Use the bass cut and
a preattenuation pad.
You may want to use an
additional distant micro-
phone.
Electric bass:
Use the same technique
as for the electric guitar.
You can use a DI box to
add the direct signal of the line output on the bass amp to the
microphone signal.
Overhead miking:
Place two C 414Bs in an
AB or XY configuration
about 2 3/4 to 4 feet (80
to 120 cm) above the
drummer's head. This
technique will pick up
the entire kit, delivering a
highly natural sound.
Use little or no EQ!
Hanging and floor
toms:
Use one microphone for
each tom or for every
two toms, aligning the
microphone with the rim
of the top head. To
reduce leakage from other instruments, attenuate the HF range
above 10 kHz using the channel EQ(s).
Bass drum:
Remove the resonance head and place the microphone right
inside the shell. Be sure to switch in the 18-dB preattenuation
pad because sound pressure levels may rise to 160 dB.
C 414 B-XLS / C 414B-XL II
3 Using the Microphone
3.7.11 Electric
Guitar/Bass
Fig. 18: Electric gui-
tar.
3.7.12 Drums
Fig. 19: Typical
drum kit.
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