Thread: Mic bass cut on AKG P420 recording acoustic guitar?
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Old 09-14-2017, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Fran Guidry View Post
You mention proximity effect but didn't describe your position in terms of distance from the source. Proximity effect is present in directional mics for as much as 30 inches or so.

As far as the improvement with two mics, most of us find using two mics gives us a more satisfying recording.

Fran
The P420 is set about 18" or so from the lower bout of the guitar.

I'm finding out that adding the second mic does improve the tone, delivering more of what I percieve the guitar to sound like. The P420 is a large diaphragm mic with multiple patterns available while the P170 is a small-diaphragm condenser microphone.

Should I have purchased a matching pair as opposed to two different mic styles?
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