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Originally Posted by Brent Hahn
The first time I heard about the 3:1 rule, it was in Lou Burroughs' microphone book, although he credits others with coming up with it. It has to do with using mics on individual instruments in a section. There's an illustration showing a horn player blowing straight into a mic from 2 feet away. There's another mic 6 feet to the right of the first one. Hence the 3:1.
FWIW, in my edition it's Fig. 10 on page 117.
Absolutely great reference, btw.
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So the idea is that you have a spot mic on one player, and another mic for the whole horn section? Or for other players in a section with a soloist standing off to the side?