User Manual

5.0 Tutorials

5.1 Microphone Types

AudioBox

™

iOne and iTwo

Owner’s Manual

Grand Piano

Place one microphone above the

high strings and one microphone

above the low strings. Experiment

with distance (the farther back the

more room you will capture). This

technique can be used for live and

studio applications.

Electric Guitar

Place a dynamic microphone an inch or two away

from the speaker of the guitar amplier. Experiment

with exact location. If you are recording an amp with

multiple speakers, experiment with each one to see if

one sounds better than the others. Place a condenser

microphone approximately six feet away, pointed at the

amp. Experiment with distance. Also experiment with

inverting the phase of the room microphone to check

for phase cancellation and reinforcement. (Select the

“fuller”-sounding position.) To use this technique in a live

application, omit the condenser microphone.

Acoustic Guitar

Point a small-diaphragm condenser microphone at the

12th fret, approximately 8 inches away. Point a large-

diaphragm condenser microphone at the bridge of the

guitar, approximately 12 inches from the guitar. Experiment

with distances and microphone placement. Another

popular method is using an XY microphone placement with

two small-diaphragm condenser microphones. (See drum-

overheads picture on the next page.)