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6.1 Stereo Microphone Placement

StudioLive™ AI-series Mixers

Owner’s Manual

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.)

Bass Guitar (Direct and Speaker)

Plug the electric bass guitar into a passive direct box. Connect the

instrument output from the passive direct box to a bass ampliﬁer. Place a

dynamic microphone an inch or two away from the speaker and connect

it to a StudioLive microphone input. Connect the line output from the

passive direct box to a line input on a diﬀerent channel of the StudioLive.

For recording, place these signals on separate tracks. During mixing, you

can blend the direct and ampliﬁer signal to taste. This technique can also

be used in live applications.