AKG Acoustics PERCEPTION 820 - Manuel (Page 15)

15 PERCEPTION 820 TUBE
4 Using the Microphone
Fig. 18: upright piano.
4.4.12 Drums
Fig. 19: Typical drum kit.
Important!
Upright piano:
• Use the same technique as for
the grand.
• Open the lid and let the micro-
phones “peek into the instru-
ment” from above.
Overhead miking:
Refer to fig. 19.
• Place two PERCEPTION 820
TUBEs about 31 inches to
4 feet (80 to 120 cm) above the
drummer's head.
• Set each microphone to car-
dioid ( ) or omnidirectional
( ) mode.
• Use little or no EQ! This tech-
nique will pick up the entire kit,
delivering a highly natural
sound.
Cymbals:
To record cymbals on a separate
track, consider this technique:
• Place the microphone about
20 inches above and halfway
between the crash and ride cymbals.
• Set the polar pattern selector to figure eight ( ).
• Be sure to place the microphone out of reach of the drumsticks! The impact of a
drumstick hitting the microphone may break the heater filament and silence the
microphone.
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