Sennheiser e 914 manual Positioning the microphone, Percussion

Positioning the microphone

Percussion

PositionCommentary

Positioning the microphone a few centimetres above the outer edge of the hi-hat aiming down gives a natural, clear sound.

If necessary, remove unwanted low- frequency signal portions by high pass filtering.

Attention: When closing the hi-hat, a strong air current is created on the edge. If the microphone is positioned too close to the edge, interfering noise due to the air current can occur.

Good starting position for live miking applications. If the overhead microphones are only used for picking up the cymbals, unwanted signal portions can be attenuated by high pass filtering.

In order to prevent interference due to crosstalk between adjacent sound sources, try to position the microphone so that the interfering sound source is located in the angle area of the highest cancellation of the microphone (approx. 180°, see polar diagram).

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