AKG Acoustics C414 XLII Electric guitar, Electric bass, Overhead miking, Hanging and floor toms

4 Using Your Microphone

Electric guitar:

Position the microphone 3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 cm) in front of the speaker, aiming at a point off the speaker di- aphragm center. Use the bass cut and a preattenuation pad. You may want to use an additional distant microphone.

Electric bass:

Use the same technique as for the electric guitar. You can use a DI box to add the direct signal of the line output on the bass amp to the mi- crophone signal.

Overhead miking:

Place two C 414s in an AB or XY configuration about 2 3/4 to 4 feet (80 to 120 cm) above the drum- mer's head. This technique will pick up the entire kit, delivering a highly natural sound. Use little or no EQ!

Hanging and floor toms:

Use one microphone for each tom or for every two toms, aligning the microphone with the rim of the top head. To reduce leakage from other instruments, attenuate the HF range above 10 kHz using the channel EQ(s).

Kick drum:

Remove the resonance head and place the microphone right inside the shell. Be sure to switch in the 18-dB preattenuation pad because sound pressure levels may rise to 160 dB.

C 414 XLS / XLII

4.6.11Electric Guitar and Bass

Fig. 15: Electric guitar.

4.6.12 Drums

Fig. 16: Typical drum kit.

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