Positioning the microphone

Wind instruments (908 B / 908 B ew / 908 T ew)

Position

Resulting sound

Commentary

 

Reduced ambient

Use the MZH 908 B

 

noise

clamp to attach the

 

 

microphone to the

 

 

bell of the

 

 

instrument.

Clear, powerful sound

To reduce ambient noise (at the expense of the true “Saxophone sound”) direct the microphone into the bell (as illustrated).

Balanced, natural

For a Saxophone,

sound

the microphone

 

should normally be

 

directed partly

 

towards the bell and

 

partly towards the

 

body of the

 

instument.

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