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Miking Techniques

Problematic Instruments:
It may seem like some instruments don't sound good with any kind of close miking techniques. Ukulele, for instance can sound fairly nasal up close, with far too much string and finger noise. Certain hand percussion or auxilary percussion instruments are also fairly noisy up close. In most instances this can be remedied by not close miking at all. You can use an omni-directional condenser microphone at a distance of a few feet away from the sound source, especially placed as far away from the unwanted noise as possible. If you're experiencing too much noise in front of the player, try placing the mic to the side of the player. If there's too much unwanted noise above the player and instrument, try placing the mic below the instrument, or below and to the side. If this technique doesn't produce quite enough attack or clarity, you can try adding a somewhat closer mic (10-24 inches) and EQing the desired frequency out as much as possible. Or EQ everything but the desired attack sound out of the closer mic.