Deciding one mic positioning

[Kris O'SullivanParticipant]

Hi Warren. When tracking, I still struggle with positioning the microphone. I feel like I've hit the sweet spot but then when I play it back it's just not there.

Any tips/tricks on what you are looking for or looking to avoid when positioning microphones on instruments and vocals?

Thanks,

Kris

[Rob SedgwickParticipant]

Hi Kris. Wondering if this forum group gets activity!

Did you get an answer to this one?

I have had this. Im assuming you are monitoring yourself?

What I have found is the 'sweet spot' found while self tracking is misleading, because we often are also getting a bit of the instrument itself.

Im no pro, but found that;

- closed backs obv
- has to be pretty loud , then turn down for when think right for the take
- Try to be clean on the input ( not much process colour on the in because we 'know its not going to be perfect )
- avoid low cutting too much - might be tempted in the cans when self monitoring to low cut - but it will sound more low because of the, say, body of a guitar on us
- More mics ( if poss ) for choices of blend after once all phase corrected

Again, just a singer somngtrier here but those helped me!

• This reply was modified 3 years ago by Rob Sedgwick.

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