PreSonus ADL 600 - Manual (Page 13)

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Acoustic Guitar
Point a small-diaphragm condenser
microphone at the 12th fret,
approximately 8 inches away. Point
a large-diaphragm condenser
microphone at the bridge of the
guitar, approximately 12 inches from
the guitar. Experiment with distances
and microphone placement. Another
popular method is using an XY
microphone placement with two small-
diaphragm condenser microphones.
(See drum-overheads photo.)
Bass Guitar (Direct and Speaker)
Plug the electric bass guitar into a passive direct box.
Connect the instrument output from the passive direct box
to a bass amplifier. Place a dynamic microphone an inch
or two away from the speaker and connect it to a mixer
microphone input. Connect the line output from the passive
direct box to a line input on a different channel of the mixer.
For recording, place these signals on separate tracks. During
mixing, you can blend the direct and amplifier signal to
taste. This technique can also be used in live applications.
Stereo Mic-Placement Tutorial 3.1