Crown CM-200A - Manual (Page 9)

Brass
• Place a CM-700, CM-150 or GLM-100 a few feet out
front. Mic on-axis to the bell for a bright, edgy tone;
mic off-axis to the bell for a mellower tone (Figure
12).
• Tape a PZM-6D or PZM-30D to the wall or to the
control-room window.
Woodwinds
• Place a CM-700, CM-150 or GLM-100 about 12
inches from the tone holes.
Flute
• Place a CM-700, CM-150, or GLM-100 halfway
between the mouthpiece and the tone holes about 6
to 12 inches away.
Hammered Dulcimer
• Place a CM-700, GLM-100, or CM-150 about 12
inches above and in front of the center of the top
edge.
Harmonica
• Place a CM-700, GLM-100, or CM-150 1 foot away.
Harp
• Aim a CM-700 or CM-150 at the soundboard about
18 inches away.
Violin
• Place a CM-700, CM-150, or GM-100 2 feet over the
top.
• For a fiddle player who sings, try a CM-200A at
mouth-height and horizontal.
Mandolin, Bouzouki, Dobro,
or Lap Dulcimer
• Place a CM-700, GLM-100 or CM-150 12 inches
away.
Acoustic Bass
• For a natural sound, place a CM-150, GLM-100, or
CM-700 on a boom a few inches to a few feet out
front, even with the bridge on the side toward the G
(top) string.
• Tape a GLM-100 to the bridge.
• For a full, deep tone, tape a GLM-100 near an f-hole.
• For isolation, place a CM-200A near the f-hole and
roll off excess bass.
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Orchestra, Band, Choir, Organ, or
Classical-Music Soloist (Figure 13)
• Hang or place two CM-150 or CM-700 mics about
10 feet apart, 14 feet above the floor, and 5 to 20 feet
in front of the front-row musicians. Adjust height
and distance for desired sound.
• Using a stereo mic adapter, hang or place two
CM-700 mics in a coincident or near coincident
arrangement. Place the pair about 14 feet above
the floor and 5 to 20 feet in front of the front-row
musicians. Also try the SASS-P MKII in this
position.