RODE Microphones nt1-a - Manual (Page 9)

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Recording acoustic guitar
• A common (single) microphone position when
recording acoustic guitar is between 20 and 30
centimetres away from the front of the instrument,
where the neck and body meet. Adjust the
distance and position to ‘fi nely’ tune the desired
response. This will depend on the instrument, style
of playing, and the desired sound.
• An alternative technique is to combine a small
capsule microphone (like the NT5 or NT55) close
to the guitar, with a large capsule microphone like
the NT1-A at a distance of around a metre. The
individually captured sounds recorded by each
microphone can then be mixed as desired.