Samson Go Mic Owner's Manual

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18The Go Mic is a great microphone choice for many instrument miking situations. Below is abrief guide on using the Go Mic in some typical applications:VocalsPosition the microphone directly in front of the artist so that the microphone grill isapproximately 4 to 18 inches away. When close miking vocals, use of an external pop filterlike the Samson PS01 is strongly recommended. You can use the Cardioid pattern to record agroup of vocalists by positioning them around the front of the microphone. Just rememberthat the extreme sides of the microphone pick up less with less high frequency response, sohave them stand together tight, and/or move the microphone from one to two feet awayfrom the group to pick up more room sound. You can also set the pattern to Omni modeand have a group of vocalist in a circle around the microphone.Acoustic GuitarThere are a variety of ways that the Go Mic can be used to mic an acoustic guitar. Themicrophone placement will depend on the type of instrument and what kind of soundyou’re looking to capture, for example the tonal quality you want to focus on, and how muchfinger slide or pick noise you may or may not want. When miking a standard steel stringacoustic, a good place to start is with the microphone positioned and pointing towards theend of the fingerboard at a distance of about 6 inches to 2 feet away from the instrument.You can experiment by moving the microphone slightly in the direction of the sound hole,which will produce more low frequencies, or move it in the direction of the fingerboard tocapture more high-end or to remove any unwanted boominess. For nylon string acoustic,try positioning the microphone above the bridge to emphasize more of the attack from thesound of the finger picking, or for less, move the mic closer to the sound hole. If you have apair of Go Mics, try one positioned at the fingerboard and the second over the sound hole.Application Notes