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<blockquote data-quote="Jay Barracato" data-source="post: 109341" data-attributes="member: 24">Re: Mic a koto live?A lot is going to depend on whether the instrument is on a stand or on the ground. My two basic rules when encountering a new instrument are:1. Listen to the instrument while the person is playing it and find a place with a smooth representative sound.2. Ask the instrumentalist where they prefer the mic to be.Depending on the type of music being played, the koto is a candidate for dual micing. I would think about one at the sound hole underneath. And one over the strings from above and basically in-between the players hands along the length of the instrument.A handy trick with the pro35 is to take the element out of the clip. It is just held in place by friction on the wind filter. A small piece of tape can be used to unobtrusively stash it wherever you decide on the instrument.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jay Barracato, post: 109341, member: 24"] Re: Mic a koto live? A lot is going to depend on whether the instrument is on a stand or on the ground. My two basic rules when encountering a new instrument are: 1. Listen to the instrument while the person is playing it and find a place with a smooth representative sound. 2. Ask the instrumentalist where they prefer the mic to be. Depending on the type of music being played, the koto is a candidate for dual micing. I would think about one at the sound hole underneath. And one over the strings from above and basically in-between the players hands along the length of the instrument. A handy trick with the pro35 is to take the element out of the clip. It is just held in place by friction on the wind filter. A small piece of tape can be used to unobtrusively stash it wherever you decide on the instrument. [/QUOTE]

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