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3 Using Your Microphone
3.3 Flute
Fig. 5: Microphone
placement for the
flute.
To maximize gain before feedback, place the main
("FOH") speakers in front of the microphones
(along the front edge of the stage).
Be sure never to point any microphone directly at
the monitors, or at the FOH speakers.
Feedback may also be triggered by resonances
depending on the acoustics of the room or hall.
With resonances at low frequencies, proximity ef-
fect may cause feedback. In this case, it is often
enough to move away from the microphone a little
to stop the feedback.
Working distance primarily depends on the kind of
music played. For popular and jazz pieces, rela -
tively short distances may be desirable (1 or 2 in.),
as the amount of wind and breath noise rises with
decreasing working distance. In this case, blow a
little below the microphone in order to avoid
getting too much noise by blowing at it from an ex-
tremely short distance. For classical music, which
calls for spatial reproduction, place the micro-
phone about 4 to 8 inches away from the instru-
ment and slightly above it. Aim the D 770 down to-
ward and roughly at right angles to the flute.
