Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
micing - close micing
English answer:
picking up the sound using a microphone
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elsayed fayed
Nov 30, 2009 16:40
14 yrs ago
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micing - close micing
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i know mic mean microphone but i want the mean of close and micing in
--Also my first choice for micing a snare drum
--Also commonly paired with a Shure SM-57 when micing the inside of a kick drum.
--Dynamic microphones generally sound best on guitar cabinets and close-miced drums
--Also my first choice for micing a snare drum
--Also commonly paired with a Shure SM-57 when micing the inside of a kick drum.
--Dynamic microphones generally sound best on guitar cabinets and close-miced drums
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picking up the sound using a microphone
More usually spelt miking, to make the pronunciation with a hard 'k' sound clearer!
It means the activity or technique of picking up sound (instrument, voice, etc.) using a microphone; we talk about close-miking when the microphone is palced very close to the sound source (avoids picking up other sounds, but can produce an unnatural sound from the instrument etc.) — commonly used for 'pop' music; as distinct from 'distant miking' (commonly used for recording classical music, for example. Of course, there are an infinite number of other possible mike positions in between...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-30 18:00:59 GMT)
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Here, the writer is talking about the suitability of certain types of microphones for picking up (probably for amplification, rather than recording) the sound from different types of drums.
It means the activity or technique of picking up sound (instrument, voice, etc.) using a microphone; we talk about close-miking when the microphone is palced very close to the sound source (avoids picking up other sounds, but can produce an unnatural sound from the instrument etc.) — commonly used for 'pop' music; as distinct from 'distant miking' (commonly used for recording classical music, for example. Of course, there are an infinite number of other possible mike positions in between...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-30 18:00:59 GMT)
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Here, the writer is talking about the suitability of certain types of microphones for picking up (probably for amplification, rather than recording) the sound from different types of drums.
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