Mic Archive

Free reeds

Diatonic button accordion · Piano accordion · Bandoneon · Concertina · Harmonica

Sources
11 independent: not from a mic maker

What it is

Accordions, concertinas, the bandoneon and the harmonica: air from bellows or breath sets tuned metal reeds vibrating, one reed (or set) per note.2

Mics

No mic is named by more than one source yet: each names its own.

All the mics sources name, by setting and role (0)

On stage

The 1 setup behind this: placement and quotes
  • Close cardioid dynamic pointed at the middle of the instrument from about 8 in
    close, live dance
    Sax, clarinet, bagpipes, accordion, concertina: point a mic at their middle from about 8 inches away and they should sound ok.1

Sources

  1. Jeff Kaufman: Contra Dance Sound, Mic PlacementJeff Kaufman · engineer · 2012 · jefftk.com
  2. Wikipedia: Piano accordionreference · en.wikipedia.org