Recording techniques:Harp

Microphone placement
Each technique begins with a bullet point


 * One microphone placed about 2 feet to one side, a foot forward of the harpist and about 4 feet off the floor
 * In an orchestra use a microphone with a figure 8 polar pattern and aim it at the middle of the soundboard.Point the null of the microphone toward the largest interfering sound.
 * In an orchestra clip a small lavaliere microphone onto one of the sound holes on the musician side of the instrument