Good job, may I suggest though that when you're recording cajon, use two mic's. Put a bass drum mic at the sound hole of the cajon, it'll pickup all your lower hits and probably some kind of snare mic for the face. You'll get a better over all sound with a much greater range. This is actually something I discussed with the owners of Fat Conga while at NAMM. Great instruments.
I have a snare mike on the front and an D112 that I have positioned in the hole... I had issues with the tome... mostly me cause I am not a recording engineer :)
I moved the D112 to the left and just in front of the hole (on the left side) for this recording and got the best results... I also tried 2 condenser mikes L/R mid room...and I think that was the best result for the room...
Well, for the D112, just experiment. what I've done before is stuck it right in there, which produced an alright tone, the cajon has great bass response which is why I had to use a kick drum mic, but what you should experiment with is distance. Try comparing what it sounds like from being right in the hole to being like 6 inches away, etc. Just experiment with the distance you also might get more room ambience with greater distance.
Good job, may I suggest though that when you're recording cajon, use two mic's. Put a bass drum mic at the sound hole of the cajon, it'll pickup all your lower hits and probably some kind of snare mic for the face. You'll get a better over all sound with a much greater range. This is actually something I discussed with the owners of Fat Conga while at NAMM. Great instruments.
jazzrudeboy 3 years ago
Hey thanks for the feedback.
I have a snare mike on the front and an D112 that I have positioned in the hole... I had issues with the tome... mostly me cause I am not a recording engineer :)
I moved the D112 to the left and just in front of the hole (on the left side) for this recording and got the best results... I also tried 2 condenser mikes L/R mid room...and I think that was the best result for the room...
scott9449 3 years ago
Well, for the D112, just experiment. what I've done before is stuck it right in there, which produced an alright tone, the cajon has great bass response which is why I had to use a kick drum mic, but what you should experiment with is distance. Try comparing what it sounds like from being right in the hole to being like 6 inches away, etc. Just experiment with the distance you also might get more room ambience with greater distance.
jazzrudeboy 3 years ago