 Now whenever we use more than one microphone we run the risk of introducing what are called phase issues. This is where the sound from the instrument reaches the microphones at a different time and when we play that back it can sound rather strange and weak. Now there are ways around that with the various stereo configurations but I'm going to recommend to you this configuration as a beginner because this kind of avoids the phase issues altogether. This is called the XY configuration and as you can see the microphones are at a 90 degree angle to each other but the most important part of this setup is the fact that the capsules of the microphones are as close as they can be without actually touching. That's how we avoid the phase issues.