WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• How mic distance affects tone (proximity effect)

• Close vs mid vs far mic placement

• Off-axis vs on-axis positioning

• Controlling plosives and harsh frequencies

• Room interaction and reflections

• Ideal placement for: Vocals Acoustic instruments Amplifiers

🎬 WATCH THE LESSON

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Watch this full lesson before moving forward. This knowledge applies to every chapter after this.

WHY THIS MATTERS (REAL-WORLD APPLICATION)

If your mic placement is wrong, you’ll:

• Get boomy or muddy recordings

• Capture too much room noise

• Deal with harsh “S” sounds and plosives

• Spend hours trying to fix issues in the mix

• Professional engineers adjust the mic before touching EQ.

🧪 QUICK PRACTICAL EXERCISE

Try this immediately:

1. Record the same vocal 3 times:

Very close (2–3 inches)

Medium distance (6–8 inches)

Far (12+ inches)

2. Listen back and compare: Low-end (bass) Clarity Room sound

👉 Find the “sweet spot” for your voice

⚠️ COMMON BEGINNER MISTAKES

❌Standing too close (muddy low-end)

❌Standing too far (thin + room noise)

❌Recording directly on-axis without control

❌Ignoring room reflections

❌Not using a pop filter

📥 DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCE

• Vocal Mic Placement Guide

• Recording Position Cheat Sheet

🔒 MEMBER NOTE

This content is part of Foundation X Academy (Members Only)
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Full 20-chapter program

Real-world engineering techniques

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