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Hi all,

Okay, here's my quandry. I want to record some samples of myself playing a didgeridoo.
My equipment options are limited: I have one mic, a cardoid condenser (the Kel Audio HM-1, for those who care), and a simple mic boom/stand.

What would you folks suggest as the best way to record the didge? And what kind of acoustic surfaces should I watch out for?

I tried once doing a quick recording, but it sounded awful. The recording had none of the droney bass tones I hear when I play, and sounded more like a high-pitched outboard motor. :roll:

Thanks in advance for your ideas and suggestions.
(Please note that the suggestion "Get a better/different mic" is out of the question.)
-K

this is clearly a question for Anton! Anton?

- bram

after about 7 years of playing and recording didge, the best advice i can give is try out lots of different mike positions.
Easy way to do this: put the mike low with the boom. with the diaghram side down, then start with miking really closel, but just off centre so you dont get the wind blow into the mike.
Record a lil bit, then move back a few centimeters, repeat ad infinitum. Then listen and check which position sounded best. If you know somebody else that plays didge too then have them go round the room with the didge and then you close one ear and with your other you try and find a sweet spot.