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Get the best out of your 4099 instrument microphone with the right clip and placement. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to use all of the new instrument clips. Explore the videos walk-throughs below to see just how easy it is to achieve professional results, every time.

Guidelines for miking the kick (bass) drum.

Guidelines for miking a drum kit

Guidelines for miking a choir with DPA Microphones.

A visual guide to mounting the 4099 Instrument Microphone on various instruments.

Guidelines for miking snare tom-toms with DPA Microphones.

Guidelines for miking a hi-hat.

Guidelines for miking for speech on stage.

Guidelines for voice miking.

Guidelines for miking the flute and the recorder

Guidelines for miking a piano. Grand or upright.

Guidelines for miking the Gu Zheng

Guidelines for miking the harp.

Guidelines for miking the oboe with DPA Microphones.

Guidelines for miking a speaker cabinet with DPA miniature mics

Guidelines for miking steel pans with DPA Microphones.

Guidelines for miking vocals in the recording studio.

Guidelines for close-miking the balalaika.

Guidelines for miking the double bass.

Guidelines for miking the clarinet with DPA Microphones.

Guidelines for miking the snare drum

There are many commercial recordings on the market, clearly demonstrating that microphone overload is a problem. Some instruments (brass, drums, percussion) can deliver peak sound levels far in excess of 140 dB.

Guidelines for miking a saxophone

Guidelines for miking the trumpet and the trombone

Guidelines for miking a viola with DPA Microphones.

Guidelines for miking a banjo with DPA Microphones.

Guidelines for miking a violin

Guidelines for miking the cello

Guidelines for miking an acoustic guitar with DPA Microphones.

Guidelines for miking the mandolin and mandola.

Guidelines for miking the ukulele.

Guidelines for miking the bassoon with DPA Microphones.

Guidelines for miking a symphony orchestra utilizing A-B set-up.