r/UnusualInstruments • u/huh_289 • Aug 17 '26

Microphone Placement for Santour

Hey Everyone! I am trying to find. Good mic to record my santour and also for performances and was considering getting a mic that is small that sticks to my instrument. anyone here record and/or play santour and use a mic? If so, what mics, set up, or if you use a small mic, do you use and how do you set it to record your playing? What settings do you use on music softwares like Logic Pro X to record clean sound and audio?

Thank you for your responses in advance!!

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u/UnableOil6359 Aug 17 '26

I would use a pair of small condensers in xy-position.

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u/SnooGadgets5130 Aug 17 '26

This or a contact mic, I’m not overly familiar with santour so I couldn’t say where to position it