Answers.Body: <p>You <strong>can</strong> use any microphone for any instrument. However which one you use will depend on your specifics - is the instrument going to be moving, do you want to be very directional to just record one out of an orchestra, do you want an omnidirectional mic to record a group of instruments? </p>
  
  <p>Do you want to record the vibration of the wood through a contact mic, the string vibration through a piezo pickup, or the air vibration using a microphone attached to the instrument or fixed to a stand?</p>
  
  <p>These are the most important questions you need to answer - and then of course you'll end up choosing based on cost :-)</p>
  
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Body: <p>I want to record double bass, so I need a microphone. What type mic can be used for recording double bass?</p>
  
  <p>I interested in micing multiple instrument is there any overview table which shows which mic can be used to record a given instrument?</p>
  
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Title: What kind of mic can be used for double bass?
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ThreadText: # What kind of mic can be used for double bass?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-25)
  
  I want to record double bass, so I need a microphone. What type mic can be used for recording double bass?
  
  I interested in micing multiple instrument is there any overview table which shows which mic can be used to record a given instrument?
  
  **Tags:** microphone, recording
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-01-25. Score: 2
  
  You **can** use any microphone for any instrument. However which one you use will depend on your specifics - is the instrument going to be moving, do you want to be very directional to just record one out of an orchestra, do you want an omnidirectional mic to record a group of instruments?
  
  Do you want to record the vibration of the wood through a contact mic, the string vibration through a piezo pickup, or the air vibration using a microphone attached to the instrument or fixed to a stand?
  
  These are the most important questions you need to answer - and then of course you'll end up choosing based on cost :-)
  
  
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