| I say it all the time but if you are recording an instrument that you have never recorded before do your close mic where you want or where it sounds good or whatever.
Then please for your own good plop up a mic someplace in the room 4 or 5 feet away about 4 or 5 feet off the ground facing the player. Most instruments are listened to at this distance and you can get a very natural sound from most acoustic instruments with this technique.
Sitar players, unless they are very "progressive" are going to want a very natural sound so don't get all crazy with close mics and compression. If you want to go all crazy give yourself an out.
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Michael
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