There are several classes of microphone placement for recording and amplification.
Perhaps because of microphone placement or acoustical setting, the Borodin session produced the most elegant and homogenous sound.
A wide-variety of sound effects and unusual microphone placements were used during both the recording and mixing process.
The main logistical issue that will have to be overcome before voice input could work on a TV is microphone placement.
The point is that microphone placement must make allowance for the demands of the music and that there really are no hard-and-fast rules.
Owing to unfortunate microphone placement, much of the band's set proved too poorly recorded for commercial release.
Columbia uses a peculiar microphone placement; they have microphones scattered around throughout the orchestra, with the idea of bringing out the individual instruments.
They prefer a sparse, analog recording sound with little or no overdubbing, and are meticulous about microphone placement and choice of equipment.
Another handy device for adjusting microphone placement is a flexible "goose neck" tube.
For a good sounding concert recording, a careful combination of microphone placement, equipment selection, and timing are crucial.