Microphone Placement Examples by protoolsexpert published on 2015-06-06T10:29:11Z Examples of how mic placement affects sound. In these 9 examples a Taylor 414 acoustic guitar is recorded using an AKG C414 in Hypercardoid mode. Then the guitar is played and move to different positions and distances. These all include Soundhole, Neck and Bridge at 1', 2' and 6".