Microphone-tailored equalizing system

A method for providing a system for high fidelity reproduction of the sound of a selected type of acoustic musical instrument, the method comprising:

• (1) placing a first microphone to a selected location proximate to the acoustic musical instrument;
• (2) positioning a reference second microphone at a listening site spaced from the acoustic musical instrument;
• (3) playing the musical instrument to produce sounds as picked up by the first microphone, and to produce reference sounds of the instrument as picked up by the reference second microphone;
• (4) making simultaneous first and second audio recordings of the sounds of the musical instrument as picked up by the respective first and second microphones;
• (5) comparing the first and second audio recordings to determine the audio differences between the recordings;
• and
• (6) designing a tailor-made equalizer for the first microphone to compensate for the differences of the first sound recording from the second sound recording.

A method for providing a system for high fidelity reproduction of the sound of a selected type of acoustic musical instrument, the method comprising:

• (1) placing a first microphone at a selected location proximate to a first one of said acoustic musical instruments;
• (2) placing a second microphone at a selected location from said first one of said acoustic musical instruments;
• (3) playing said first one of said acoustic musical instruments to produce sounds as picked up by said first and second microphones;
• (4) comparing with a processor signals from said first and second microphones;
• and
• (5) creating a first digital filter algorithm with said processor to match the signal from said first microphone with the signal from said second microphone.

A system for high fidelity electronic reproduction of the sound of an acoustic musical instrument, the system comprising:

• a first microphone placed proximately to a first one of said acoustic musical instruments;
• a second microphone placed at a selected location from said first one of said acoustic musical instruments;
• and
• a processor adapted to be coupled to and compare signals from said first and second microphones and adapted to create a digital filter algorithm to match the signals from said first and second microphones.