Objective measurements using a sinusoidal sweep show that microphone angle has little effect on the frequency response of a guitar amplifier recording [1]. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that alterations to the microphone angle hold merit when recording ecologically valid sound sources. An ABX listening experiment was conducted with 20 participants to investigate whether microphone angles of 0, 30, and 60 degrees were audibly different to this cohort. Both dynamic and ribbon microphones were used and the loudness normalized guitar recordings were presented in solo and within a music mix. The experimental results suggest that microphone angles did not generate any perceivable changes to this cohort on this program material.
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