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Technique, amplification and recording. Getting the box heard properly.

MusicOn Craft Series cajon set up for recording in a warm studio: a dynamic microphone on a stand angled down toward the upper corner of the espresso front plate, with a second mic behind the box aimed at the sound port
Playing & recording

How to record a cajon: mic placement for stage and studio

Where the mic actually goes on a cajon: the two-mic studio setup, the one-mic stage rig, the polarity flip that saves your low end, and the placement mistakes that make a good box sound like a drawer.

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