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>>>...I set up my carpeted front room as a sound studio. Using the acoustic panels from behind my upright piano, I have a nice place for recording my clarinet now...>>>

Now you are getting someplace. Paying attention to the room, acoustics, and mic placement are essential to producing a good tone on the recording. Keep trying different combination - there is no magic formula.

You will get better control over your results if you can have the backing tracks delivered to your recorder by wire rather than through the microphone on the Zoom. You need a mixer to do this.


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