I've been recording banjo for years and it is one of the more difficult instruments to capture a great sound from. But here is my advice:

1. Use a large diaphragm condenser microphone.
2. Never close mic the banjo. The sound right up on the head is going to sound tinny. Get back 3 or 4 feet from the microphone.
3. I like to get the microphone up a little above the height of the top edge of the head pointing down. Don't aim for the middle of the head.
4. If you are still getting a tinny sound try moving back even farther from the mic. I've had to sometimes back up to 6 or 7 feet depending on the room to get the banjo to sound right.

Keith
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