OK, another opinion. I not only work as a sound engineer and owned a commercial
studio facility but also play the bodhran among other things. Here's what I like to use:
For recording: An AKG D112 on the back side about 4 to 6" from the back side of
the drum AND an AKG414 or Shure SM81 on the front side about 6" away. I usually
roll off a bit of the higher mids and upper frequencys to help eliminate some
of the hand scraping noise on the D112 (back) side. Its' also important to use
the phase reversal on the board in case you get some cancellation at the mics (good chance there will be some.)
Live: I like using the D112 or a Sennheiser MD421on the back side and that's it.
It's important to note that two exact models of mics will sound different. Also, the board will induce it's own sound as will it's EQ.
Audio is a complicated variable and these are only guidelines stemming from personal experience.
Frank
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