stereo image

.aa - week one.

In making a stereo image usually an engineer wants to create a realistic sound. The listener’s perspective and the ambience of the space are primary considerations in microphone positioning. Your microphone selection will depend more heavily on instrumentation; for solo, classical or acoustic instruments a matched pair will often capture a fuller image of the event.

Some guides exist for positioning the two microphones, including:

Coincident pair | Near-Coincident | Spaced pair


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Specialist techniques like a Baffled-Omni pair and the Mid-Side configuration provide a particularly full and professional image. They are useful in solo recordings, in terms of making music they may sound cliché.

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Grice, David 04.03.08, "Stereo Micing," Lecture of EMU, Adelaide University.

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