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Explaining and exploring stereo recording microphone techniques, plus mp3 audio files that compare methods.
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Posted by KenF  on  02/24  at  11:12 AM

Good article.  Is there any specific guidelines that can be given to determine the distance the microphones should be placed from a musical ensemble to get the best sound and stereo separation?  If you have 2 cardioid mics at 90 deg., should they be places so they aim directly at the two outside edges of the ensemble?  For example if the group is about 15 feet across, the microphones would be placed about 7 feet from the group?? Thanks.

Posted by Bruce Bartlett  on  04/08  at  11:31 AM

All else being equal, the distance between the mics and the ensemble determines the amount of hall ambience in the recording. Close miking sounds close; distant miking sounds distant. So you experiment with miking distances until you monitor a pleasing balance between the direct sound from the ensemble and the ambient, reverberated sound from the concert hall. You must do this by ear, not by a formula.

The farther apart the mics are spaced, or the wider the angle between them, the wider is the stereo spread. If you overdo the spacing or angling, though, you get exaggerated separation: instruments near the center are heard from the left or right speaker.

Posted by TradJazzMan  on  08/24  at  11:14 PM

Never mind Rod amd John, they digress.

A sometimes “Master” says, for a good BINAURAL recording, two matched omni condensers can be as close as 8 inches apart, and a foot or two away from an instrumental trio.  For a superb bluegrass (5 piece) band sound it’s recommended to be 2.5 feet away.  Anybody use closer mikes?

Posted by Ralf  on  07/06  at  08:16 PM

Hello,

Very interesting article, but I can’t find the mp3 listening samples. Are they still available?

Thanks!

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