Tagged: Stereo Microphones

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Over the years a number of coincident microphone techniques have been developed and used on countless recordings.
Microphone Technique
Coincident microphones are a pair of microphones (stereo) where each of the capsules are placed as close as possible to each other without touching. This technique decreases the amount of phase inconsistencies between the stereo pair. Coincident microphones [...]

XY is a stereo microphone technique commonly used in recording studios. Microphones placed in an XY configuration can give an accurate stereo image.
Microphone Technique
XY stereo technique uses two cardioid or hyper-cardioid microphones positioned with the capsules as close together as possible angled between 90 and 110 degrees. This technique is most effective when working with [...]

The most common stereo recording technique is a Spaced Pair of microphones.  When using this technique or any stereo technique it’s common practice to use a matched pair of microphones. This gives consistency to the left and right field for a traditionally more accepted sound.  However recording music is a field where the rules and [...]

Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Françaiseis (ORTF) a stereo microphone technique based on taking the average diameter of a human head (7”) and placing two cardoid microphones at this distance splayed at an angle of 110 degrees. The technique was designed to represent what we hear naturally with our ears. ORTF is a near-coincident microphone technique.
Discussion
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Mid Side (M-S) is a unique stereo recording technique that allows complete control over the stereo image during mix-down.
Technique
M-S technique consists of a “mid” center position microphone and on “side” bidirectional microphone. The mid microphone is typically pointed directly at the sound source from a desired distance and the “side” microphone is place just above [...]