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Offline 6079

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In a live recording, there is a lot of echo and reverb, so doing this (separating a copy of the original track by a fraction of a second and panning them opposite one another) creates a fairly natural sounding stereo effect.
Then with two mics used that were aimed at opposite directions, it sounds even more natural to use this technique with just the two sources, I think.

What is the consensus on this?  At first listen, I have to say it sounds fuller and better, but I have to think there's a reason this isn't done more commonly (from what I've assumed in listening to other recordings).  Tell me why I'm retarded for thinking this might be a good idea or how to best use this method.
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6079, there are far better ways to add reverberation and/or ambience to a recording than simply mixing in a delayed copy of the original signal. When you do that, you create large errors in the frequency response of the original--reinforcing some frequencies very strongly while weakening others, all depending on the length of the delay that you use. It doesn't create a sense of room ambience at all.

If you know what a "comb filter" is (and please see the Wikipedia article if you don't)--the most basic way to create one is to do exactly what you're talking about.

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