HRTF baffled omni is the ONLY configuration giving natural and consistant recored results.
While I am a great fan of baffled omnis, I might have mildly objected to this in the past as a bit too doctrinaire. Since last Friday, however, I don't even think it is true. Josephson C700S using only X and Y channels in Blumlein. I doubt I'll ever use anything else on piano (I've used Jecklin disks and Guy's LiteGuy baffle with Schoeps MK2S, Josephson C617s, Sanken CO 100K, DPA etc. omnis).
Jeff
Greetings everybody,
Jeff knows better, but continues to post his complaints with the LiteGUY baffle. He has been advised that the LietGUY is ONLY sold as a system of HRTF baffle AND DSM mic that ALWAYS satisfies as a system of Baffle and DSM mic.
Changing anything produces dissatisfying results. Below is Jeff’s first reply after trying the SYSTEM as it was intended to work!!!
In a message dated 05/13/2006 8:17:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jff@ix.netcom.com writes:
Holy shit, Leonard. Holy shit. Holy shit.
The LiteGuy baffle arrived Thursday, and I took it out for a spin
yesterday. I was taping a chamber music ensemble, lots of
different instruments in different arrangements with no time to
do any major repositioning between pieces, with xy cardioids
I would have had major balance issues. I ran a set of
Josephson C617 bodies with Microtek Gefell caps, into a
Sound Devices 722 at 24/96.
None of the artifacts I heard with Jecklin disk or Schneider disk
recordings. I'm totally thrilled. When I first started taping five
years ago, I thought the LiteGuy was the funniest weirdest
thing I had seen, and was certain I'd never use THAT! I'm
going to fluff it on taperssection, hope I don't lose too many
tickets!
Jeff
Jeffrey