Topic: Distance/config on split omni's

[grayp]

My own experience running my Gefell omnis is that a 3-4 foot split works best if I am taping from the section or something like that.  I also like to point the omnis directly at the stacks; I know that it doesn't do anything except give me a bit more spacing, but perhaps there is something psychologically that I like about it.  Wider than 4 feet and I get a hole in the middle, but I admit that I do need to experiment more.

i agree with this for sure.   ran about a 30ft split at panic this spring and it def had somewhat of a hole in the middle.   did about 4 ft at delfest which came out much much better.   

[Gutbucket]

Seems to be a common theme that alot of us recording stack amplified stuff from the section end up with a 3'-4' spread. Also from a purely practical standpoint, that spacing is easily managed with two festival chairs in between the stands to fortify the encampment. -Or two stands at the edges of a stand clump/stand grove/groove grove/bunch of d00ds tapin'/call it what you will.

[Belexes]

I think I am going to set up at the corners in front of the soundboard.  That should give me about 3-4 feet and hopefully no "hole in the middle" effect. Thanks to the responses so far.