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Seriously, the band makes the music. Tapers just point mics in the right direction and hit "record".
That's good to hear! The last patcher I had complained about my AKGs, fluffed schoeps for about 15 minutes, stayed patched in, and farted on me all night long.
Here a pair of omnidirectional microphones are placed approximately ear distance apart and oriented at 90 to the sound source, facing outward.
QuoteHere a pair of omnidirectional microphones are placed approximately ear distance apart and oriented at 90 to the sound source, facing outward.
AB Stereo Setup A setup to record whole ensembles. It uses two omnidirectional microphones, which have a distance from each other. Only the runtime difference between the two mics indicates the position in the stereo image. Runtime difference always means phase difference too. Therefore it is not allowed to convert an AB stereo recording to mono because phase cancellation will cause comb filter effects which will shift through the whole audio spectra. You can bet that this will cause bad sound. AB is prone to over-emphasize the stereo width. To avoid this, you should 1.) be sure that the distance among the mics is smaller than the distance of the source and 2.) the sound source is completely within the recording angle shown in the table below. The table bases on the geometric calculation that when a natural left ear sound from straight left, it takes 17 cm at the speed of sound to reach the right ear. In this distance, the recording angle is 180 degrees. For a larger mic distance the angle is smaller to ensure being inside the "17 cm at the speed of sound" border. It is just a trigonometric calculation that created the table.
really, that's pretty cool, but I don't see that as a good idea back 6 feet in a bar type venue, but on stage I can see, perhaps not stage lip, but actually on stage, definately. Thanks for the knowledge drop. Carl
Quote from: svenkid on January 07, 2008, 12:36:21 PMreally, that's pretty cool, but I don't see that as a good idea back 6 feet in a bar type venue, but on stage I can see, perhaps not stage lip, but actually on stage, definately. Thanks for the knowledge drop. Carl I've used it a few times 6' back in a bar and it was allright. It's all about high spl's at that point. I've also had KILLER luck with it at outdoor music festivals from a decent distance. Again, it's simply got to be a LOUD show for it to pay off. I've been very disappointed when too far away and not enough SPL's to sustain it. It's got to be good since you're forfeiting the directionality of the omnis (which, despite the name and reputation, are somewhat directional in nature).
I made some recordings this summer using the Healey method using 36" spacing and also using 14" spacing. Ran at 8' FOB about 60' from the stage. Those recordings smoked other recordings from the same festival using Card or Hyper. Overall, I think when the PA system is strong enough, I will utilize the Omni setting every time. One thing I was worried about was the crowd noise and luckily, there weren't too many people around us.
Quote from: NOLAfishwater on January 07, 2008, 02:36:22 PMI made some recordings this summer using the Healey method using 36" spacing and also using 14" spacing. Ran at 8' FOB about 60' from the stage. Those recordings smoked other recordings from the same festival using Card or Hyper. Overall, I think when the PA system is strong enough, I will utilize the Omni setting every time. One thing I was worried about was the crowd noise and luckily, there weren't too many people around us. Wouldn't it be considered something else if you're using 36" ? One part of the technique is defined by the "approximately ear distance apart".I know it's semantics but someone else probably has the same thing at that particular spacing coined as something else.I would think this technique would be wonderful for outdoor Bluegrass festivals, near stage, with an attentive crowd. Springfest comes to mind.
Wouldn't it be considered something else if you're using 36" ? One part of the technique is defined by the "approximately ear distance apart".I know it's semantics but someone else probably has the same thing at that particular spacing coined as something else.I would think this technique would be wonderful for outdoor Bluegrass festivals, near stage, with an attentive crowd. Springfest comes to mind.
Once you get to 36" split, I think it's just a split omni recording, not a Healy. I run split omnis all the time, too, and LOVE 'em (I've split as narrow as 2', as wide as 10', all with excellent results to my ears).