I guess I'm different than most in that when I am off to one side or the other I don't use the center of the stage to orient my pattern. It's gonna be hard for me to explain this... Lets say you're off to the left side running DIN, if you use the center as your orientation point, not only are you getting more direct sound from the left stack, but your left mic is pointed closer to the stack. That means that you arn't getting as much direct sound from the right side, and you right mic is pointing further from the stack. To me this seems to make a lopsided recording, lots of direct sound from the side you are on, and not as much from the opposite side. * = where your mic is pointing, m = your mic stand position
* STACK STACK *
m
To correct this, I tend to orient the center of my stereo field closer to the side that my mic stand is on. This way, your mic pointing to the opposite side is pointing more directly at the stack, and the mic on the side of your mic stand is pointing less directly at the closest stack, getting less direct sound. This balancing out the image a bit....
* STACK STACK *
m
Does this make sense to anyone else? Or, am I completely crazy