The majority of my time taping has been at outdoor/festy type stuff so far; so I've had the ability to get down FOB/DFC most of the time. I've reviewed a few of my tapes from 2010 and am pretty satisfied with the results I had running DIN when i was FOB/LOC in line with the stack. I have really liked the results I have gotten when running ORTF DFC & will try that as well (now that I have 2 near duplicate sets of mics).
Last year they changed the stage location/configuration + I had the misfortune of arriving later (etc, etc); which put me outside of the left stack, basically in line w/ the board. I ended up running XY@90° & modifying the orientation of the mics/stand so that both mics were pointed towards the stage (really, one was pretty much pointed at the soundboard). This was OK for most of the day, but as the day/drinking progressed; it picked up too much chatter and the headliner is basically unusable.
I am still trying to digest Stereophonic Zoom & related articles, but if I am understanding correctly... adding spacing between my mics to account for the acute angle will restore some of the soundstage. Attached is a crude representation of what I believe is PAS. There is an approximate 35~40° angle between the mics from that position, so desired spacing would be ~35cm?
TIA.