xy middle mic + omi's (about 1 foot apart), in a small/medium to large room setting vs. an outdoor setting recording....
what's the better application?
Omnis typically work best outside or up close in a good sounding room. Unless you place a baffle between them, they work best when split more than a foot in almost all situations. Using omnis only I'd say space them between 15" to 3' to be safe, but that's just a general guide, sometimes wider can work. When combined with a center X/Y pair, the omnis are best splilt farther. Say 3'-6'. Depends on the situation though.
Agreed! I think if you had spaced omnis[3-6'], and a pair of cards/hypers/supetrs XY would turn out great. Of course, Im a big fan of traditional configs compared to running 4 mics just to get a good 2 channel recording. I ALWAYS run DINa/DIN/NOS with my Cards/Hypers/Subcards and those methods sound KILLER IMO. YMMV as always. Or if youre dead set on running 4 mics, try a pair of cards/hypers DINa/DIN in the middle, and omnis spaced 3'-6' ;) Im just NOT A FAN of XY, period :)
X/Y can find salvation by being mixed with split omnis. And although people do it all the time and it often sounds fine, you may have less problems using X/Y in the center than a near-spaced center pair. But in either case, I'd space the omnis more than 1' apart.
onstage xy cards w/ 6' split subs, yummy.....
Quote from: Gutbucket on July 09, 2012, 08:30:38 PM
But in either case, I'd space the omnis more than 1' apart.
100% agreed!
Quote from: tgakidis on July 09, 2012, 08:48:12 PM
onstage xy cards w/ 6' split subs, yummy.....
Mmmmm good option in my book!