Everything is fair game is the fast answer.
18" on a bar will only give you stereo on the low pitches. I just
don't have a personal taste for it.
Don't forget the favorite technique of tying them to opposite sides
of trees for a great binaural.
A group of us hope to play with a 8 channel array in May with
separation of about 200 yards at the farthest point. Then worry about
the rest in post production.
I prefer 10" with a 8" x 12" x 12" foamrubber block between the
omni's. In a pinch I will run a plastic barrier with a .25"
seperation.
Rich Peet
PS I thought that NPR was rotating the sound people for Radio
Expeditions and not keeping any one person in that slot. I also
noted that they favor Sennheiser MKH's in MS configuration for that
show.
--- In "tatiana irvine"
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> Hi Everyone,
>
> I just joined this list and I'm going to jump right in with a
question. I am
> looking for advice about just how far to space omnis when recording
stereo
> atmospheres in nature (as in 2 omnis on a stereo bar,
not "binaural").
>
> What results has anyone out there gotten with different distances?
I spoke
> to an engineer for National Geographic's "Radio Expeditions", and
he
> recommended 14 inches- is this an arbitrary style thing, or is it
necessary
> to space them that far apart to get enough seperation to make up
for the
> lack of a human head between them?
>
> I have only used these omnis for recording music, which is a bit of
a
> different bag due to such a strong primary sound source and
associated phase
> concerns-
>
> Yes, I know....use my ears....just curious about approaches...
>
> thanks! tatiana
>
> tatiana
>
>
>
>
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