Walter,
One of the (few, so far) experiments in field recording with a
parabolic mic that I have tried is the placement of the stereo mics
within the dish. Placing them close together at the focal point
versus separating them along different axes has yielded surprising
results. As a user of a parabolic mic, the question I am pondering is:
how much of a loss in pick-up can I tolerate to achieve a greater
stereo effect? I'm looking forward to the answer, but the experience
gained in the experimentation is the true reward here for me.
Anthony Kirchgessner
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> I also don't like the trend that two mics in any random
configuration
> are called stereo mics. Many, many of these configurations don't
> recreate the full space of a true stereo field. Only pick up a
> suggestion of it. Getting the true stereo field is more
challenging. I
> definitely have a long way to go in my own skill level at this.
There is
> plenty of room left for experimentation in mic setups for stereo,
but
> make sure you understand what you are getting.
>
> I work on visualizing the space I'm recording, it's shape, it's
> dimensions and so on. Within that space the stereo mic setup will
vary
> in how well it's recreating the sound. Knowing these variations
takes
> lots of recording and listening. Then you can get into placing your
> callers in that space, like actors on a stage. Watching Lang
Elliott set
> up mics was a real education in all that and first got me seriously
> thinking of recording space in that way.
>
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> Walt
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