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Re: Re: Mid-side techinique with studio mics

Subject: Re: Re: Mid-side techinique with studio mics
From: Curt Olson <>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:45:04 -0500
Bruce Wilson wrote:

> What I'll do this summer is spend time in the red rock canyons getting
> as full a stereo soundfield of natural sounds and their reverberations
> as I can. ORTF blocks out a sector of sound, so does MS.

Do you mean the fact that they are forward-facing arrays and not full
surround? If so, something like Rich Peet's cube mic array might be
worth considering.

Blumlein is great in concert halls, but to my way of thinking, maybe
not the best for natural soundscapes -- at least if you're hoping to
capture good directional cues.

Also, regarding ORTF vs MS, there are many good reasons to prefer MS,
but ORTF captures important time-arrival differences between Left and
Right that help give a sense of space. I don't believe MS can do that.
(Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.)

Curt Olson



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