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Re: The right stereo setup

Subject: Re: The right stereo setup
From: "Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999
Date: Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:05 pm (PDT)
Phil Schroter, you wrote,

>I am doing this for many years now but  more and more I begin to
>realize that a single point stereo mic doesn't bring the results I
>am finally searching for.
>Currently, I am using a Rode nt4 but the stereo image is, in my
>opinion and as you'd expect it from a mic that consists of two
>single capsules, a little too... it's difficult to describe, to
>compressed, the individual sound sources can be heard where they
>should be, but between them tthere is a lack of space that gives the
>whole recording a strange and in a way unrealistic character, in my
>opinion.
>I Think, correct me, if I'm wrong, a nice and clean, a typical and
>ideal stereo recording that would satisfy my completely would be
>only possible wehn using two independent different  mics.

I have a similar reaction to single-point recordings on headphones.
On speakers it's harder to tell. You might experiment with the ORTF
and Jecklin Disc arrays. They add in some time differences that might
provide what you need.

I suggest studying the samples provided by Bruce Wilson that compare
ten different stereo mic arrays:

Short version: 50 sec., 16-bit 48kHz .WAV, 10.6 MB
http://wilson.dynu.net/sounds/StereoPatternTest-NT2000-short.wav

Short version, 44.1 kHz .WAV for CD burning, 9.7 MB:
http://wilson.dynu.net/sounds/StereoPatternTest-NT2000-short44k.wav

Long version: 5 min., 192 kbps 48 kHz stereo .mp3, 6.8 MB
http://wilson.dynu.net/sounds/StereoPatternTest-NT2000.mp3

Long version 44.1 kHz .WAV for CD burning, 50 MB:
http://wilson.dynu.net/sounds/StereoPatternTest-NT2000-44k.wav

-Dan Dugan




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