I have used omnis a lot, with various spacing.
It sounds good or better, depending on how you replay it. I think A-B
stereo always have to be judged from how it is replayed.
I usually recommend A-B stereo to people who are making slide shows,
with sound, in big halls.
I don't like A-B stereo when using headphones.
The open mic recordings at my sound gallery are Blumlein.
Klas.
At 06:05 2007-05-09, you wrote:
>Are any people here using omnis to record nature sounds? And, if so,
>what spacings are you using?
>
>Assuming I wanted to capture a 360 degree scene, like a dawn chorus in
>a rainforest, what would you recommend?
>
>Theory suggests that if I want to capture such a scene, I'd need a
>spacing that allows a 180 degree recording angle, and is able to
>compress that width into a stereo signal that extends from hard left
>to hard right. According to Image Assistant, a spacing between 22cm
>and 25cm will do it with minimum angular distortion (only at the
>extremes, beyond 75% hard left or right).
>
>Any thoughts or suggestions from those using omnis for nature
>recording would be appreciated.
>
>- Greg Simmons
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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