Raimund Specht wrote:
> > However, other common stereo techniques such as XY, AB, ORTF or
any of
> > the head-based or baffled set-ups can introduce unwanted
artifacts.
> > Among the potential problems are comb filter effects or simply the
> > fact that none of the two microphones are pointing exactly at the
> > sound source. Due to physical limitations, there is no microphone
that
> > exhibits a perfect omnidirectional pick-up pattern for all signal
> > frequencies. At least at frequencies above 10 kHz, the frequency
> > response is no longer flat for off-axis sounds, which means that
high
> > frequency components will NOT be recorded properly.
>
John Hartog wrote:
> If this is a concern, as long as one of the mics in any of those
> stereo configurations is on-axis to the subject, that channel could
be
> used for mono applications if needed - and the other channel for
> spacial support. In which case the problems as you describe would
not
> be an issue.
>
Hello John,
Yes, of course, this would be perhaps an option. However, this would
obviously lead to an asysmmetric set up. As far as I understand, for
best stereo listening performance, one would usually try to arrange
the microphones in such a way that the main singers are somewhere in
the center region of the scene, but not at the margin.
Happy New Year to all,
Raimund
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