--- In "simmosonics" <> wrote:
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> --- In "jtudor2005" <john@> wrote:
> > @Greg - Can you explain this a little more ;-)). Why do you do (need to do)
> > this??
> >
> > Are you aligning them positionally?
>
> Yes, in the stereo image. If you listen carefully to most recordings made
> with a coincident pair you will find that the low frequencies tend to move
> towards the centre, leaving the mids and highs to provide localisation cues.
> So on something like a cello or a tabla, which both have low frequency
> content but mid and high articulation, a casual listen will place them
> correctly in the stereo field. A more careful listen, however, will reveal
> that the lower harmonics are not aligned with the upper harmonics.
>
> So, I use shuffling to correct that. If done correctly on a musical
> application (with distinct instruments in distinct locations) you can create
> a recording that sounds as if each instrument was close-miked and panned.
>
I may be missing something blatantly obvious here, but. In our, direct to
stereo style of recording, how are you re-positioning a low frequency that is
mixed amongst everything else?
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