Thank you, Keith, it's good to have you here!
And thanks for the quote. "Swimmy." I like that one a lot. And the fact that it
didn't come from me makes it all the better.
Curt Olson
Keith Smith wrote:
> Curt,
> I hope yet another adjective added to the lexicon is more help than
> harm.
>
> This is an extract from Crown's memo22yr.pdf (bottom of page 25) ,
> extolling the virtues of PZM's, which has recently but not too
> mysteriously disappeared from their site. The (Bold) is mine. The full
> entry is rather interesting, although not much help, technically. I
> assume most folks interested in this sort of thing might have read it
> before.
>
> "Tim Guhl, Cultural Resources Council, Syracuse, NY, says:
> ...Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and the Opera Theatre of Syracuse...
> Formerly, we used a Neumann SM 69 FET in a `midside" setup. With
> this we employed a woodwind sweetener mike, this to cover the swimmy
> image right at the center of the mid-side configuration. We were quite
> pleased with the mike setup and had spent some three years developing
> the technique. We even recorded a disc for New World Records and
> another for Peters International with this system. Then we ordered the
> PZMs. The rest is history..."
>
> This is my first post here after lurking constantly for several weeks.
> I'll take the opportunity to thank all contributors for a most
> interesting and educational list. Doing a little research on the most
> frquent posters has also led me to some fascinating blogs -seems it's
> time to get some woodworking tools.
>
> Keith Smith
> Calgary
>
> --- In Curt Olson <> wrote:
>
>> No. I hear the slight phasing error at 180 degrees, but that's not
>> that I'm talking about. I could point you to some examples out there,
>> but that would be grossly impolite and I won't do it. I will say,
>> however, that MS and ORTF arrays are both quite prone to it -- not
>> always, but often enough that I've observed a pretty clear pattern.
>>
>> Probably the best thing I can do at this point is to try generating
>> the effect myself with an ORTF array and post it along with a
>> simultaneous recording from a boundary rig. Please stand by... we've had
>> one of our grandchildren here for the last few days and I'm behind of
>> several other commitments. But it is now on my "to do ASAP" list.
>>
>> Curt
>
>>
>> Klas wrote:
>
>>
>
>>> Curt, at http://klas.telinga.com/demo/walkinginacircle.mp3.
>>>
>>> you will hear a little of what I call phasing at 180 degrees.
>>> Is that what you mean by wavy?
>>>
>>> Klas
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