Dear Fred,
before you do any extensive experiments, ask yourself if you really
need amplitude stereo, or if phase stereo would be good enough.
Klas.
At 07:22 2014-01-04, you wrote:
>Hi guys, once again, I=E2=80=99m dipping my cup into the well of knowledge=
>within this group. To date, I=E2=80=99ve recorded soundscapes with a pair=
>of AT-4022=E2=80=99s configured into a SASS rig, utilizing a Sound Devices=
>Mix-Pre D and a Marantz PMD-661. When having the need to record a
>specific sound (bird, coyote, etc.), but still wanting to maintain
>an ambient recording, would adding a parabolic dish mic as a 3rd
>microphone input and mixed to the center (ie both) channels of the
>Mix-Pre be suitable or problematic? You can add 2 more line-level
>sources as Channels 3 & 4 inputs by converting the Return input
>(1/8=E2=80=9D mini in). I have a Naiant Tiny Box pre-amp which I would
>use to supply the mic to line level source. I know from an
>electronic standpoint this will work, because I borrowed a friends
>Sennheiser ME-66 and mixed it as a 3rd mic along side my
>AT-4022s. I am wondering if the dish will create phase or delay
>problems when mixed with the left and right channels? Or, if anyone
>has tried this, did they feel that extra equipment, expense and
>hassle was worth the effort? Ideally, I know that a 3-channel (or
>more) mixer and recorder would be best so that you can record each
>mic on a separate track. However, that would mean spending a
>considerable sum of money.
>
>I searched the forum for a bit and couldn=E2=80=99t find any posts
>addressing this specific technique. Sorry, if it has already been
>covered. Before I drop cash money on a Telinga, I was hoping to
>secure the knowledge that this will work.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Fred
>
>
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