Audio Arts Week 1 - Multi Micing Techniques - 04/03/08
This is the spaced pair that produced the worst results.
Below are the results of five variations on stereo micing of the EMU Steinway. Piano player: Jake Morris.XY-NT4 Stereo Mic:
This example benefited from hard panning due to the close proximity of the mics involved. As they are inbuilt as a close stereo pair, a fair degree of separation seems necessary to imply a true stereo image.
U87's front and back - Set to Cardiod:
This method unsurprisingly returned a considerable more vague stereo image as a result of the mics vastly different positioning on the piano.
Close Stereo Pair - U87's - Set to Cardiod:
Two U87's were placed on a purpose built dual stand and faced diagonally into the piano. The result seems to have produced a stereo blend of sonic characteristics of the sound board rather than string frequency positions.
XY Configuration - U87's - Set to Cardiod:
While this was an unorthodox looking XY set up, mainly due to the awkward size of the U-87's, it has produced a rich and full sound across the piano's spectrum. Panning is hard left and right.
Mid Side Technique - U87s one set to Omni, the other set to Figure 8:
Due to imbalance in the stereo field, the duplicated and inverted Figure 8 channel has been kept at pan position centre to alleviate the 'right side heavy' effect that was initially present. The capture is very full and 'stereo' sounding nevertheless.
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Reference:
Grice, David. "Audio Arts, Week 1 - Multi Micing Techniques". Lecture presented at EMU space, Level 5, Schultz building, University of Adelaide, 4th March, 2008.
posted by David J Dowling @ 3:14 PM
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I found a picture of tenos.
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