On 2017-08-06, Glenn English <ghe2...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 9:43 AM, Curt <cu...@free.fr> wrote: > >> My understanding is that a stereo microphone is comprised of two >> microphones in a single unit. That's pretty black and white.\ > > There was discussion of whether there is such a thing. And I > considered two mics in one device is kinda half way between one and > two. Grey :-) > >> Why you would use such a device rather than recording with two discrete >> microphones in an X-Y, ORTF, or MS (et al) configuration (but I read >> there are single, MS recording units) I dunno. > > I use my C-24 because of the mind boggling sound that comes out of it. > And I can pretty easily just hang it from the ceiling in the middle of > a concert hall and get an outstanding recording. > > Should have said 'used' instead of 'use'. I got out of the recording > business when digital audio came along, and became a computer geek -- > computers are as much fun as tape recorders... > > MS is trouble because of the transformer(s) used to decipher the > cardioid/bidirectional mic patterns.
As a total novice I was intrigued by the MS method's post-recording adjustability. For recording someone singing while accompanying himself at the acoustic piano I suppose you would need at least three microphones. Laying down the piano track first would probably present less difficulties. It's complicated. That's why they call them sound *engineers*, I guess. > Jeremy's post explains all this pretty well. Yes. > -- > Glenn English > > -- “Certitude is not the test of certainty.” --Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
