omni

[Julian]

what's an omni? i heard that it would brighten my recordings. thanks.

[Gidge]

http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthr...threadid=27030

[PowerCouple]

Omnidirectional means "in every direction", so an Omni mic will pick up sound from all directions, not only your desired source...
Based in my experience some of the pros and cons are:
Pros: (If you want it) it picks the natural reverb from the room in wich you are recording, that can make it sound beautiful.
It is also useful for avoiding proximiti effect.
cons: a lot of leakage when tracking more than one source simultaneously but with different mics. (it has no rejection in any angle)
it picks the natural reverb from the room in wich you are recording (if you DON'T want that it's a big problem)

and many others I can't remember

Peace.

PC

[cominginsecond]

Just thought I'd mention that proximity effect is the increased bass response you get as the mic gets closer to the source. If Julien doesn't know what an omni is he probably doesn't know what proximity effect is either.

[PowerCouple]

You are right, Sorry

PC