Stereo Micing Techniques and Applications

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I'm reseaching stereo micing techniques and applications for contemporary music recordings and I'm after any information or experience people have had with creating a stereo image using two mics on one or more instruments. Cheers.:D
 
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Ummm.. 5 stars on this thread with no responces, you're pretty good man!
My favorite right now, and I havent tried them all, is to use MS and tweak it with an MS box. It requires two mics, a figure 8 and a cardioid. Sounds real good.
Check the mic forum for the huge thread on polar patterns. You'll shit at what there is to learn.
 
Re: Miking techiques

Hi Simon . .

have used a "stereo pair" on quite a few occasions with varying
degrees of success . .

The last lot of stuff I did was for a jazz band (traditional) and
the results were excellent . . A live performance . .

Mics approx 10ft apart, height appr 4ft . . Very close to the band.
The low height avoided direct blasting from horns, trombones,
sax etc . . Mics were pointed toward drums at rear . . Some
reflected sound was apparent from the drums, ie, snare. but
cymbals/hi-hats were clearly defined . .

Some eq was required at final to increase bass and remove some
boxy/resonant effects in the mid-range area..

The genearal brass sound came over really well as did the electric
bass ( to my surprise)..

So a good resuly and a simple setup eh!? . .

Equipment . .
AKG C2000 B's x 2
Tascam DA-20 MKII DAT
Behringer MX602A desk

The little Behringer I find excellent for this kind of application . .
Save lugging around huge stuff . .

Hope this helps . . byeee fer now . .
 
Cheers for the responses. (and don't we all deserve five stars:p ) I have tried a few stereo techniques such as blumlien, xy and spaced pair and I have the facilities to try others as well although I'm interested in the different applications for each one in contemporary (popular) music. I know there is no rule saying you must use a spaced pair as overheads or anything like that, but I'd like to know what has worked well for different instruments. Thanks :D
 
There's a large thread in the mic forum which discusses all the various stereo mic techniques and a few general tips on when to use what. It's the thread near the top that asks about polar patterns and diaphragm sizes. It's pretty long but it might be worth reading it.
 
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