Stereo Shotgun Microphones

[Orson]

I was talking with someone regards recording outdoors. They said my Rode Ngt2 would be better replaced with a stereo shotgun mic for recording things like cars to give the stereo speaker effect.

I had never thought anything about this before or even knew that there were stereo shotgun mics. No doubt this could be expensive.

So anybody got any recommendations or ideas?

 

[rob aylestone]

He's talking bollocks! Have you ever found stereo shotguns? What look like them are usually M/S mics. If you need to record ambience and wild tracks in stereo, then often a hyper/supercardioid and figure 8 combo is king - inside a very expensive and protected housing. Or, just a Zoom and a bit of foam to try out at much lower cost. Think about the notion of a stereo shotgun - it's an oxymoron. It's a narrow, beam type tone microphone. If you tried to use two, your car would pop into one, vanish then pop into the other and vanish - not remotely what you want.

 

[Orson]

Cheers Rob. I just couldnt figure it out. If anyone knows then you will.

EDIT: Rob I went and looked on Thomann at what you said and I think his description is what you refer to. There are some A-T's there from 550 to 1000 which are long and thin like a shotgun mic, but are of course as you describe and x/y. I think these could also fit in my Rode blimp for wind protection.