stupid XY overhead Question!

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Okay, I did some overheads on a drum kit and I did an XY coincident instead of a non-coincident spaced pair. I would pan the left mic to the right and right mic to the left correct? Since the mics are crossed and representing the opposing sides of the drum kit? uhhhhhh..... :eek:
 
Yes. Thou art with the program. You may not pan them quite all the way left and right, though. The widest possible stereo sound isn't always the most natural sound-Richie
 
this is what I would assume but it doesn't say to do this in ANY of my books or in anything I've ever read online so I just wanted some reassurance.
 
Richard Monroe said:
Yes. Thou art with the program. You may not pan them quite all the way left and right, though. The widest possible stereo sound isn't always the most natural sound-Richie
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yeah that's another question I had. My friend did a recording and panned overheads hard and the recording sounded good but the overheads sounded REALLY REALLY unnatural and it made it hard to listen to. I panned them about 40/100 each way and it seemed to sounded good to me. Is that enough? Is there any sort of "typical" range for panning the OH's?
 
BRIEFCASEMANX said:
yeah that's another question I had. My friend did a recording and panned overheads hard and the recording sounded good but the overheads sounded REALLY REALLY unnatural and it made it hard to listen to. I panned them about 40/100 each way and it seemed to sounded good to me. Is that enough? Is there any sort of "typical" range for panning the OH's?
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If it sounds good, it is good. There are many factors involved, such as the height of the OH, the width of the kit, and the angle of the XY pair. Don't worry about how wide you pan if it sounds right.
 
with a coincedent pair it doesn't really matter where you pan em because the mics are in phase anyway.

but when panning an non coincident pair it does(!) matter where you pan your mics because you can introduce comb filters into your sound if don't pan your overheads 100% left and right. This doesn't apply if you close mic your cymbals so close that there is very little bleed. When doing a non coincedent pair it pays to get the imaging right before starting to record.
 
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