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yoohoo
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Is it like a megaphone where you can speak into it but it also puts out the sound without an amplifier? Any help is appreciated!
cominginsecond
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This is a joke, right?
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Tronologic
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stereo opposed to mono
stereo opposed to mono means theres is more then 1 channel
stereo opposed to mono means theres is more then 1 channel
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Richard Monroe
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That's not really it, Tron. Stereo recording is not stereo because it has 2 channels, although that is a necessary prerequisite. Stereo recording is an attempt , by mic positioning and panning (maybe), to create a left right audio image that models, or approximates, what a person heard in that room. When taken to its logical conclusion, it becomes binaural recording, where 2 mics are placed, relative to each other, just like a pair of human ears, often with a tacky head in between them.
A "spaced" stereo pair is obviously not binaural, unless your head is 20' across. It is still stereo recording, however. It captures a whole acoustic image, and usually (not always) uses mics that are at least similar, and matched pairs are commonly used. While the true stereo image is panned hard left and right, many engineers will pan one or both tracks a little toward center. The two images are like the two images in a binocular. You focus them until you only see one image, no lines. Selective panning of stereo recordings is one way to focus that binocular, and find the sweet spot.
To answer the original question. A stereo mic is basically 2 mics in a single housing, arrayed so as to generate a stereo image. Obviously, in a single housing, they cant be a spaced pair (don't you wish you could take them apart into 2 mics?). The arrangement is usually "coincedent" (See Rode NT4 for a clear example of that), or MS (mid-side). Mid-side is an interesting picture that is made by one cardioid and one figure 8, with the 2 lobes of the figure 8 phase reversed. I've had very good luck withthe Sony ECM-MS957. It's an electret, battery powered, mid-side mic. I've achieved good results with it in both remote and studio application, especially on acoustic guitar.
Hooking this mic up to preamps turned out to be "interesting". The cable starts with a female 1/8" stereo miniplug. Oh boy... I did finally manage to plug it into a preamp, and match impedence somewhat. Mostly, I use the Sony plugged into a Korg PXR-4 Pandora, which is a stealth rig for Rennaisance fairs, where I don't want modern "in your face" techno. "Just speak into my prayer box, son, and confess your sins". I've also used it for live Reggae, steel bands in Jamaica, and a host of applications. The old Sony rocks, but I haven't heard any of the current crop of $100 or so stereo mics by Sony.-Richie
A "spaced" stereo pair is obviously not binaural, unless your head is 20' across. It is still stereo recording, however. It captures a whole acoustic image, and usually (not always) uses mics that are at least similar, and matched pairs are commonly used. While the true stereo image is panned hard left and right, many engineers will pan one or both tracks a little toward center. The two images are like the two images in a binocular. You focus them until you only see one image, no lines. Selective panning of stereo recordings is one way to focus that binocular, and find the sweet spot.
To answer the original question. A stereo mic is basically 2 mics in a single housing, arrayed so as to generate a stereo image. Obviously, in a single housing, they cant be a spaced pair (don't you wish you could take them apart into 2 mics?). The arrangement is usually "coincedent" (See Rode NT4 for a clear example of that), or MS (mid-side). Mid-side is an interesting picture that is made by one cardioid and one figure 8, with the 2 lobes of the figure 8 phase reversed. I've had very good luck withthe Sony ECM-MS957. It's an electret, battery powered, mid-side mic. I've achieved good results with it in both remote and studio application, especially on acoustic guitar.
Hooking this mic up to preamps turned out to be "interesting". The cable starts with a female 1/8" stereo miniplug. Oh boy... I did finally manage to plug it into a preamp, and match impedence somewhat. Mostly, I use the Sony plugged into a Korg PXR-4 Pandora, which is a stealth rig for Rennaisance fairs, where I don't want modern "in your face" techno. "Just speak into my prayer box, son, and confess your sins". I've also used it for live Reggae, steel bands in Jamaica, and a host of applications. The old Sony rocks, but I haven't heard any of the current crop of $100 or so stereo mics by Sony.-Richie
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