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Re: Live recording



On 2017-08-05, Glenn English <ghe2001@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not real sure what you guys are talking about, but the talk of
> stereo microphones leads into a mildly grey area.
>

My understanding is that a stereo microphone is comprised of two
microphones in a single unit. That's pretty black and white.

Why you would use such a device rather than recording with two discrete
microphones in an X-Y, ORTF, or MS (et al) configuration (but I read
there are single, MS recording units) I dunno.

Here are some edifying links:

http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/how_to_connect_your_equipment.html
http://www.shure.eu/support_download/educational_content/microphones-basics/stereo_microphone_techniques
http://www.uaudio.com/blog/mid-side-mic-recording/


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