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In Reply to: Alan Blumlein's technique posted by j.l.guillebeau@att.net on March 30, 2002 at 14:51:46:
While co-incident figure 8's can image impressively, I've never liked the low end response. The same goes for X-Y cardioids and ORTF. The cancellation in the pattern really screws up the bottom end. I have found A-B omnis to offer the best balance, with a 3 mic Decca tree not far behind.As to compressors, I think you're generally correct about their overuse, especially in Pop and Rock recordings(look at Bob Katz's web site about the ever narrowing dynamic range in recordings. www.digido.com). That being said, I still find that I may have to use a TINY bit of frequency dependant compression to compensate for instrument placement, mic distance, room effects, etc.(most of my recordings are live events). I'm a purist and audiophile, but sometimes it balances out the recording.
Mike
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- Re: Alan Blumlein's technique - tenor39 04:37:19 04/04/02 (1)
- Omnis are great for perfect acoustics - j.l.guillebeau@att.net 12:05:49 04/13/02 (0)
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