Ortf microphone placement book

Each two microphone technique has its perks and drawbacks. Ortf is not only at a 110120 degree angle but the microphones themselves are 17cm apart. Now set up two identical cardioid mics in an ortf configuration where the. Procedure the ortf stereo technique provides the recording with a wider stereo image than xy stereo while still preserving a reasonable amount of mono information. I have been using the spaced pair method for quite sometime, but am wondering what placements my fellow gearsluts are using. This method uses a pair of firstorder cardioid microphones with their diaphragms spaced 17cm 6. The capsules are spaced about 17cm, or just over 6. The musicians cheat sheet for stereo micing patterns. It also looks prettier than xy in my book, if that counts for anything.

In xy the capsule are as close as you can get without touching at a 90 degree perpendicular placement. The spacing of the microphones emulates the distance between the human ears, and the angle between the two directional microphones emulates the shadow effect of the human head. Hello all, after reading several posts about drum micing methods, i have started trying out the 110 ortf micing method. The ortf stereo microphone system, also known as sideotherside, is a microphone technique used to record stereo sound. Zoom meetings will go better with these 6 tips to look. The capsules of the mics ought to be 17cm apart with the mics forming an angle of 110 degrees. The angle is slightly wider than that of xy, at 110 degrees.

You can explore many variations on the standard xy stereo mic technique by making the angle of the mics greater than 90 degrees. Mic placement outdoors is a lot more difficult because you have nothing. Somewhat similar to the ortf array, nos is the dutch answer to this standardized technique. This placement is almost as easy and straightforward as xy, but with a wider spread and greater depth. Mic placement, pickup patterns, phase relationships and many more. Here are 4 surround sound miking techniques from the recording. Ortf stereo microphone technique microphones harmony. Learn all about mic spacing and angling in order to setup recording stereo techniques like ab, xy, near coincident, ortf, din, nos and more. Its all about clothing, lighting, camera placement and looking the webcam in the eye, says author larry becker of the book great on camera. Xy or ortf pair at distance of 46 one mic over treble strings and one over bass strings at a distance of 12 with the lid up, a mic or pair of mics can be placed just outside the lid facing either the strings for brighter sound or lid for mellower, reflected sound see fig. Also using two identical cardioid microphones, this. On this episode of sound 101, andrew and steve tackle 3 different techniques for recording stereo sound.

Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Nos belgium radio technique is 90 degrees pattern but spread apart 30cm. Home recording for musicians for dummies, 4th edition add to cart. Unlike other popular stereo techniques such as xy stereo and blumlein stereo, ortf isnt a coincident stereo setup where the capsules of the two microphones are positioned as closely together as possible.