I'm using two consdensor mics with pop screens and compressors to
record dialog for a podcast, and some guests don't want to get too
close to the mic. So when I crank the gain the guest mic picks up bleed
from the host in an echo-y room. I can't separate the two persons
because the videographer wants them sitting close (face-to-face), and I
tried a noise gate with no success.



I've had good luck keying the other mic from the opposite mic. In
other words, the gate isn't set to respond to the input's sound level
but rather when the other mic is spoken into it gets pushed down.
I've found that pushing it just enough to avoid roominess or echoiness
in the summing of them, and no more, can yield pretty acceptable
results.


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