Mike wrote

And then there's the most important tool that's flat out missing from
the tool box - the apprenticeship.

A question about other people's "thoughts and expereinces" doesn't mean
he doesn't listen. You think Al Schmidt or whoever didn't spend years
as an assistant watching and having some point of reference to start?

The acceptability of the answer "use your ears" on the newsgroup always
surprises me. Isnt' that a giventhat you lsting when your infron of
your monitors and discuss when infront of a computer?

The subtext of your answer strikes me as "don't ask a stupid question,
go figure it out for yourself" and in the context of the generosity and
sharing of infromation that goes on in this newsgroup... well that jsut
doesn't seem to fit. Maybe the subtext is "don't ask a question I don't
know the answer to"? I don't get it.

Even if listening isn't a given, it's not like there aren't going to be
multiple opinions on any question for him to try and then decide. The
answers are going to force listening.


So just what is your point here Mike? That you don't like my obvious answer to
the question? Or do you think that I don't care about any John Doe that asks
question's (stupid or not)? Or do you think that there is some magic formula to
any microphone placement approach?
OK, for your information Mike I'll give you a more detailed answer...."The most
important tool in any recording persons tool box is his ears". If you don't get
it then I don't know how to explain it any more simply than that so to bad.