[Julien BH]

On Feb 12, 2:37 pm, "Richard Crowley" wrote:
"Jenn" wrote...
I've been recording with two mics, stereo, both mics
panned to center position.

That is exactly like going to the paint store for a gallon of
red paint and a gallon of blue paint. But then before leaving
the store, you mix them together and walk out with two
cans of purple paint.

You can't ever get the red and blue back once you have
mixed them together. In addition, once they are mixed
together, the second can is redundant.

I understand that some folks pan the mics to extreme
L and R and then play with the balance in the mixdown.
Is this the usual way?

If you aren't going to keep the recordings from the mics
separate, there's little point in even putting up the 2nd mic.

Thanks for any help.
(Sorry for such a beginning question! I'm taking a
recording class, but we're not to this point yet!)

Don't be afraid to use common-sense logic. Just because it
is audio doesn't make it magic (or even arcane, mostly :-).

Sorry for the thread hijack, but which microphones are decent as
coincident pair and low budget. SM58/57 ?