I just read this article and it has me wondering if I have the means to do
this:

http://www.harmony-central.com/Featu...r/00index.html

The only cadidate mics I have are the royer r121 and studio projects c1.
Does anyone think those two would be appropriate for stereo micing or would
their characteristics be too different? Is it generally done with two large
condensers or two small condensers?

thanks,

brian

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The only cadidate mics I have are the royer r121 and studio projects c1.
Does anyone think those two would be appropriate for stereo micing or would
their characteristics be too different? Is it generally done with two large
condensers or two small condensers?

In the article you referenced (which isn't a bad article for some
basic suggestions), only one of the setups, Version C, is actually
stereo. (X-Y) The other two are just using two microphones to pick up
different sounds emitting from different places and in different
directions, and panning them left and right to distinguish them.

I wouldn't try the X-Y setup with your two mics, but I don't see any
reason why you couldn't get some interesting and possibly useful
results using one pointing at the 12th fret and the other pointing
at the top either straight on or downward from the "ear"postition. I'd
suggest that you start with the Royer at pointing at the fingerboard
and using the Studio Projects in the other position, but try it both
ways.

The way to get any sound is to experiment. So just do it, listen to
what you're recorded, and if it isn't what you always dreamed of,
change something and try again. Don't assume that every experiment
might be THE take, just screw around with a similar style until you
find a way to get the sound you're looking for. Once you have the mics
in position, then concentrate on playing what you want to record.


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In Article , "Brian Huether"
wrote:
I just read this article and it has me wondering if I have the means to do
this:

http://www.harmony-central.com/Featu...r/00index.html

The only cadidate mics I have are the royer r121 and studio projects c1.
Does anyone think those two would be appropriate for stereo micing or would
their characteristics be too different? Is it generally done with two large
condensers or two small condensers?

thanks,

brian


You don't need matched mics to get a spatial effect. If you find the "right"
place for each mic you can get something interesting.

I've done it with a Schoeps cmc641 and a U 89 on acoustic guitar.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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Hello Ty. How did you set up the Shoeps/Neumann combination on guitar?
Terry

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Hello Ty. How did you set up the Shoeps/Neumann combination on guitar?
Terry


There was minimal specific conscious decision. I had been using the U 89 on
vocal and CMC641 on guitar. The new tune was an instrumental. I liked what I
had been getting with the Schoeps alone on guitar and decided to see what
the combination would do, knowing that I could always rely on the Schoeps.

Each mic about 2' from the acoustic guitar; and about 2'-2.5' apart.
Tight, but not dead room.

The U 89 was aimed at the lower bout, the Schoeps at the upper.
I had the guitarist play while I fiddled with mic position while listening
on Sony MDR7506 phones.

Regards,

Ty Ford



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