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Old 31st August 2005   #2
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Originally Posted by audioslave
I have been trying to get this method down for a while now. I've always been a big recorderman and XY guy but the AB spaced method seems to be very popular for drum overheads.

How do you get the angles just right?

Where to point?

Space between both mics... where does the 3-1 rule apply?



Been always getting phasy results with this application. So... please as my first post, can I get a quick tutorial on this setup please.

thanks!

John
I've been going ORTF recently with great results, I make sure the snare sits right in the center of the image.

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