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Key · 30th August 2009

Eh if it's hitting two mics there will be a small delay from the synth to the stereo pair. Each mic will pick up different reflections from the room and the direct sound will arrive at different times to the two mics. Sticking a DI in the middle will not phase align with the miced signals so panning laws are thrown out the window at this point. Just set the stereo pair to whatever sits in the mix the best with the different panner laws. The stereo sort of becomes the reverb and the mono becomes the direct if you are using three mics or using two mics and a direct feed.
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30th August 2009	#15
Key Gear addict Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 311	Eh if it's hitting two mics there will be a small delay from the synth to the stereo pair. Each mic will pick up different reflections from the room and the direct sound will arrive at different times to the two mics. Sticking a DI in the middle will not phase align with the miced signals so panning laws are thrown out the window at this point. Just set the stereo pair to whatever sits in the mix the best with the different panner laws. The stereo sort of becomes the reverb and the mono becomes the direct if you are using three mics or using two mics and a direct feed. .