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Old 16th September 2006, 12:21 PM   #1
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Post just a little request ...

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First off, what microphone's do you have????

If I were doing this session I would go for a pair of ribbon microphones on each instrument... On the vibes, the two mikes I would choose would be a pair Royer 122's. In x/y set as an ORTF pair.

‘XY microphone technique’ requires two identical microphones angled at 90º. ORTF the acronym for Office de Radiodiffusion Television Francaise (French Radio and TV) requires two microphones spread by 17cm to emulate the width of human ears, angled at 110º. This will make a very natural sounding pick-up on the vibes...

As I recall the Balaphon is the West African instrument that resembles a small xylophone. So.... Basically the same mike set-up as the Vibes...

When and if you can record these lovely instruments this way, I would like to give you a little mixing tip!!!

Bruce Swedien

Please Mr. Bruce swedien ...i am going to mix the record ...
can i ask you to take a little time to discuss together about this little mixing tip ?
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Old 20th September 2006, 04:38 PM   #2
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Please Mr. Bruce swedien ...i am going to mix the record ...
can i ask you to take a little time to discuss together about this little mixing tip ?
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Julien......

Am I too late? Have you mixed the record yet?

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Old 20th September 2006, 05:36 PM   #3
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No ...it's scheduled for the next week.
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Old 21st September 2006, 11:15 AM   #4
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I'm in the process of mixing...

... and would love to hear your tip - as I am sure a lot of us would.
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Old 23rd September 2006, 08:24 PM   #5
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2 Stereo mikes in a mix....

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No ...it's scheduled for the next week.
Julien.....

Try this...



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Old 28th September 2006, 09:22 AM   #6
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Mr Bruce Swedien,
thank you so much for this nice tip and for all you have made on this mad forum !
You stay as my guide and i will always use to listen each of your mix.
It was a great pleasure for me and i hope that one day we could know each other ...
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Old 28th September 2006, 08:26 PM   #7
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You are very kind.......

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Mr Bruce Swedien,
thank you so much for this nice tip and for all you have made on this mad forum !
You stay as my guide and i will always use to listen each of your mix.
It was a great pleasure for me and i hope that one day we could know each other ...
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Thanks Julien....

You are very kind. I make you a TOP-DRAWER, BONAFIDE, EXTRA-ELEGANT GASSER!!!!

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Old 28th September 2006, 08:59 PM   #8
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Thanks Julien....

You are very kind. I make you a TOP-DRAWER, BONAFIDE, EXTRA-ELEGANT GASSER!!!!

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Old 29th September 2006, 12:56 AM   #9
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Mr. Swedien,


does the ORTF arrangement equal the near coincident arrangement?

Are those 2 techniques or just two terms for one technique?


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Old 29th September 2006, 12:57 AM   #10
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First, I can't believe I get to ask Bruce Swedien a question. Thank you so much for doing this.

Now to the question: When you record in stereo do you always center the instrument when you record then pan the pairs, as the above diagram suggests? In a situation like the one above, would you record the instruments off center so that if you brought up both pairs panned full one would lean left, the other right?
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