Ortf microphone placement book

Ortf combines both the volume difference provided as sound arrives on and offaxis at two cardioid microphones spread to a 110 angle, as well as the timing difference as sound arrives at. On this episode of sound 101, andrew and steve tackle 3 different techniques for recording stereo sound. Ortf is not only at a 110120 degree angle but the microphones themselves are 17cm apart. The ortf stereo microphone system, also known as sideotherside, is a microphone technique used to record stereo sound.

Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Learn all about mic spacing and angling in order to setup recording stereo techniques like ab, xy, near coincident, ortf, din, nos and more. This method uses a pair of firstorder cardioid microphones with their diaphragms spaced 17cm 6. Now set up two identical cardioid mics in an ortf configuration where the. Here are 4 surround sound miking techniques from the recording. Each two microphone technique has its perks and drawbacks.

Also using two identical cardioid microphones, this. The musicians cheat sheet for stereo micing patterns. Xy or ortf pair at distance of 46 one mic over treble strings and one over bass strings at a distance of 12 with the lid up, a mic or pair of mics can be placed just outside the lid facing either the strings for brighter sound or lid for mellower, reflected sound see fig. Unlike other popular stereo techniques such as xy stereo and blumlein stereo, ortf isnt a coincident stereo setup where the capsules of the two microphones are positioned as closely together as possible.

Nos belgium radio technique is 90 degrees pattern but spread apart 30cm. Mic placement, pickup patterns, phase relationships and many more. You can explore many variations on the standard xy stereo mic technique by making the angle of the mics greater than 90 degrees. Procedure the ortf stereo technique provides the recording with a wider stereo image than xy stereo while still preserving a reasonable amount of mono information. The capsules of the mics ought to be 17cm apart with the mics forming an angle of 110 degrees. How to mic a piano a simple guide to microphone placement. Hello all, after reading several posts about drum micing methods, i have started trying out the 110 ortf micing method. Somewhat similar to the ortf array, nos is the dutch answer to this standardized technique. Ortf stereo microphone technique microphones harmony. Zoom meetings will go better with these 6 tips to look. In xy the capsule are as close as you can get without touching at a 90 degree perpendicular placement.

Information contained in this book has been obtained by thomson course technology ptr from sources. The angle is slightly wider than that of xy, at 110 degrees. Home recording for musicians for dummies, 4th edition add to cart. It also looks prettier than xy in my book, if that counts for anything. Mic placement outdoors is a lot more difficult because you have nothing. Its all about clothing, lighting, camera placement and looking the webcam in the eye, says author larry becker of the book great on camera. In an ortf pair, its the backside of the microphones that are near touching, rather than the frontside.