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    STEREO MIKING TECHNIQUES: DOUBLE TROUBLE

    Oct 10, 2019 5 minutes
    WORDS BY ROB LONG.

    Generally in the studio, it’s customary to keep things as simple as possible at all stages of the recording process. When miking instruments, we tend to use only as many mics as needed, rather than introduce too many random elements, phasing issues, setup time, mixing challenges etc. To that end, with a single sound source a mono mic setup is usually always the default.

    However, there are many situations when a stereo mic setup will provide the engineer with a more natural, balanced sonic picture of the instrument. If you take the analogy of the microphone as a small torch or flashlight, then pointing the mic at a narrow, focused area will inevitably only capture a percentage of the instrument’s natural tone, texture, and

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