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Shure SM81: Stereo Mic Techniques On Piano

November 05, 2007
Stereo SM81 Screencast

Recording in stereo can really bring out the depth of an instrument within a room. In this tutorial Dan shows you two different ways that you can record a grand piano in stereo. For this particular video the mics are the Shure SM81's which find their way into a lot of great recordings.

There will be two samples for each method. A chromatic run up all the keys as well as a chord progression that will later be used in a song will demonstrate the differences between the XY and ORTF stereo techniques. Stay tuned for future videos to hear how this stereo recording fits into a dense mix.

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Please don't confuse people.

By: Anonymous Coward (not verified)

Please don't confuse people. You are using a near coincident technique here, not ORTF.

ORTF is strictly defined as 7 inches between capsules and angle of 110 degrees.

Any variation on this is not ORTF and should not be referred to as such.

Thank you

Tue, 2011-10-11 09:40

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