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How to Determine the Angle between the Microphones
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English
main stereo
axis
Area to be recorded
(e.g. orchestra or band)
Table 1
This table can be used to determine the ste-
reophonic recording angle
α from the ratio of
b to a (according to Michael Williams)
b/a angle ω
between the
microphones
recording
angle α
4,3 130° 130°
5,6 141° 120°
8,3 153° 110°
16,3 166° 100°
oo 180° 90°
a
b
α
ω
listener
Fig. 3b
The stereophonic recording angle
α from Fig. 3a
is mapped into an angle
α‘ of 60° during
loudspeaker playback.
α’= 60°
Fig. 3a
Recording angle
α and the angle ω between
the microphones; all sound sources should be
lying within the recording angle
α in order to
guarantee good mapping into the playback
area
α‘: