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M/S Stereo system with two caridioid microphones When we first saw this, we couldn't believe it! How should that work? Just two cardioid microphones facing each other and that's it? Actually ... yes! At least when it comes down to the recording itself. The routing…

Light stands There are a number of lightweight, quick-to-set-up lighting stands. They can usually carry about 2 kg, and sometimes even more. This means they can safely support larger ambisonic microphone systems. Some of these stands have the option of removing or unscrewing the middle…

Know your knowledge You know this for sure: you read something somewhere, but a week later, you're no longer 100% sure about the details. There is so much to know and even more to discover about ambisonics and related topics. When we first entered the…

Know your Zoom F8n (Pro) To improve readability, we will refer to the Zoom F8n and Zoom F8n Pro as the 'F8n' for short. Any differences between the models will be mentioned explicitly. This is about one of our most frequently used recorders and contains…

Know you gear! "Know your gear!" should be a sticker on every sound engineer's bags. This is both simple and true! Many of the available articles, tips and tricks originate from this. We recommend that every junior sound engineer take the time to get to…