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Microphone patterns This is an important thing to understand because it will establish a better understanding of what the pros are talking about and why these "microphone patterns" are so important. To make things easier, we'll provide you a "one-pager" for each microphone pattern. That…

Mark your gear It is not always possible to stick a sticker with the company logo on the surface of hand cases, suitcases or on any part of your gear. Even on tool cases, these stickers do not usually stick very well. So we stick…

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…

Linear ORTF-3D The "Linear ORTF-3D" is based on Schoeps's proven ORTF-3D technique. It was developed by Felix Krückels (Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences) and Helmut Wittek (Schoeps's CEO). In scenarios where the microphone's placement precludes a central positioning within the auditory environment, it nevertheless furnishes…

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…