Tonal Cues ep2: The Most Common Stereo Micing Mistake 

Thanks Adrien, I appreciate it!

Glad to hear it helped!

Glad it helped - we're all learning!

Merci beaucoup!

@@martynheynemusic 😆

Panning is just the shifting of sound from one side of the stereo image to the other, nothing to do with loudness

@@lucaserojas What happens when you have have identical volumes in both sides and then lowers one side? The phantom center moves and is panned to one side. Moron :)

Great question! Basically in Glyn Johns technique the mics are so far apart from one another, and so close to the source, that it's not really a stereo technique anymore but rather two mono sources with panning. The bleed fills the spaces in between.

In addition to Martyn's answer you'll also notice the two mics are not competing for the stereo image, amplitude and time are both working together still. Glyn Johns only works if the mics aren't competing, which is why you make sure they are equidistant from the snare and roughly 32in away. The ride sound will arrive at the rear microphone before the overhead mic it will also be louder due to it's proximity. I'd argue it's a bit like a spaced pair in terms of qualifying for "stereo-technique-ness" and in my book it's on the brink of still being a stereo technique but it's on very shaky ground haha! You'll notice if you set it up correctly you can pan the overhead mic hard right and the behind mic hard left and still end up with the snare sounding in the middle, to me that's enough to qualify it as a "stereo" array. Especially considering you can balance the full kit quite nicely without any spots if done correctly. But to each their own! I think one could easily argue it's not a "true" stereo technique.

@@JonathanGalle Think of it like this: Can you use Glyn Johns on a piano? On a choir?

@@martynheynemusic Fair enough, but does the Glyn Johns array not capture an accurate stereophonic sound of the kit? I'd argue it sounds better than almost all of the traditional stereo arrays for kit for most jazz/small kit applications. It creates an accurate stereo image of a drum kit and by that definition I would say it is a "stereo array" as it creates a stereo image. I think calling it two mono sources with panning is a bit oversimplified and doesn't give the array it's due. For comparison: I would argue the Decca tree is a stereo array, If you agree with me that it is a stereo array then you'll also probably agree that the array tends to fall apart on smaller sources than orchestra. Does this officially make it not a stereo array? You could obviously argue "no it's a LCR" but in my book a stereo array is one that represents a realistic stereo image. Once again, I'm just being pedantic about all this, in regards to the video and the greater conversation it is largely un-important haha! We can both however agree that pointing cardioids in towards each other spaced out is a bad idea and to absolutely not do it hehe!

Dank je wel Albert

​@@martynheynemusicHeel mooi ! Das Deutsch war auch perfekt.

Brilliant question, thank you! I'll answer this in the next episode

here we go: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3g4KYXJ9Vjk.html

dude?🤷🏽‍♂️

it's not *that* bad is it?

Sure there’s a bit of hiss, but this explanation was very clear and concise. Two things can be simultaneously true - there is indeed hiss, but the information delivered is accurate.

nah its poor form plain and simply

@@JesseJenkinsNz you sure your name isn’t dick?