(11-03-2017, 12:14 AM)RoyMatthews Wrote: Just curious.
Yeah it would have a noticeable effect in mono because coincident stereo arrays like XY (and M/S and Blumlein) rely on volume difference between the capsules to create the stereo image so gain matching the level difference between mics would focus the signal to the center of the image. But it would also change the stereo image.
Time aligning shouldn't (in theory) make much of a difference because the sound should hit both mics at the same time (if properly set up). Maybe these mics' capsules weren't as close to each other as they're suppose to be.
That said if it works it works.
You are correct. I find that most mics are not setup perfectly. 4 samples @ 44.1kHz is equal to 1.2 inches and that is not very much to be off if the room is more that 24ft in any direction. It is very hard to get the mics setup perfectly. Close to ideal is good enough if technology can perfect it for you. Sometimes nothing needs to be done and sometimes I hear this fuzziness that I know is coming from the gain being just a little off. When that does not tighten things up I start to shift the channels to see if the image improves. Most of the time it does the trick. Thanks for the listening.