X-Y'ing and X-Y-Z'ing?

[stettoman]

I discovered a magical SD mic in the JM27 recently; I own and love an old Seagull S6 Cedar, very rich sounding with a bat bat fottom...Too fat for recording, as a matter of fact. I recently bought the 27's from B-Stock and am so impressed at the clean articulation I'm getting from an X-Y config! The 3-to-1 works really well too, but I have to sit very still in the sweet spot, and that ain't workin'...

I received a pair of SP C4's just before Xmas. They have a totally different personality, a little warmer with a bit more susceptibility to the low end (at least on my S6), but they have a beautiful "in the room" aspect to them, hence the next question;

Has anyone ever tried to configure 4 SD mics on an acoustic guitar with any success? Yes, yes, I know that any number of mics CAN be hung in front of a guitar at a time, I've done it myself years ago in an A/B mic auditioning situation, but I mean to intentionally blend two separate stereo mic signals...? I wouldn't mind hearing of others' experiences before I go to the trouble of encasing myself in a cage of diaphragms... :eek:

Thanks

Eric

[Reid Mason]

I discovered a magical SD mic in the JM27 recently; I own and love an old Seagull S6 Cedar, very rich sounding with a bat bat fottom...Too fat for recording, as a matter of fact. I recently bought the 27's from B-Stock and am so impressed at the clean articulation I'm getting from an X-Y config! The 3-to-1 works really well too, but I have to sit very still in the sweet spot, and that ain't workin'...

I received a pair of SP C4's just before Xmas. They have a totally different personality, a little warmer with a bit more susceptibility to the low end (at least on my S6), but they have a beautiful "in the room" aspect to them, hence the next question;

Has anyone ever tried to configure 4 SD mics on an acoustic guitar with any success? Yes, yes, I know that any number of mics CAN be hung in front of a guitar at a time, I've done it myself years ago in an A/B mic auditioning situation, but I mean to intentionally blend two separate stereo mic signals...? I wouldn't mind hearing of others' experiences before I go to the trouble of encasing myself in a cage of diaphragms... :eek:

Thanks

Eric


Eric,

Very interesting that you'd ask this question - at this particular time. I happen to know that our Brent Casey has been experimenting with XY & Z lately!

I'll see if I can get him to comment here.

[stettoman]

Reid, thanks for the reply...I haven't really had much opportunity to delve into this much more myself, as the combination of lack of time, lack of resources and a lousy work environment (an open cellar sans any treatments whatsoever) has been getting in the way...But I'd love to find out from someone with the essentials I lack whether this is a mic configuration worth doing seriously...

...It dawns on me the spacial benefits in a 5 or 6:1 surround setup...I know that's where the industry will eventually mainstream, though perhaps not soon...It took more than 20 years for America to be introduced to a technology that is already an old standard in Japan...High-Definition TV...

Thanks again Reid!

Eric

[Nik Keefe]

I genuinely know nothing at all about this subject but I'm intrigued to find out more, because it sounds pretty interesting. Someone say something!!!

[Zoose]

...something...




couldn't resist.

:D