Stereo Mic Recording Explained: XY, Mid-side, Blumlein & Spaced-pair Techniques

Have you listened to a piece of music with exceptional stereo playback and wondered how you could accomplish that for yourself? Contrary to popular belief, recording in stereo doesn’t have to be too difficult, so long as you have the knowledge needed to establish solid microphone fundamentals. That’s exactly what we’re here to do today. Sweetwater Sales Engineer Christopher Finton dropped by our studios to provide an in-depth explainer on four common stereo miking configurations: XY, mid-side, Blumlein, and spaced pair. Joined by Sweetwater video editor Luke Schooley on the guitar, Christopher shows you what you need to know to put these techniques into practice in your recording. Check it out!
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