Microphone polar patterns - how to choose the right pattern

Microphone polar patterns - how to choose the right pattern for the job
Selecting a polar pattern is a bit like choosing a wide angle or a telephoto lens for a camera, except that sound is not nearly so controllable as light. Make sure to choose the right pattern or you won't capture the right sound.

Why are we still satisfied with stereo PA? Why can't it be Quadraphonic?
Haven't we become rather boring in recent years? We never try anything new, we let good ideas slip through our fingers. Perhaps Quadraphonics could relight our fire...

Are you a cutting-edge recording engineer? Or are you still hooked on the sounds of a long-gone age?
Perhaps retro has had its day. Now might be the time to adopt thoroughly modern and cutting-edge recording technology and put retro where it belongs - in the past!

Maybe your singer should use two microphones, not one - on a handheld stereo bar?
Stereo bars are often used in recording, but rarely in live sound. Perhaps a stereo bar can become an eye catching stage prop in its own right?

Mastering at home - have you optimized your bedroom?
An RP visitor recommends getting outside help for mastering. After all, mastering pros get to be so good by doing it all day every day.

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