Saturday, January 5. 2008
Name of sender: Bernard Rousseau
Email of sender: bprousseau has a hotmail address
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I know it has been explained with great detail in many papers, but maybe I can humbly add my 2-cents worth. From personal experience, the most important factors for true binaural recordings are:- The use of OMNI-Directional Condenser microphones
- The spacing between the mikes (8 inches, more?) and most important,
- Proper phasing of the L & R signals.
When I experimented with the Hafler "rear" channel system in the 1970s, I learned to reverse the phase of an encoded "rear" channel mixed with the L-R music channels. When the phasing is wrong, the binaural effect is destroyed. The panorama of acoustical musical instruments is gone, headphones or speakers (in the sweet spot). BR Dec-07
Bernard Rousseau is a collector of country and bluegrass music, as well as a sound engineer who had a recording studio in Kingston, Tennessee, ca. 1960-85. Rousseau recorded live performances of musicians at bluegrass and country music festivals, fiddlers’ conventions, and music clubs and lounges. He welcomes your questions. You can find details of the archived collection at East Tennessee State University by following the link:
http://www.etsu.edu/cass/Archives/Collections/afindaid/a469.htm
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