Delaying ambience mics?

[plankis]

Hi!

I just saw the “s2.0 construction window”-video and I got the idea to delay the ambience mics so it’ll react like it would in real life. I guess that the far amb mics aren’t normally spot on with closed ones.

Anyone know any settings? Or how far away the mics were from the source, so I can figure it out myself?

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[Platinum Samples]

The Room mics in our SDX have been recorded with the natural delay and not compensated for… which is exactly as they would be on a tracking date. I’m pretty sure that all the SDX’s are like that. Moving the room mic tracks would affect the natural sound/decay of the room, which defeats the reason of recording in the chosen studio (IMNSHO).

I personally know no-one who time aligns their room mics to the close room mics… that’s just not how the kit would sound in the room.

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[Leo Saramago]

Superior Ambience mics sound amazing, no doubt.

What I don’t know is if there’s some technical aspect I should be concerned about AMB mics different L-R levels. Are the drums supposed to sound louder in one side in the final mix? Should anybody try to make L-R more even panwise? If so, how?

Sometimes, I get under the impression the snare shifts a little panwise from one hit to the next. Is it possible that samples are not correctly stored or is it supposed to be this way?

Thanks for your attention,

Leo

[Whitten]

L & R do match except for the NY legacy 2 pack where room was asymmetrical.
And there will be a real world inbalance in certain situations, like for example a crash placed above the hi-hat being struck, or ride over the floor tom.

[Leo Saramago]

Thanks,

And should those inbalances be corrected or minimized? If so, how could that be achieved with today’s technology? Would phase issues come from this?

[Theo Werner]

Whenever I need to manipulate the stereo image of SD i use the Flux Stereo Tool (freeware).

http://www.fluxhome.com/products/Freewares/stereotool

[Whitten]

ORIGINAL: Leo Saramago

Thanks,

And should those inbalances be corrected or minimized?

For me it’s all a matter of taste.
I like the room to sound like the real room that was used, and the kit to sound normal, panned as per real drums.

[Leo Saramago]

Thanks, karl and Whitten!

Would anybody come up with technical reasons why stereo corrections should take place? Is it possible to draw a line where artistic choices become technical issues?

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