Artifact 2

After using a close microphone technique for artifact 1 I decided to experiment with ambient techniques and spot microphones. During the written research document I came across journals discussing the need of spot microphones with most surround microphone techniques. The sound source again was an acoustic piano and the microphone array was very similar, I placed the microphones around the piano in the same way that most home theatre system speakers are set up around the listener.



Most importantly the microphones where placed around the piano in exactly the same place as the 5.1 monitoring system is set around the listener in the studio control room, this is were the listening test will take place. I captured two recordings, the first was the five ambient placed microphones alone, the second was the five ambient plus a spot microphone placed close to the pianos strings. At this point my findings prove that to capture the sharpness and realism of the piano a spot microphone must be added in close proximity. The five ambient surround microphones work well as a foundation when mixing a surround image.

Knowledge and experience gained during Artifact 2;
-Use of ambient surround microphone techniques.
-Use of spot microphones within a surround environment.