Artifact 4

During artifacts 1, 2, and 3 I came to the conclusion that using a dedicated 5.1 microphone array is an efficient method for creating the foundation of a surround mix. To build on this foundation spot microphones must be applied to individual instruments to capture clarity and detail.
During artifact 4 I decided to use 2 sound sources, these were vocals and acoustic guitar. I used the same 5 microphones as used in previous experiments to surround the musician, this time I placed the centre microphone close to the acoustic guitar and used a spot microphone for the vocals. I made these decisions so I could experiment with the stereo image produced by the 3 front microphones; in previous experiments the centre microphone has reduced the front stereo image rendering the microphone inefficient.