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Chapter 29: Ocean Way Studios
Polar Patterns
All microphone selections are denoted with O, C, or 8 after their name. Mi-
crophones with “O” after the name indicates the polar frequency response
pattern of the mic is omnidirectional. Microphones with “C” after the name in-
dicates the polar pattern of the mic is cardioid. Microphones with “8” after
the name indicates the mic has a “figure 8” polar pattern.
In simplistic terms, omni microphones are equally sensitive to sound pressure
levels from all directions, while cardioid microphones are more sensitive to
sound from the front of the mic and less sensitive from the rear of the mic. Fig-
ure 8 microphones are equally sensitive at the front and rear of the mic, but
less sensitive at the sides.
Near/Mid/Far
Up to three microphones pairs (Near, Mid, Far) are avail-
able. Each microphone pair can be active simultaneously for
creative sonic blending.
Independent Controls
Each microphone pair has its own set of controls that can be
independently adjusted. The individual microphone controls
are Selection, Distance, High Cut Filter, Low Cut Filter, Polar-
ity Invert, Mute, Balance, and Level. For details about how to
operate these controls, see
.
Generally speaking, the closer a microphone pair is to the
source, the less room ambience is captured by the micro-
phones, so a Far microphone pair will tend to have more am-
bience (more “live”) than a Near microphone pair.
Note:
Just as in the physical realm, there can be signal
phase interactions when using more than one microphone si-
multaneously. For details, see
“Phase Considerations” on page 300
.
Mic Positions
The microphone placement positions within the studio rooms are specified by
Allen Sides based on his expertise of which microphone positions produce
great results for a given studio and source. Although these pre-defined micro-
phone positions cannot be moved from side-to-side, they can be moved closer
or farther with the
control.