
SCHOEPS
GmbH · Spitalstr. 20 · D-76227 Karlsruhe (Durlach) · Tel: +49 721 943 20-0 · Fax: +49 721 943 2050
www.schoeps.de · [email protected]
Survey – Recording Techniques possible with the UMS 20
11
English
*depends on the direc-
tional pattern and the
recording angle
(see Figs. 8, 9)
potentially very good*,
except that the center of
the stereo image can be
over-emphasized (not a
problem with figure 8s)
coincident micro-
phone placement
5 cm – 30 cm
distance and angle
are interdependent
level diffe
minor arrival-time
differences
pressure-gradient transducer
(e.g.
SCHOEPS
cardioid MK 4 or CCM 4)
clean, clear, often bright
often rather limited
satisfactory
good
Sonic impression
(depends on the
microphone used)
Acoustic operat-
ing principle of
the microphone
Distance (d)
between micro-
phones
Angle between
microphones
X/Y
M/S
ORTF (for example)
70° – 180°
90°
0°–180°
0 cm
usually vertically aligned
Stereo record-
ing principle
Name
Geometry
Spaciousness
Localization