Coincidental - Xy Or Crossed Pairs - Miktek C5 Owner's Manual

Applications Guide

Coincidental - XY or Crossed pairs

Coincidental microphone set ups are where the two microphones'
capsules are set close together on the same axis The most
common of these is XY or crossed pairs In the XY set up, the two
microphone capsules are positioned on the same axis, one directly
above the other with the capsules positioned on an angle from 90
to 120 degrees You can use the C5MP's included stereo mounting
bar to set the mics in this position The wider the angle, the wider
the stereo spread Since the microphones are set on the same axis,
the distance is constant and there's little or no delay difference
Therefore, the stereo image is created by the level difference of
the left and right microphones Since there is no appreciable delay,
there is less of a chance for phase cancelation and comb filtering so
you can good results when the stereo signal is combined to a mono
signal
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