EquipmentChoosing the Recording SiteSession SetupMonitoringMicrophone PlacementMiking DistanceStereo-Spread ControlSoloist Pickup and Spot MicrophonesSetting LevelsMultitrack RecordingStereo Miking for Pop MusicTroubleshooting Stereo SoundDistortion in the Microphone SignalToo Dead (Insufficient Ambience, Hall Reverberation, or Room Acoustics)Too Detailed, Too Close, Too EdgyToo Distant (Too Much Reverberation)Narrow Stereo SpreadExcessive Separation, Hole in the Middle, or Excessive Motion of a SoloistPoorly Focused ImagesImages Shifted to One Side (Left-Right Balance Is Faulty)Lacks Depth (Lacks a Sense of Nearness and Farness of Various Instruments)Lacks SpaciousnessEarly Reflections Too LoudBad Balance (Some Instruments Too Loud or Too Soft)Muddy BassRumble from Air Conditioning, Trucks, and So OnBad Tonal Balance (Too Dull, Too Bright, Colored)References