Chapter 7 Multimiking in Mono
7.1 Coincident Multimiking
7.1.1 Phase-Aligning Multiple Mics
First of all, I'd like to explore ‘coincident’ multimiking techniques, where microphones are set up with their diaphragms as close to each other as possible, the idea being that the sound from the instrument arrives at all the diaphragms simultaneously, and all the recorded signals therefore remain in phase with each other. However, trying to phase-align mics by eye can be tricky, because the exact location of a given mic's diaphragm is frequently obscured by a grille basket (or some such protective apparatus), so most engineers rely on the following time-honoured trick for phase-aligning pairs of microphones by ear. ...
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