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Stereo (stereophonic sound) is a two-channel audio stream intended to recreate the natural stereo field. Use for questions related to stereophonic audio.

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What are some things you would never record in Stereo?

Stereo is generally used to portray one of these: size, movement, or setting. If you aren't trying to do one of those, you don't need to record in stereo. … So I really don't have a list of what I should and shouldn't record in stereo. I just have to think what the sound might be used for, and record accordingly. …
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How do binaural recordings sound in a typical stereo situation?

You can, however, CONVERT binaural to stereo for playback on a pair of speakers using a loudspeaker crosstalk canceling system. …
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How do you record your ambiences?

I often use both the Rode NT4 and a Sanken CSS-5. The Rode gets the job done, but it has a slight bit of noise to it. As Chuck and Nathan mentioned, it is heavy and you can't change the pattern, but …
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Looking for a good but cheap hardware mid-side decoder.

I know AEA used to make one, but Wes pretty much dropped all projects other than strictly Ribbon mics, but you can probably find one used somewhere for fairly not expensive... Millennia and Dangerous …
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Making stereo out of mono.

Well, you'll never be able to get TRUE stereo, but you can fake something that can sound like stereo. Sonsey's idea will work fairly well as long as your ambience is nondescript enough. … You can play it out of a mono speaker and record it with a stereo mic. You'll get a different effect from each room you try it in. …
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Atmos recording: MS vs. AB vs. XY vs. ORTF

It has 3 different settings, 1 mono, 2 stereo. The normal stereo mode is 115 degrees, which is a little wider than ORTF. It sounds amazing. The second setting is a "wide" setting, at 150 degrees. … There's a great resource on DPA's site on the different types of stereo recording: http://www.dpamicrophones.com/en/Microphone-University/StereoTechniques.aspx For Surround Ambiance recording, you'll …
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