Today's reading was all about "Sound Recording Commandment" #8. Really straight-forward and obvious one here: point the mic at the sound. Sounds funny to have to point that out, but he gives a few examples where this might not be completely obvious, the more nuanced effects of your direction/position of the mic. I won't explain them all here (you'll have to check out the actual book for that), but here's some bullet points at a glance:
- focus on the sound's source
- stereo "images"
- preserve stereo fields
- left/right swapping
- when to move during a take (follow the action), and when not to
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