Sound Advice: Stereo Recording Techniques (page 3)
Recording in Style
The results of all this will pay big dividends in personal satisfaction and will elevate your services above those with less sophisticated approaches. A good stereo recording is a wonderful thing to behold, so a little research is in order. Prior to your shoot, find a well-produced CD of the type of material you will record. Listen closely (with headphones if possible) to the sense of space in the recording. Pay careful attention to the placement of instruments, voices or other sounds in the recording. You should be able to estimate their distance from the microphone and their left-right position. Keep this information in mind as you set up for your shoot. Stereo recording adds a unique dimension to your videos.
