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Schoeps offers microphone arrangements for almost every available surround recording technique. Many surround microphone arrangements can be assembled with our standard microphones. Special accessories then allow for optimal usage of these microphones.Since there is essentially an infinite variety of ways to design a surround microphone arrangement, only a selection will be presented here. You can find further ideas and information in our Surround Brochure.
 ”Double M/S” is an improved version of the well-knownM/S stereo recording technique. In addition to a frontfacing cardioid or supercardioid ”mid” microphone and a figure-8 ”side” microphone, a rear-facing ... more |  The IRT microphone cross is an arrangement for ambient recording. Its primary characteristic is a transparent and spacious rendering of the acoustic environment. |
 The central unit in this surround system is the KFM 360 sphere microphone. It uses two pressure transducers and can also be used for stereophonic recording.Surround capability is achieved through the use of two figure-8 ... more |  OCT Surround (Optimized Cardioid Triangle Surround) is a five-channel recording method devised by Dr. Günther Theile, which does not use matrixing. In this approach, directional microphones are set apart at moderate distances ... more |
 The “ORTF Surround” recording method is a new system for the pickup of surround ambience. This microphone arrangement and its sonic characteristics are quite similar to those of the well-known “IRT Cross“ designed by Günther ... more | |