Two effects which contribute greatly to our enjoyment of live music are the ability to locate the source of the sound (stereophony) and the feeling of being in a good concert hall (ambiophony). These effects and their relationship to music are discussed. Microphone placement in multi-channel recording is seen to depend on which effect is to be recreated in the home, and to what degree.

Author: McKnight, John G.
Affiliation: Ampex Corp., Redwood, CA
AES Convention: 11 (October 1959) Paper Number: 120
Publication Date: October 1, 1959 Import into BibTeX
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