Miking 2 People: Microphone Placement to Avoid Bleed and Phase Issues

When you shoot an interview or panel discussion or even a narrative film with two or more people where you use a separate mic for each person, there are a couple of common issues which can arise. These are mic bleed and phase issues. In this episode we talk a little about the 3 to 1 rule for mic placement which helps prevent phase issues and can also reduce mic bleed. We also show how to aim your mics so that you use their rejection feature (polar pattern) to reduce mic bleed.

In an upcoming episode we’ll also talk about mixing to help reduce bleed even further.

If you’d like to learn how to record and post process your sound, be sure to have a look at my sound for video courses at http://school.learnlightandsound.com 

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Gear used to record and featured in this episode:

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Blackmagicdesign Ursa Mini Pro Digital Film Camera (talking head shots)

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Panasonic GH5 (for product and mic aiming shots)

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DPA 4017B Shotgun Microphone

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Audio Technica AT4053b Hyper Cardioid Boom Microphone

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Shure SM58 Dynamic Microphone

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Aputure Light Storm COB120t LED Light (Key Light)

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Aputure Light Dome Soft Box (for COB120t key light)

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Panasonic Lumix 12-35mm f/2.8 Lens

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Copyright 2017 by Curtis Judd

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