Re: Recording dialogue stereo?

Keeping audio mono lets you pan it in post if necessary.

Stereo dialog locks you in to a specific perspective unless you record in M/S (mid/side) and choose your spread in post.

Also, in XY stereo, you're not really pointing the mic at the talent. So you get a lot more ambient sound.

If the talent is still and the camera moves (with the mic attached) the listener can get a bit seasick from the perspective shift.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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