IDL

IDL’s carbon fiber microphone array supports a 7.0.4 Dolby Atmos configuration and is seen here from the listener’s perspective, with Willy Porter at the center-channel mic. PHOTO: Adrian Weidmann/Nader Dall.

Tracking With Immersive Music in Mind, Part 2

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 04/15/2025

Unlike stereo recording, there are no ‘standard techniques’ for mic placement when capturing immersive music at its source— in the studio. So…let the innovations...

During setup, the musicians were positioned around the immersive microphone array to achieve the optimum balance and separation for recording engineers Matt Wallace and Will Kennedy. From left: Mai Bloomfield, Matt Wallace (standing), Willy Porter, Carmen Nickerson and Ryan Pearl. PHOTO: Adrian Weidmann/Nader Dalloul.

Music Production

Tracking With Immersive Music in Mind, Part 1

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 04/14/2025 ⋅ Updated: 04/15/2025

Unlike stereo recording, there are no ‘standard techniques’ for mic placement when capturing immersive music at its source— in the studio. So…let the innovations...