RODE M5 Manual De Instrucciones página 16

Microphone Placement
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Stereo X-Y
To mount your M5 pair in X/Y confi guration, place the microphones
either on a stereo bar, or on two separate microphone stands. The
microphones should be placed at 90º to one another (right angle)
with the capsules stacked above each other vertically.
X/Y confi guration is a coincident stereo technique that can
be used to pick up sound sources in stereo with maximum
phase coherency, meaning that the sounds you record will
not only sound great in stereo, but they will also sound
great when played back in mono.
This is achieved by having the capsules placed right above
one another, as close as possible on the vertical axis,
so that sound reaches both capsules at the same time.
While X/Y confi guration is great for mono compatibility and
ease of use, the stereo image will not be as wide as other
techniques such as ORTF or a spaced pair confi guration.