Comparison

Stereo Mic Position Calculator vs Creative Cards

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stereo Mic Position Calculator

This tool helps audio engineers calculate precise microphone placement for stereo recordings. It uses your desired recording angle, ensemble width, and microphone distance to display an accurate, to-scale diagram of your setup. Avoid common recording pitfalls by ensuring your orchestra is neither too wide nor too narrow in the stereo panorama.

Highlights
  • Calculate recording angle
  • Input ensemble width
  • Set microphone distance
  • Display true-to-scale setup diagram
  • Adjust parameters with sliders
  • Use text fields for precise input
Features
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In stereo recording, to capture an orchestra’s full spatiality, the recording angle of your microphone system needs to match the conductor’s “viewing angle”. The setup needed to achieve a certain angle is hard to guess—it involves higher mathematics. If you go too big, the orchestra will concentrate in the middle of the stereo panorama. If you choose to small an angle, the orchestra will get pushed towards the speakers. Both you'll want to avoid. Dial in your parameters (ensemble width and microphone distance), and have your setup displayed in a nice Input your parameters (in meters) with the sliders, or use the text fields. If you swipe to the next page, you’ll see a figure depicting the dimensions of the microphone setup—true to scale.

About

Creative Cards

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Developed by the smem, the Swiss Museum and center for electronic music instruments, Creative Cards is a virtual card game inspired by the Oblique Strategies conceived by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt and first published in 1975. Both games consist of short ideas presented in the form of aphorisms. These ideas, browsed or picked at random can be used, alone or in combination, to inspire creative solutions, particularly in the musical domain. How to use it: - Tap or swipe to walk the deck - Shake the device or tap shuffle for a random card - Tap the info button on artist cards to read about the artist and visit their work - Star cards to save them - Add the Lock Screen or Home Screen widget for a fresh prompt every hour Have a prompt to add? Submit it from inside the app! Creative Cards is an SMEM initiative supported by the Canton of Fribourg. SMEM — the Swiss Museum and center for Electronic Music instruments — is based at blueFactory in Fribourg, Switzerland, and is home to one of the world's largest synthesizer collections.

Screenshots

Stereo Mic Position Calculator2 screens
Creative Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stereo Mic Position Calculator at every 9 days against Creative Cards's every 16 months. Stereo Mic Position Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stereo Mic Position Calculator ships an update every 9 days, Creative Cards every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Stereo Mic Position Calculator versus Creative Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStereo Mic Position CalculatorCreative Cards
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPianoJoe SoftwareSchweizer Museum und Zentrum fur elektronische Musikinstrumente

In-app purchases

None

Stereo Mic Position Calculator

No in-app purchases

None

Creative Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stereo Mic Position Calculator free?
Stereo Mic Position Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Creative Cards free?
Creative Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stereo Mic Position Calculator or Creative Cards have ads?
Neither Stereo Mic Position Calculator nor Creative Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stereo Mic Position Calculator or Creative Cards?
Stereo Mic Position Calculator ships an update every 9 days, and Creative Cards every 16 months. Most recently, Stereo Mic Position Calculator was updated on November 1, 2026 and Creative Cards on November 7, 2026.

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