I have been testing a new stereo recording method since my last post.
(amateur needs pro answer about M/S and spot mic)
X/Y is fine but just a little bit to little "space or air" in my room. On the other hand Blumlein ( 8/8 ) gives to much air in my recording room ( I have moved out of the corner from my last post).
So I tried this
8/M/8:
3 mics. Two of them in Blumlein ( 8/8 ) and and the third (card) in between
and straight forward.
(Then mixing in some M in the blumlein stereo to reduce some air,
and of course a very good center-image (very important))
All 3 mics (RODE -NT2-A/ADK-Hamburg/RODE -NT2-A) are vertical aligned.
There should not be much phase problems (5cm between RODE -NT2-A and ADK-Hamburg).
Any other problems ?
Am I the first to try this ? :D
/Goran Sweden
Comments
do it and let us know how it sounds. 8-)
do it and let us know how it sounds.
8-)
If you're going to plug 3 mics in an extended MS experiment, the
If you're going to plug 3 mics in an extended MS experiment, the M should be omnidirectional. This way, you will have total and independant control over angle and pattern.
To recap:
One omni pointing 0 degree
One fig-8 pointing 0 degree
One fig-8 pointing 90 degre to the left.
The ratio between the two fig-8s will control angle and the ratio between the resultant L-R fig-8s and the omni will control pattern.
goran wrote: I have been testing a new stereo recording method s
To avoid repeating ourselves here, you ought to check out the posts in the thread 'double MS recording', particularly one of mine that was posted Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:20 am. It explains how to use three mics (two bidirectionals, one omni) to create any coincident stereo pair you wish, including Blumlein, with full control over the M capsule (from omni to bidirectional and everything in between) along with width control. It will allow you to dial in just the right polar response for the M signal, and then add just the right amount of room sound from the S signal.
This is all the information you need to do what you want to do well! Just ignore the stuff about the rear-facing pair and you're done.