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Hi everyone
I was just wondering if anyone here has ever used a ribbon in an M/S setup. Is it a good idea?

BTW I'm talking about a situation where the Mid is a condenser.

Many thanks

John

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FifthCircle Thu, 04/14/2005 - 15:39

When doing M-S micing, I prefer to have 2 mics that are a bit more matched in timbre... When I use ribbons, I use 2 ribbons for M-S work, otherwise it is 2 condensers.

That said, there is no reason why you can't do it. As Mike said, watch the ribbons with differing sounds on both sides like the Royers. You'd do much better with Coles, RCA, Beyer etc...

--Ben

mdemeyer Fri, 04/15/2005 - 08:15

I believe that, according to Royer, the difference between the front and back responses of their mics is because the ribbon is closer to one side than the other and therefore, the proximity effect is more pronounced on one side than the other. (I think they have a patent on this idea.)

If that is correct, then at the distances the sounds should be coming from in a normal MS setup, this really should not matter.

I know there are some Royer fans on this board. From your experience, do the two sides sound the same from a distance?

Michael