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Re: Gain question(Lunatec V3 vs PMD690 or 24bit vs 16bit?)

Subject: Re: Gain question(Lunatec V3 vs PMD690 or 24bit vs 16bit?)
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 18:55:58 -0400
Po-Jen Chiang wrote:
> From: "Walter Knapp" <>

>>Have you tried the MKH-70 in M/S configuration with the MKH-30? If so
>>how well does it work? I really like a M/S MKH-60/30 combo.
>>
> 
> I just got a MKH30. But I don't have a suitable suspesion yet. Mine is mono
> and couldn't fit two mic with a double clip. I also tried Telinga DAT
> Science Cardioid with MKH30 although not matching very well. But the sound
> is still very good and I doubt that how many could know if they listen to
> the final stereo sound. MKH70/30 combo's stereo image is not very good
> compared to cardioid/MKH30 and sometimes it is hard to tell position
> especially for high frequency. But I must say and I am sorry that I only
> played a little bit and can't tell much. I just began to explore M/S
> recording. A literature you may be interested.
> 
> Stereo sound recording with shotgun microphones.
> By Sennheiser engineer Henning Gerlach 1989
> Journal of the audio engineering society 37(10):832-838
> 
> I have this in pdf file if anyone is interested.

What I did with the MKH-60 to fit it and a MKH-30 into a mono 
suspension/windscreen was to mount the MKH-60 in the regular manner with 
mono clips. Then piggyback the MKH-30 off the 60 using dual clips which 
are not supported. This will only work with the Sennheiser suspension 
with it's open circle supports, Rycote's closed supports don't give 
enough room. It makes for a very compact M/S setup. It's all shown in my 
M/S page:
http://frogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/my_ms_setups.html

The MKH-60 works pretty well as M/S with the MKH-30. I'm planning to try 
running a M/S with the MKH-816's I have to see how that does. My 
expectation is that with the longer shotgun it will be more suitable for 
fairly narrow subjects. I can already detect some narrowing with the MKH-60.

I'd like having the pdf if you can arrange it. I'm experimenting with 
all kinds of new setups.

> If possible and you are interested, I could try to make a MKH70/30 recording
> sound file. But I have no webpage to post.

I'd love to hear how it does.

Walt




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