We use the 40, 50 and 60, as well as different mic brands, for
different purposes. However, for the best stereo imaging of the lot,
(lowest noise, best spread, signal discrimination) it's the MKH 30/40
combo, hands down, for us. And you get many more options, as well. As
I say in my new book, "five for one."
Bernie Krause
Wild Sanctuary, Inc.
P. O. Box 536
Glen Ellen, California 95442-0536
Tel: (707) 996-6677
Fax: (707) 996-0280
http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:11:52 -0500
>From: Walter Knapp <>
>Subject: Re: New Sennheiser mic and frogs
>
>> I guess that would be true, the polar pattern of the 40 is wider, but
>> with the back lobe of the 50 combined with the pickup of the 30 it woul=
d
>> appear wider. What you say makes sense. I should investigate M/S with
>> the 80 pair with the mid set on hypercardioid and see what it's like.
>
>Damn it, I've been thinking that the 50 also had a wider frontal pick-up
>than the 40; I've just been and checked the graph plot (first time in year=
s)
>and you're right. And yet it has sounded ... if not wider, at least 'bigge=
r'
>in combination with the 30. I'm going to have to investigate these 2 set-u=
ps
>again. In theory the 30/40 combination should be the better choice in
>certain situations where I've been using the 30/50. Spain at the end of
>April should be ideal for some comparisons: soundscapes of the dry
>rocky/sandy canyons of inland Valencia.
>
>> I've done that pattern, but only briefly. In describing width of a M/S
>> its a little tricky as the side mic provides a wide cover to the side. =
I
>> more look at what the mid is providing, when it's contribution falls of=
f
>> I declare that the coverage even though the side continues on.
>
>Yes, agreed. Though I've never fully grasped what happens to sound picked =
up
>ONLY by the side mic. As I understand it, it's the sound to left and right
>picked up by BOTH mid and side mics that provides the exclusively L or R
>signal, when matrixed. The maths looks so simple, but I've always struggle=
d
>to interpret it.
>>
>> The SASS has a even field that wide, no dead areas I've noticed. In
>> fact, hand held it's hard to find enough dead area in the back to
>> breathe in. The mic sensitivity is enough to pick up my breathing.
>
>For walk-about stereo I use a short (5m) cable to avoid this. Put the mics
>down on their small tripod, then just back off slightly to reduce shufflin=
g,
>breathing and machine noise.
>
>>
>> All of this is why I cringe slightly when someone asks me to suggest a
>> mic and then runs out and buys it. Each of us has likes and dislikes.
>> All I can do is describe what I like and try to relate that to what I
>> think they like.
>
>Best, Geoff.
>
>Geoff Sample
>
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