I agree, Walt. W/ field recording, everything's a trade-off. As the
old song goes, "Ya gotta pick up on one, and leave the other behind."
Bernie
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>> Actually, folks, after trying all of the above which we liked at
>> various levels, we settled on the MKH40, which really smoothes out
>> the stereo field and provides the best surround options we tested
>> (with the sacrifice of directionality options from the Mid channel).
>> It's also the fave-rave of Skywalker Sound (LucasFilm) folks after
>> field testing different ambient mic systems for years.
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>> Again, most of our recordings relate to capturing whole habitats and
>> not single species.
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>I expect the requirement for surround also has it's influence.
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>I'm still deciding where each combo works best. I don't expect my
>nearfield stereo will get down to the M/S MKH 40/30. For one thing,
>there's the SASS.
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>I'll also not get rid of directionality, if anything I need more choices
>there.
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>It was your M/S MKH 40/30 recordings that got me into M/S.
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>Walt
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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