Hi Rob,
I'm basing my investigations on the sound samples Walter Knapp has
published with his various M-S rigs:
http://frogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/samples.html
My problem is usually not that I'm trying to get theat immersive Omni
feel, but rather that I'm trying to pull a very specific sound out of it's
surroundings a bit, and sometimes even reject certain enviornmental
elements (cars on a motorway behind me, etc etc) while still having enough
ambience and stereo image. The frog recordings Walter did with his 30/60
setup sound pretty close to what I am going for. (The Telinga recordings
are nice too, but I have a feeling the Telinga is too sensitive for
anything except nature recordings, and I'm also not sure I want to carry a
big dish around!)
I'll look at the Schoeps option as well, but I'd like to know where the
failing point for them is in terms of humidity. Taking them to the forest
in Brazil, for example, might be out right?
d.
> Seems like you' could be contemplating a signficant investment. To
> my ears, the trade-off between the "up-front" shot-gun sound in the
> middle is less spatial definition compared to using a cardioid or an
> omni. When I use an mkh-60 as a Mid, I can't get an even spread of
> the high frequencies across the stereo field. The Mid mic often
> contributes more character to a final MS mix because the Side figure
> 8 capsule usually has less low Hz response and its mixed at a lower
> level. If you've preferred the character of omni-directional mics in
> the past, don't hesitate to try an omni as a Mid too. Rob D.
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