Tim Nielsen <> wrote:
Hi Tim,
>
> As was noted, you can either decode to the file you are recording, or
> decode only to headphones. I prefer the later, since I like to do the
> decoding in the computer. So if you decode to the file, then turn off
> decoding in the headphones.
If I do that, how do I determine if I have proper levels or L/R
balance? Would it be done by setting the levels to match closely or what?
>
> A couple of things to test that might explain your weird 'clock' test.
I hope you meant that the results were weird and NOT my test!! ;-) It
was actually pretty revealing when I could get it decoded correctly.
It was very informative as to the differences between the MKH30 and
the MKH60, sonically (sonicly?).
>
> Are you certain you were feeding the mid mic into the left channel,
> and the side mic into channel 2?
Yep, I verified it early on just to avoid this very issue. As I
indicated earlier, the files played back perfectly through the
built-in decoding of the 722.
> Also, the 'amount' of side signal to mid signal is important. If
> you're pumping in more side level than mid level, it will start to
> artificially widen the stereo image, which will start to sound weird,
> and at the extreme will sound 'real' weird. With a 1:1 ratio your
> stereo image is roughly 90 degrees.
That might have been where I went wrong with the plugin in Peak.
Things started to get REAL weird as I used all those sliders!
>
> Also check that the proper 'lobe, or 0 degrees, is pointing left
> (when viewed from behind). This is indicated on Schoeps by a red dot,
> probably the same on an MKH30. If it's reversed the stere image will
> be reversed.
I saw this mentioned a few days ago and I checked my MKH's. They are
both mounted with the "control surfaces" facing the same direction,
i.e. the sides with the selector switches are both facing the same way.
> Can you describe better what it sounded like? My initial guess would
> be that your feeding the side signal into the left channel of the
> decoding plugin.
You might be right. I'm going to reset the controls to their default
settings and try it again....AND try to find a simpler m/s decoder plug!
> Double check your 5-pin XLR and make sure that
> they're not crossed, sending the wrong channel to the 722. Unplug one
> at a time on the mic end, and verify each mic is going to it's proper
> channel.
Did that too. All pins test correctly including my XLR5 to XLR3/XLR3
splitter cable.
Thanks for the input, Tim.
dave
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