Re: [gear] preamps for field use/mp2

["Danny Meltzer" dannymeltzer]

That's interesting Walt...I bought the MP2 for the exact same reason
as you.  I had never though that monitoring the decoded stereo could
be misleading, but you are right...you just want to get a strong
recording and mix it in a diferent setting.

Danny

>
> It works just fine for me. I originally choose it for the M/S decoder
> which will decode just for headphone monitoring while sending the
M/S to
> the recorder if wanted. I hardly ever use the decoder routinely
anymore,
> mostly just monitor the mid in mono when recording M/S. The trouble
with
> monitoring the stereo is you are too tempted to fiddle with the gain to
> adjust the stereo to your liking, which almost always means a weak
> recording on one channel, usually the side one. It's more important to
> get a good recording of both channels.
>
> Walt
>