Re: X-Y -> M-S & Perfect Reversals

["Rob Danielson" danielson_rob]

At 12:51 PM -0400 3/15/07, Walter Knapp wrote:

>
>I don't monitor the stereo image in the field, but just monitor the mid
>only. I can judge directionality just fine doing that. Both channels are
>set to the same headroom on the metering, which nearly always means
>applying more gain to the S mic. Monitoring the undecoded M/S will lead
>to aiming errors, and monitoring the decoded stereo will lead to a
>weakly recorded S channel most of the time.

I do the same thing. I find that I can do a better job placing the
mics with my ears than judging the situation while monitoring MS. I
like to hear how each mic is responding so I monitor LR when  it come
to final tweaks. I try to safely utilize all the bits I can from both
mics and often the dynamics will permit very good saturations.  Rob D.