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

["Rob Danielson" danielson_rob]

At 10:03 AM -0700 3/15/07, Lou Judson wrote:

>Monitoring only the mid does not tell me if the target is slightly off
>center, and the results are sloppier for me that way... if I want a
>certain sound in the center of the image.
>
>YMMV.
>

Hi Lou
When micing close to instruments and sound effects, I too will use to
M-S monitoring to hear the cross-over relation and localization.
When I'm aiming the center mic at a stereo field for sounds at a
distance, I find that I can hear the center (treble) of the
cardioid's polar pattern better if I only listen to that one mic, not
the mix. It can be useful for me to imagine that the "sides"  are
similar to 180 degree opposing omni mics with a tad more treble in
their "centers."  Rob D.

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Rob Danielson
Peck School of the Arts
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-art-tech-gallery/