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Subject: Re: MS combinations
From: "Bernie Krause" bigchirp1
Date: Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:02 pm ((PDT))
By all means, send one along, Martyn. Love to hear it.

BK

On Oct 10, 2008, at 2:39 PM, Martyn Stewart wrote:

> Wen Bernie bought up this question I decided to do a real-time
> experiment..
> If anyone wants a copy of a file I recorded please contact me off  
> line.
>
> I used the 788t 8 track recorder and in channels 1&2 I plugged in the
> MKH-40/30:
> In channels 3&4 I plugged in the MKH-20/30:
> Both sets of microphones pointed the same direction and both sets of
> microphones were set at the exact same gain. Both sets of MS
> recordings were linked on the 788t.
> The balances were centered, the hight of the microphones were exact.
> The only difference was channels 1&2 were in a sennheiser windjammer
> and the channels 3&4 were in a windpac.
> What is most noticeable is channels 3&4 (MKH-20/30) are louder because
> of the saturation from the omni microphone (MKH-20) In my opinion the
> MKH-20 overloads the side, it's certainly worth listening to, to get a
> perspective on mic options... the 40/30 option is always the best in
> my opinion, the only way to compensate for the omni microphone is
> reduce the mid and increase the sides but you get no depth at all this
> way...
> Still a nice recording but i'll have the 30/40 combination anytime for
> nature recording...
>
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