10. Re: Mono v. Stereo

["Raimund Specht" animalsounds]

Raimund Specht wrote:

>The narrower receiving 
>angle of the shotgun microphone would effectively attenuate 
>disturbing noise arriving from other directions, which would not be 
>the case for the much wider receiving angle of the stereo 
microphone. 

John Hartog replied: 

>Couldn't you still achieve that with MS stereo using the shotgun as 
>mid? 

Yes John, that would be probably a valid option. I aldreay tried 
that, but was not satisfied with the results. MS obviously works best 
with an omni as mid. 

I'm also afraid that (from the perspective of a scientific 
researcher) the resulting minor stereo imaging advantages do not 
justify the additional efforts (weight, cabling and cost). Bye the 
way, it's not easy to construct a mechanically rugged and reliable MS 
shotgun microphone system.

Regards,
Raimund