Hi David,
If I may inject with a question which is nearly related to MS =
mic's. Ive used the Faulker array configuration a few times for out door re=
cording. This is two figure 8's 20cm spaced (symmetrical response / single =
diaphragm) rather than two cardioids back to back with one phase inverted. =
Question is, outdoors this works and sounds rather nice with apparent stere=
o image "way left or right" yet looking at the polar pattern side sources s=
hould be nulled - so would this be a case of reverberation pick up vs direc=
t sound for the front?
Heres a demo:
http://soundcloud.com/urlme/wood-spherical-baffle-rig-vs
WSB is two wood spheres mounted in a rode blimp aka AB stereo.
The two planar transducers are figure 8 dynamics (flat coils not ribbon mic=
s) and theres still plenty of ambience there.
-Mike.
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> > I expect most of us find M-S just a bit exotic, partly because there
> seems to be a dearth of hard information on how to do it correctly.
>
> Keith,
>
> You will have to wait while I work on that section of my field
> recording guide. :-)
>
> I was one of the pioneers of stereo TV filming and was recording in
> stereo long before the BBC went stereo. The technical debate went
> towards M-S for the very good reason that you can throw away the "S"
> and you are back to normal. :-)
>
> One early stereo assignment was at Biggin Hill aerodrome, doing an
> outdoors interview with light aircraft flying training "circuits and
> bumps". They issued me with a Beyer gunnmic and fig-8 rig (would't
> have been my first choice) and what I got was a skyful of light
> aircraft crossing and crisscrossing the stereo image as they picked up
> on the side lobes of the gunmic. A mono interview resulted which would
> have been better on lapel mics.
>
> The fig-8 element of M-S gives a near 360 degree pickup with natural
> echoes, much of this out of phase and this seriously limits their use
> in noisy locations.
>
> David
>
> David Brinicombe
> North Devon, UK
> Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
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