<<Yes, I also find it very strange that in all of my research of MS stereo =
mic'ing techniques almost nothing is mentioned about stereo-image side swap=
ping when using a super-cardioid mid.>>
The thing to be aware of is that all the stereo techniques available have b=
een developed by music engineers for the general purpose of recording music=
performances in venues usually designed specifically for that purpose. A d=
irectional array is intended to focus the listeners attention forward, to t=
he supposed location of the performers on stage. Arrays which intentionally=
incorporate sound from behind the mics, such as Blumlein, do so knowing th=
at, in a concert hall, the rearward component will be uncorrelated ambience=
, i.e. room resonance without specific directional cues. Thus the rearward =
image swap has generally been a non-issue in that world. Trying to incorpor=
ate accurate directional cues behind a forward oriented stereo mic array in=
nature is a tall order, which might be better served with a surround array=
built of a dummy head or modified Jecklin disks. Something which isn't fig=
hting the very concept of forward directionality from the start.
Scott Fraser
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