Plush wrote on Sun, 22 April 2007 16:17 |
In the M/S article, the description of how to set up an M/S array is described wrongly. The picture of the mics on the piano where there is an R84 and a Gefell is wrong as well. What is pictured is not an m/s array. The Gefell is pointed down at the strings when it should be pointed towards the back of the piano. The mention of setting up at 90 degrees is only applicable to some mics (ie. 414) and not to the majority.
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Hi Hudson -
I'm confused, too. What's wrong with the Neumann/AEA photo? It looks like an M/S setup to me... Assuming we're not discussing personal preference for where the M/S setup is AIMED.
I will say the description of reversing the phase of one channel is a little unclear, since it's only mentioned in the "NOTE" section. It makes no mention of which channel to flip - typically the front lobe of the mic is panned left, and the rear panned right and phase reversed (assuming you've aimed the mic that way in your setup).
Additionally, my understanding has always been that if you raise the output level of the side signals higher than that of the mid, you 'ruin' the resulting stereo image / polar pattern. Certainly, when that happens, you can hear the 'push-pull' of two panned, out of phase signals, rather than their interaction with the mid signal.
Also, the AKG 414 photo isn't as clear because it appears to be aimed at a wall (or is that the back of a piano?) It would have been perhaps more clear in front of an acoustic guitar or something... JJ - did some of that get cut in editing?
Besides the threadjack... I look forward to reading the entire interview. It will certainly be interesting to see what the editors decided to cut!