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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2018, 11:15:33 AM »
I record MS every time I run my mixpre6 and always run them as unlinked channels.  I have the CCM4 version to listen to on the way home and have my headphone output to do so.
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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2018, 12:52:58 PM »

I get the general idea but based on responses, is this correct?

If I  link the channels as linked m/s   the device would handle the flipped of the phase, etc on the spot. You then use one (the even number?) channel to adjust trim and the other channel to adjust stereo width. If I had a MK8 and a MK41 and wanted to record raw, I just keep them as separate channels and record normally as ISOs - yes? With this scenario I would then need to do the flipped of the phase, etc? Or does the DAW do it?
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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2018, 01:26:04 PM »
(I've been using this: https://klanghelm.com/contents/products/VUMTdeluxe/VUMTdeluxe.php)

Interesting looking plugins, will have to check them out when I get my editing machine operational again. You're using the one you linked to for M/S re-adjustment?  The only part of the VUMT deluxe description which seems applicable is it's Mono Maker function for narrowing the stereo image below a certain frequency.  Does it also includes full range M/S adjustment capability which isn't mentioned there?  Or do you just crank up the threshold frequency of the Mono Maker to full range? And if so does the range of control allow widening as well as narrowing?

If you look, you can see that you can toggle such that the L/R gain controls can be used as m/s. I'll attach a screenshot.
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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2018, 01:27:44 PM »

I get the general idea but based on responses, is this correct?

If I  link the channels as linked m/s   the device would handle the flipped of the phase, etc on the spot. You then use one (the even number?) channel to adjust trim and the other channel to adjust stereo width. If I had a MK8 and a MK41 and wanted to record raw, I just keep them as separate channels and record normally as ISOs - yes? With this scenario I would then need to do the flipped of the phase, etc? Or does the DAW do it?

If you link them as m/s, the machine does the decoding and records ISOs as L and R.
Recording:
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Cables: 2x nbob KCY, 1 pair nbob actives, GAKables 10' & 20' 6-channel snakes, Darktrain 2 & 4 channel KCY and mini xlr extensions:
Preamps:    Schoeps VMS 02iub, Naiant IPA, Sound Devices Mixpre6 I
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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2018, 01:40:01 PM »

I get the general idea but based on responses, is this correct?

If I  link the channels as linked m/s   the device would handle the flipped of the phase, etc on the spot. You then use one (the even number?) channel to adjust trim and the other channel to adjust stereo width. If I had a MK8 and a MK41 and wanted to record raw, I just keep them as separate channels and record normally as ISOs - yes? With this scenario I would then need to do the flipped of the phase, etc? Or does the DAW do it?

If you link them as m/s, the machine does the decoding and records ISOs as L and R.

Noah are the ISOs still M and S or a mixed down version?
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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #20 on: January 19, 2018, 02:13:17 PM »

I get the general idea but based on responses, is this correct?

If I  link the channels as linked m/s   the device would handle the flipped of the phase, etc on the spot. You then use one (the even number?) channel to adjust trim and the other channel to adjust stereo width. If I had a MK8 and a MK41 and wanted to record raw, I just keep them as separate channels and record normally as ISOs - yes? With this scenario I would then need to do the flipped of the phase, etc? Or does the DAW do it?

If you link them as m/s, the machine does the decoding and records ISOs as L and R.

Noah are the ISOs still M and S or a mixed down version?

If you record “normally” the m and s are recorded as such. M in channel
1 and S in channel 2.

If you record in m/s mode the decoded l and r are recorded.
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Preamps:    Schoeps VMS 02iub, Naiant IPA, Sound Devices Mixpre6 I
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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #21 on: January 19, 2018, 02:37:25 PM »

If you record “normally” the m and s are recorded as such. M in channel
1 and S in channel 2.

If you record in m/s mode the decoded l and r are recorded.

Thank you, that is why I record M to L and S to R and have not tried the M/S link yet.  Now I know not to.
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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #22 on: January 19, 2018, 03:26:33 PM »
Ah now I see, thanks Noah.

If I had a MK8 and a MK41 and wanted to record raw, I just keep them as separate channels and record normally as ISOs - yes? With this scenario I would then need to do the flipped of the phase, etc? Or does the DAW do it?

If you aren't using the recorder's Mid/Side recording mode and record each channel directly, you'll record ISO Mid and Side channels.

The three primary options for converting from the ISO Mid and Side recorded channels are to-

1) Use the recorders Mid/Side playback or monitoring mode to listen to or otherwise output L/R.
2) Use a plugin or the built-in Mid/Side conversion features of a software editor to convert to L/R.
3) Use an analog mixing desk or software multitrack editor to manually convert to L/R by:
 Bringing up a copy of the raw Side channel in a second channel strip, inverting polarity on that channel, panning the non-inverted Side copy hard left and the polarity-inverted copy hard right, linking the two Side channel levels so their faders move in unison, bringing up the Mid channel on a third channel strip panned to center, and adjusting the Mid/Side ratio via the relative positions of the single Mid fader and the two linked-Side faders.

You only need to do the polarity-flip thing with the third option.
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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #23 on: January 19, 2018, 03:39:36 PM »
1) Use the recorders Mid/Side playback or monitoring mode to listen to or otherwise output L/R.

Does the MixPre-6 have a Mid-Side playback feature?  Where I record M to L and S to R and I can mix it for playback on the ride home?  If so this is news to me.
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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #24 on: January 19, 2018, 03:46:35 PM »
It appears you can do it via the headset settings. And I did read about the odd versus even channel notion. It also looks like if you just record the raw channels you have to do something like invert the phase of the side recording or something like that. I can see its going to take some learning...

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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #25 on: January 19, 2018, 03:52:01 PM »
It appears you can do it via the headset settings. And I did read about the odd versus even channel notion. It also looks like if you just record the raw channels you have to do something like invert the phase of the side recording or something like that. I can see its going to take some learning...

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Re: Mixpre-6, M/S recording
« Reply #26 on: January 19, 2018, 05:06:56 PM »
1) Use the recorders Mid/Side playback or monitoring mode to listen to or otherwise output L/R.

Does the MixPre-6 have a Mid-Side playback feature?  Where I record M to L and S to R and I can mix it for playback on the ride home?  If so this is news to me.

Noah confirmed so via the headphone output, not sure about the line-out.  I'd imagine so as all other recorders I can think of which have a Mid/Side mode can do so.
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