Topic: LSD2 in the Section (new toy, want ideas)

[BobW]

How would you run it ? This is an arena - sized venue.

M-S ?
Blumlein ?
X-Y Cardioid, and if so at what angle ? 90^  ?  Point at stack ?

My first takes:
Blumlein would seem to noisy. M-S would take some post, but I would do it, if worth the trouble.
My first guess was to go simply at X-Y and 90 degrees,  but I'm definitely open for suggestions.

[hexyjones]

Assuming this is a stereo mic?

[Tim]

I'd run M/S personally.... you can get your tape perfectly dialed in after the show.

[Scooter]

i agree.  Being able to change the stereo width after the fact is cool as shit.  i really don't like xy, too narrow of an image.

[Craig T]

cards x/y 70* or m/s

[dnsacks]

having just run my lsd2 from the section using m/s, I can definitely say it's worth doing, I loved being able to optimize the stereo image after the fact -- be sure to set the mic up so that the left channel is the mid (card facing forward) and the right channel is the side (figure 8 pointing from side to side).

I used the built in pan/expand feature in soundforge to decode the m/s info -- interested in other's opinions on better programs/plugins for this function.

Have fun!

[Scooter]

Waves has an MS decoder plugin (S1-MS Matrix), and Nuendo has Tools1 plugin built in.  But i just do it the old fashioned way, clone the S+ chan to another track, flip the phase, and off you go...

[BobW]

Assuming this is a stereo mic?

Asian sort of copy of a Neumann SM-69, but runs on phantom.
Stereo mic, caps turn. caps are Omni (why?) figure-8, and cardioid


(FWIW, Blumlein is also called Stereosonic....)

[BobW]

FYI, ran 70° Cards from the section (back end of Tweeter)
M-S wouldn't seem to have been much help as the main obstacle was the room's strong low bass resonance.
The side was a lot of bass echo, and I guess that I would had to cut it almost 100%
.......unless the figure8 would have phase cancelled it and cleaned it up some.

Should have tried one set M-S, but only had 2 to tape due to traffic hassles.

[tim in jersey]

cards x/y 70* or m/s

I've never used a stereo mic, and I guess I never gave it much thought, but you can change the included angle, eh? Interesting.

[jpschust]

cards x/y 70* or m/s

I've never used a stereo mic, and I guess I never gave it much thought, but you can change the included angle, eh? Interesting.

if you wanted to try one ive got my lsd2 for sale.

[BobW]

The sound is phat and accurate. Great low end extension with clear mids and great, open top end.
So far, I'm liking mine.
I want to play with it a LOT more.
Perhaps on solo guitar vocalist and in small chamber environments.

Also looking forward to a decent venue to tape in or at least a good placement.

Tim, if you want to try one around NJ, let me know. Have rig, will travel.   
You can grab a patch out of the FR-2t or I'll patch from you.
I'm happy to show off the new toy.

If you like it, buy John's, I doubt that I'm parting with mine very soon.
I'd have bought his, but it got confusing just before SCI/RRE Camden, so I got one from the Oade's,
which showed up, Fed-Ex, at 5PM Saturday afternoon.  I unwrapped it inside the Tweeter. 

BTW, the SCI show is in the kickdown section.............

[creekfreak]

hehe, at first glance I thought you where asking a question about doing LSD in the section, which usually isn't the best idea

[BobW]

hehe, at first glance I thought you where asking a question about doing LSD in the section, which usually isn't the best idea

Especially at my age.

LSD = Large Stereo Diaphragm Condenser Microphone  AKA "All your diaphragm belong to stereo"   

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

FYI, ran 70° Cards from the section (back end of Tweeter)

I saw that mic flying but I never made it over to ask what you were running.  Cool new toys.