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Title: Figure 8 Question?
Post by: Swanny on March 26, 2003, 10:18:53 AM

I just got ADK A-51 TL's. When would you run figure 8 pattern & in what mic configurations?

Title: Re:Figure 8 Question?
Post by: Tim on March 26, 2003, 10:23:51 AM

Try these on for size.. congrats on the new mics!

http://oade.com/Tapers_Section/blumlien.html
http://oade.com/Tapers_Section/ms.html

Title: Re:Figure 8 Question?
Post by: JAH on March 26, 2003, 02:04:02 PM

Wooo hooo new toys!  The Oade is a good info site but this time it lack photos.  This is usually the hardest thing to get right w/ LD mics.  The CAPSULES (peek inside w/ a light to make sure) need to be one over the other vertically.  It takes time to get that shit straight but you will be rewarded w/ a fat sound (Blumlien is best for outside, M/S is great for anywhere).
have fun
AJH

Title: Re:Figure 8 Question?
Post by: Craig T on March 26, 2003, 04:41:41 PM

ADK A51TL's in M/S config.  (the big silver mics, if you don't know what they look like)

Title: Re:Figure 8 Question?
Post by: Swanny on March 27, 2003, 05:55:14 PM

Thanks for the help guys. I'll be trying these new configs out.  The upgrade to TL's wasn't hard. I already had the LE's, and new ADK made some fine mics. It's so nice not to have to deal with caps to change patterns.

Title: Re:Figure 8 Question?
Post by: Marc Nutter on April 04, 2003, 02:12:01 PM

Hi Swanny and All,

Congrats on the new toys.  I'm looking forward to getting some ADK's in here and giving them a run.  They are quickly getting a really good rap.

I think Craig is right on with his application of M/S on stage.

However, I have not been very psyched with my results using an M/S setup for anything further back than about 20 rows (ie. FOB).  With one capsule covering the off axis information (ie. the S pointing at left and right sides of the room), recordings can become quite boomy and distant as you matrix the capsules to form a wide stereo image.  

Of course, if you have mics that can do M/S and a pre-amp that supports it as well, it is really fun to experiment.

Happy Recording,

Marc