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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: blu666z on June 15, 2004, 05:22:49 PM
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Can someone help me with the pros/cons of these 3 configs and when they should/shouldn't be used?
-Kevin
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So is figure 8 an actual config or just a setting for the mics to be able to do blumein? Sorry for the dumb questions. Just never had this many possibilities before. Should be an good learning experience. :)
-Kevin
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Good to know.
-Kevin
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what Moke said...
Blumlein has a natural bass roll off so you shouldn't have to worry about running a rolloff on the mics or the pre with that config.
I've used it with great results on stage for acoustic jazz music. I've heard that it is great with all kinds of acoustic music (Moke's classical recordings are amazing), I'd like to try it on stage with some acoustic guitars!
have fun!!!!!!
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What about MS? Read alot about decoding MS. What exactly do you have to do post when configed like that?
-Kevin
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What do y'all mean by "up close" for Blumein?
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up close = pretty far fob, stage lip, or even on stage.
Kevin - there are some tutorials on MS on the web. I have yet to do it myself, look around and read up. It's not hard but it takes some work. Basically you'll record the M (mid) to one channel and the S (side) to another. Put them on the computer and using Wavelab (maybe other programs offer decoding I know Wavelab does) you will mix to taste.
the M is generally a cardioid, the S is figure 8. when you mix you can control how much of the S information is present in each channel, thus controlling the width of the stereo field.
there are others on here more experienced with M/S than me though. I know how to do it just haven't done it yet!
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Very cool.
-Kevin
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i've run blumlien on stage and on the stage lip...to be honest, if the crowd is chatty, a vertical XY is is better. if the room is quiet, blumlien would work great. mid-side is something i will try one day, but i don't want to experiment with it in situations where i am the only taper there.
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several portable preamps allow for M/S decoding on the fly...
the Aeta PSP3, Lunatec V2 & V3 do... maybe others?
to do it on the fly you need practice and a good set of heaphones that provide a lot of isolation.
NicksPicks has a lot of experience with on the fly m/s...
I think doing it on the computer will let you get it just right though.
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the stuff that gets the most play in my collection is all from you Moke... Hutchins Consort owns your face! Joe Higgs too, best 4011 tapes I've heard ;D
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Figure 8 is to Blumlein as Omni is to Binaural :)
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Poked around and couldn't find it.....does SoundForge decode M/S?
-Kevin
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yes. maybe in "channel mixer"? i've definitely used SF for m/s>stereo mixdowns.
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let's not forget about the schoeps pre-amp, the vms series. i have the vms02ib and we have always mixed on the fly, with varied results. something i really want to try is to do the two separate channels and mix, post show, that way if the width isn't set right, you can always fix it.
just had to ad my two cents.. ;)
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M-S mixing requires one thing...and that is the ability to accurately hear what you are doing.
in post, you can work on small pieces of a track and adjust the ammount of M vs S by trial and error until you like it.
on the fly, you can do things in real time, and use the variable aspects of a "knob on your preamp" to make these adjustments.
eather way, its the same thing. you make these changes until *you* think it sounds best.
Of course, its easier to hear what you are doing when you are in a controlled environment (like at home). But, whith the right gear, doing it live works very well.
:)
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I ran M/S once...using ADK TLs and an MP2. Did everything "on the fly", came out pretty good. It's an interesting sound, one that took awhile to get used to. Wouldn't want every tape to sound like that though.
It is strange to turn just one gain knob and see both both levels go up or down...