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Title: figure 8 mic for mid side stereo
Post by: BLOODYJACK on August 05, 2005, 03:26:12 PM

Anyone out there using seperate mics to do mid side stereo recordings if so what mics?
I want to try this but cannot find any Bi-directional (figure 8) mics

Title: Re: figure 8 mic for mid side stereo
Post by: kingnerd on August 05, 2005, 04:16:04 PM

I ran it a couple weeks ago with an ADK TL in figure 8 and a Studio Projects C4 as the mid.

Title: Re: figure 8 mic for mid side stereo
Post by: tim in jersey on August 07, 2005, 05:05:10 AM

I may be reading into things, which is more than possible as I've hoisted quite a few brews tonight,  but I think maybe bloodyjack might mean running mics by two different mic manufacturers. IE: fig8 by neumann alongside a card by schoeps or vice versa.

If so, that's a really interesting proposition. How would MS w/ various different mic combos sound? Hmmm...

Title: Re: figure 8 mic for mid side stereo
Post by: BLOODYJACK on August 07, 2005, 03:39:31 PM

I can not afford the expense to try it but this looks like a great mic to add to any cardoid to record mid/side AKG Blue Line SE300B Power Module and CK94 Bi-directional Capsule,
but 2 AKG bodies 2 cardio capsule,s for xy and a CK94 capsule for m/s looks like a great setup for about $1500
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=349109&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation

Title: Re: figure 8 mic for mid side stereo
Post by: krebsy on August 08, 2005, 08:58:45 PM

I've run m/s with an ak40 and a ck94 several times. It's a great blend of the Neumann's smooth detail, and the AKG's bottom end punch. Sounds great onstage!

Title: Re: figure 8 mic for mid side stereo
Post by: cfox on August 11, 2005, 11:13:53 AM

I have ran the schoeps mk4v with the mk8, decoded throught the v3 or vms5u...the 4v brightens the overall sound of the mk8, also ran 2 mk8's for panic in philadelphia, with good success...

Title: Re: figure 8 mic for mid side stereo
Post by: krebsy on August 13, 2005, 03:43:46 AM

Quote from: charlesfox on August 11, 2005, 11:13:53 AM

...also ran 2 mk8's for panic in philadelphia, with good success...

 :drool:

Title: Re: figure 8 mic for mid side stereo
Post by: ghellquist on August 15, 2005, 04:40:11 PM

Really good figure 8-s are a bit difficult to find in the lower priced segments. Most of the switchable LDC-s are useable but does not have that really perfect figure 8. Plenty good for testing MS though.

My favourite is the Sennheiser MKH-30. Use that together with an MKH-40 or MKH-50 and you have the same mics used on just about any film location.

Schoeps has a good figure 8, Neumann makes a small one as well.

Other really good figure-8s can be found among the ribbon mics. Very delicate animals though, not made for stealthing, and takes quite a bit of gain in the preamp, generally more than moste preamps allows.

Gunnar

Title: Re: figure 8 mic for mid side stereo
Post by: Sanjay on August 15, 2005, 04:43:10 PM

studio projects b3's

card, omni, and figure 8

$99

dunno how good it is though