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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: KLowe on October 25, 2006, 12:51:22 PM

Title: Mid-Side level settings
Post by: KLowe on October 25, 2006, 12:51:22 PM

quick question for MS'ers.

Do you set the figure 8 levels at just below peak or match the gain of the front facing cardiod mic?

does that question make any sense?

Thanks for the help.

Title: Re: Mid-Side level settings
Post by: midside on October 26, 2006, 01:32:56 AM

When you run MS, be sure to give yourself plenty of headroom.
This is because you will get higher peaks after you matrix it.
So, I wouldn't let either channel peak above -8 or so......
As far as how much mid to how much side goes, I usually match them, then I adjust it so it sounds good in post.

Title: Re: Mid-Side level settings
Post by: macdaddy on October 29, 2006, 12:40:10 PM

Quote from: midside on October 26, 2006, 01:32:56 AM

When you run MS, be sure to give yourself plenty of headroom.
This is because you will get higher peaks after you matrix it.
So, I wouldn't let either channel peak above -8 or so......
As far as how much mid to how much side goes, I usually match them, then I adjust it so it sounds good in post.

this is what i have been doing, as well...

i must say it is really nice to run mid/side at 24bit so i dont have to be agressive with the levels (like i would be recording with a bit depth of 16)...