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I forgot to mention, the center (cardroid) mic is panned to center. You probably figured that out, though. -- Kevin Quoting kkissinger@kevinkissinger.com: > Quoting "L.Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>: >> >> if you were right now to choose the affordable mics you must have >> to record voice,drums and instruments which ones would you pick? >> cheers >> Luis >> > My latest purchase was a pair of XML4000 microphones: > > >http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/MXL-4000-MultiPattern-FET-Studio-Condenser-Mic?sku=270624 > > What attracted me to this mic is the choice of patterns. I am using > them to mic an ensemble and I prefer m/s miking for this application. > Thus, I needed an affordable mic with a figure-8 pattern. > > Some of the reviews describe this mic as a "vanilla-sounding" large > diaphram mic. For my purpose, "vanilla" is fine -- I want an accurate > sound. This mic is very good for vocal sounds -- men's voices sound > quite full and woman's voices have a nice "silvery" quality without > sacrificing diction. The base response (clear down to pitches in the > 32' range) is fantastic. > > I really like m/s miking technique. You don't need fancy equipment to > do it, either. You simply co-locate the mikes (that is, you want the > microphones as close together as possible -- literally only an inch > apart). One mike is set to a cardroid pattern and the other is set to > a figure-eight pattern. The cardroid mic is aimed straight ahead > (center) and the figure eight is aimed to the left 90 degrees (that > is, the front of the figure-8 mic covers the left, the back covers the > right). > > You then split your figure-8 signal and invert one of the sides. Pan > the in-phase side hard-left and the inverted side hard-right. (Thus, > you use three channel strips for this). To do this one needs a > microphone splitter cable and a inverter barrel: > > >http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Pro-Co-Y-Mic-Cable-Female-XLR2-Male-XLR?sku=330539 > > and > > >http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/VTG-Phase-Reverse-Barrel?sku=330264 > > The Center mic is a mono signal and as you bring up the figure-8 mic's > level, you get an increasing amount of stereo. I won't get into the > math involved however the stereo imagery is amazing. The other > advantage of m/s is that you don't get stereo comb-filter effects that > can happen with seperated microphones. > > I can't claim hands-on experience with lots of mics -- however the > choice of mics -- large and small diaphram condensers, dynamic, and > even a ribbon mic -- in the $200 to $600 range is amazing. > > Among such mics, the XML4000 emerged as a great all-around mic that > features selectable patterns. And at only $200 each, not a bad deal. > > -- Kevin