Re: OT top affordable microphones (was headache from cds)

["Per Boysen" <perboysen@gmail.com>]

I don't use live stereo miking by the m/s method Kevin describes, but
my favorite method to master a stereo mix is doing about the same
thing to the music. I've posted it before but here it is in short:

1. Split the signal into three channels: A, B, C.
2. Phase invert A.
3. Stereo reverse B.
4. Merge A+B to a fourth channel, D.
5. Monofy C.
6. Merge C+D.

This can all be done on a mixer console. It can also be done on a
computer with any DAW application that supports an open signal routing
architecture. Any given mix that sounds good can be made to sound
better with careful treatment along with this.

Hm... maybe I should try to set up a live m/s output stage for my live
looping laptop rig? Cool, another fun project for the Rainy Day
Laboratory Experimentation Schedule

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
www.boysen.se
www.perboysen.com

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 2:39 PM, <kkissinger@kevinkissinger.com> wrote:
>> 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.