Throwback
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Lately I've been playing around with a variation on double mid-side recording, but with the two mid mics both facing forward (instead of one forward and one backwards). With the mid mics having different polar patterns, you can, of course, decode each with the shared/common fig 8 then mix the stereo LR channels to create any virtual mid-mic polar pattern (in my case from omni to hypercardioid). I've used three AKG Blueline mics (CK92, CK93 and CK94). I've also used a shotgun (one of the new Rycotes - the HC-15) instead of the AKG CK93, to good effect.
So this gives a compact rig (mine is in a Rode blimp) with flexibility of both stereo width and polar pattern. Perhaps familiar to many of you, but in case anyone is interested I've written a post with some (fairly rough and ready and musical) samples included: https://drbadphil.com/variation-on-d...ng#comment-219
Cheers,
Roland
So this gives a compact rig (mine is in a Rode blimp) with flexibility of both stereo width and polar pattern. Perhaps familiar to many of you, but in case anyone is interested I've written a post with some (fairly rough and ready and musical) samples included: https://drbadphil.com/variation-on-d...ng#comment-219
Cheers,
Roland
