Interesting! I see your point. Just different ways of getting what we
want.
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Lou Judson =95 Intuitive Audio
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On Mar 15, 2007, at 11:01 AM, Rob Danielson wrote:
> At 10:03 AM -0700 3/15/07, Lou Judson wrote:
>
>> Monitoring only the mid does not tell me if the target is slightly off
>> center, and the results are sloppier for me that way... if I want a
>> certain sound in the center of the image.
>>
>> YMMV.
>>
>
> Hi Lou
> When micing close to instruments and sound effects, I too will use to
> M-S monitoring to hear the cross-over relation and localization.
> When I'm aiming the center mic at a stereo field for sounds at a
> distance, I find that I can hear the center (treble) of the
> cardioid's polar pattern better if I only listen to that one mic, not
> the mix. It can be useful for me to imagine that the "sides" are
> similar to 180 degree opposing omni mics with a tad more treble in
> their "centers." Rob D.
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