Hiya ancientempire, The overhead mics and the M/S mics are both going to get mostly the same stuff off the kit. The M/S is intended to give a realistic stereo image of the drum kit. Figure that the bi-directional component of the M/S pair will add a lot of room sound, reverb, etc. The overhead mics ...

I was just wondering if the diaphragm - backplate construction would be pressure based or pressure gradient based. From what I read, it seems like the capsule would start out life as an omni, but then they become cardioid when you drill holes in the back plate (??) I'm talking about single diaphragm ...

greetings! Again, thank you to everybody who helped me get through this.. However! I have a new question:I understand why ribbon mics are inherently bi-directional, and a moving coil microphone would be basically bi-directional if it weren't build into a container of some sort (please correct me if ...

Thank you to everybody who has responded!bishopdante, thank you for those two links; they are EXACTLY what I was looking for. THANK YOUGreg, thank you for reminding me that the bi-di is mono.. It helped me simplify my thought process, and I understand it a little more clearly. As an update, I did ...

Hello everybody, thank you for your timely responses! I guess the first thing that comes to mind when I'm considering my choice of side mics is weird off-axis frequency response from a non-ribbon bi-directional mic. I've seen charts of condenser mics that have switchable polar patterns, and there is ...

I think I get it... I was thinking that by splitting the signal and reversing polarity on one of the signals, you were somehow creating an outlet for the back of the mic that could pick up a different sound than the front side... and so when you panned the mics out, you got different sounds on the ...

Dear Electrical Audio,Tomorrow I am tasked with recording a steel drum, and I wanted to make a Mid-Side array out of a Beyer M160 and a Royer r122v. I've never done it before, but I am excited to try. See, I understand the basic logistics of what-to-plug-in-where and what-button-to-press-to-invert ...