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Originally Posted by sonicdefault  This is most likely, exactly the reason for the variance. M-S for Acoustic is difficult for this very reason. Simply because most of us want the Mid mic to point at the sweet spot on the gtr, and this is usually not the sound hole. As a result, the Side image is shifted due to the offset.
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I think this could be a reason for it.. but I don't see how, since the mic is figure 8 and isn't truly a stereo source, would it cause this issue?
"plus, it could be because of mismatch between the two microphones, or because one side of the fig 8 mic responds differently from the other (this tends to happen with a lot of fig 8 mics over time)."
This might also be a factor.. as the figure 8 mic is a Neumann M269 which was made in the mid sixties..
This is really really frustrating..
I've been tracking for an album, and had the artist play the same 2 tracks in twice now, then gone back and decided I've not been happy.
I've got the sound I want from the two mic's positioning, but now this massive veer to the left.
I found a link at
Mid-Side Microphone Technique - WikiRecording
Near the bottom of the "theory" bit.. it mentions something about "But around the right side of the microphone the Side mic is 'incorrect' compared to nature, and therefore cancels the Mid, so you get much less signal on the right side.
In fact, if you draw out all the numbers, you end up with a hypercardioid microphone aimed 63.45º to the left of center.
At this point, add the two mics together and you get a hypercardioid signal aimed better than 45º off to the left."
It's difficult to understand what they are trying to say, but it seems to be telling me to do something further than I already have.
Does anyone else have experience of M/S at all using pro tools? I'm not sure where the issue lies here..
Is there any way I can rectify it at all!?
Thank you, sorry for the frantic nature of this post.. but it's driving me insane.