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Originally Posted by roonsbane  ...you will notice the cardioid is set back to be located at the center of the MK8 capsule. Time arrival at the two capsules is as close as it's going to get... |
Thanks Cameron
IF, with all these Schoeps capsules, the exact point where the sound hits the capsules is in the true "center" of the capsule "barrel", then in the picture I posted in the last post, the sound arrival points would be approximately 20mm away from each other (being as the "barrels" are 20mm in diameter).
With this in mind, if I place a side-addressed MK4V in "front" of an MK8, the distance between the actual capsule points would be the same. The only difference would be that the MK4V capsule would be in "front" of the MK8, and is thus between the MK8 and the source... but it IS the null area. I'd hope that this wouldn't make for any severe side-effects as it is not TOO different ultimately than what Schoeps shows at their site using a front-addressed cardioid for mid.
I hope that my "plan" works out ok, putting an MK4V in "front" of the MK8, and thus being able to hold the mics "upright" (so the sound enters the sides)... because this would be the ultimate Schoeps MS set-up for my needs.
I also thought about exploring the Schoeps miniature CCM compact capsules etc and could then do something like this:
Very small and compact indeed. But considering the cost of all this stuff, I prefer having the CMC6 bodies as they are just more versatile in general, at least for the type of things I do most. I think the CMC6 bodies offer a great deal of overall flexibility in a studio, utilize standard mic cables, fit into standard SDC mic clips, etc, etc, etc... as I will be using them in a recording studio as well as for field use.