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didier.brest · 4th February 2010

Yes XY and MS are equivalent if X, Y and M are exact cardioids (1 + cosine) and M exact figure of eight (1 + sine) directivity. It result from simple trigonometry. With true mics, it may not be exact.

4th February 2010	#47
didier.brest Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,791	Yes XY and MS are equivalent if X, Y and M are exact cardioids (1 + cosine) and M exact figure of eight (1 + sine) directivity. It result from simple trigonometry. With true mics, it may not be exact. __________________ Brauner - FLEA shoot-out Brauner - Manley shoot-out Schoeps MK21 vs. Oktava MK-012 & RME FF400 vs. Steinberg MR816X Steinberg MR816X vs. DAV BG1 Listen to Nevaton MC48