Favorite/recommended M/S recordings?

[Omicron_9]

Greetings....

As a big M/S fan, I'm always interested in hearing other M/S recordings. Does anyone know of any classical recordings which were recorded M/S? Would love to hear other examples on classical CDs, etc.

TIA,
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[John Willett]

I recorded THIS and THIS with just a simple MS pair of MKH 30/40.

[Omicron_9]

Hi John,

Thank you for that; very nice stereo imaging. Can I ask if you were using the traditional 3-track method, or were you using a matrix down to 2 tracks at the time you tracked it?

I ask because I get very different results between the 3-track method and using something like the True P2's M/S matrix. Not better or worse; just different.

Thanks!

Mid-sideily,
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[Recording David]

Here's a nice one: iTunes Store - John Williams - El Diablo Suelto - Guitar Music from Venezuela

KM83 + 414 in fig 8.

Also, the Jeff Rodrigues set in the Soundcloud link in my sig was recorded using Schoeps MS.

[John Willett]

Originally Posted by Omicron_9

Hi John,

Thank you for that; very nice stereo imaging. Can I ask if you were using the traditional 3-track method, or were you using a matrix down to 2 tracks at the time you tracked it?

I ask because I get very different results between the 3-track method and using something like the True P2's M/S matrix. Not better or worse; just different.

Thanks.

On those, which were recorded a few years ago, I used an Audio Developments MS mic. pre. and recorded straight to stereo on DAT.

Nowadays I tend to record Mid and Sides on channels 1 and 2 on my Nagra VI and use the Voxengo plug-in (v2 now available) in Sequoia to get the stereo.

[Omicron_9]

Originally Posted by Recording David

Here's a nice one: iTunes Store - John Williams - El Diablo Suelto - Guitar Music from Venezuela

KM83 + 414 in fig 8.

Also, the Jeff Rodrigues set in the Soundcloud link in my sig was recorded using Schoeps MS.

Hi David,

Nice! Thank you for sharing that. What was the distance from the performer to the mics?

May I inquire as to the pres, and same question: 3-track M/S or a 2-ch. matrix?

Kind regards,
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[Omicron_9]

Originally Posted by John Willett

Thanks.

On those, which were recorded a few years ago, I used an Audio Developments MS mic. pre. and recorded straight to stereo on DAT.

Nowadays I tend to record Mid and Sides on channels 1 and 2 on my Nagra VI and use the Voxengo plug-in (v2 now available) in Sequoia to get the stereo.

Hi John,

Thank you for that. Really nice work. Distance between performers and mics, if you don't mind my asking?

Kind regards,
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[John Willett]

Originally Posted by Omicron_9

Hi John,

Thank you for that. Really nice work. Distance between performers and mics, if you don't mind my asking?

As far as I remember it was about 2-metres , certainly less than 3.

MKH 30/40 on a stand with the four clarinettists in a slight semi-circle in front of them.

[Recording David]

Originally Posted by Omicron_9

Hi David,

Nice! Thank you for sharing that. What was the distance from the performer to the mics?

May I inquire as to the pres, and same question: 3-track M/S or a 2-ch. matrix?

Kind regards,
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The distance was just over a metre. Chain was Schoeps MK5/MK8-DAV BG2-Peter Engh Sonic Orbit-Mytek 8x96 ADC@24/44.1.

The Sonic Orbit meant that I went straight to stereo without using a console or decoding plugins.