So I understand that the the standard mid side technique involves a figure of 8 mic and a cardioid or omni mic. I have recorded this way a few times and have a good understanding of the concept.
I recently double tracked an acoustic guitar parts with the intention to hard pan left and right (although I hate what this sounds like in mono). So, out of curiosity, I took the second take (same mic position etc.) and duplicated it, and inverted the phase on the duplication (as if it were a figure of 8 mic during m/s). When played together with the first track centred this gave me a fairly balanced stereo image. I was expecting a phasey mess for some reason. This works in mono as well because the second take obviously cancels itself out.
Is this not a viable alternative to mid/side. The phase meter is mostly positive when balanced properly with the centre mic and I can't hear anything strange. Is this a common technique?
Cheers
(posted this on another forum but wanted to get a few opinions/explanations)
I recently double tracked an acoustic guitar parts with the intention to hard pan left and right (although I hate what this sounds like in mono). So, out of curiosity, I took the second take (same mic position etc.) and duplicated it, and inverted the phase on the duplication (as if it were a figure of 8 mic during m/s). When played together with the first track centred this gave me a fairly balanced stereo image. I was expecting a phasey mess for some reason. This works in mono as well because the second take obviously cancels itself out.
Is this not a viable alternative to mid/side. The phase meter is mostly positive when balanced properly with the centre mic and I can't hear anything strange. Is this a common technique?
Cheers
(posted this on another forum but wanted to get a few opinions/explanations)