rj-skelton
New member
Hi there,
Apologies if this question has been answered elsewhere. I want to be able to track using the Mid/Side technique, but I can't afford to buy a new (bidirectional) microphone. I want to try and simulate the "side" microphone (which I understand should be bidirectional) by placing the diaphragms of two cardioid condenser microphones directly on top of each other, facing in opposite directions.
My question is: do I need to reverse the polarity of one of the cardioid mics?
My understanding is that in a bidirectional microphone, the polarity of the sound wave hitting the back of the diaphragm is (by design) automatically reversed, so that it is in phase with the sound wave hitting the front, but I could be completely wrong about how a bidirectional microphone operates.
I just want to confirm if this is the case?
Thanks if you can help
Apologies if this question has been answered elsewhere. I want to be able to track using the Mid/Side technique, but I can't afford to buy a new (bidirectional) microphone. I want to try and simulate the "side" microphone (which I understand should be bidirectional) by placing the diaphragms of two cardioid condenser microphones directly on top of each other, facing in opposite directions.
My question is: do I need to reverse the polarity of one of the cardioid mics?
My understanding is that in a bidirectional microphone, the polarity of the sound wave hitting the back of the diaphragm is (by design) automatically reversed, so that it is in phase with the sound wave hitting the front, but I could be completely wrong about how a bidirectional microphone operates.
I just want to confirm if this is the case?
Thanks if you can help