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Re: Re: Re: Shailat?
Typically, the most compelling reason for having a figure-of-8 mic is for ease in doing MS stereo, or else for the superior side rejection (e.g. when mic'ing a row of instruments or vocalists). It also may pick up certain desireable room reflections.
But one doesn't always chose a figure-of-8 mic because of it's pattern, but because of the way it sounds. For instance, a Royer or Coles ribbon mic are often selected because they sound great on horns (and many other things), and they just happen to be figure-of-8 as well.
In multiple pattern mics, figure-of-8 is often chosen because the frequency response is different from the other patterns. For instance, on my Lawson L47mp, that's the pattern that has the largest presence boost in both the upper mids and the bottom end - and it would also give the most exagerated proximity effect of the available patterns.
So I wouldn't necessarily buy a mic just because of it's pattern - but because I like the way it sounds.
(By the way, I agree with Shaillot about back-to back vocalists - if you want to use one mic, use an omni for that. But I don't agree about preferring two cardioids to one of each - I'd rather get the two best sounding mics I can find, regardless of pattern.)
Freudian Slip said:
Typically, the most compelling reason for having a figure-of-8 mic is for ease in doing MS stereo, or else for the superior side rejection (e.g. when mic'ing a row of instruments or vocalists). It also may pick up certain desireable room reflections.
But one doesn't always chose a figure-of-8 mic because of it's pattern, but because of the way it sounds. For instance, a Royer or Coles ribbon mic are often selected because they sound great on horns (and many other things), and they just happen to be figure-of-8 as well.
In multiple pattern mics, figure-of-8 is often chosen because the frequency response is different from the other patterns. For instance, on my Lawson L47mp, that's the pattern that has the largest presence boost in both the upper mids and the bottom end - and it would also give the most exagerated proximity effect of the available patterns.
So I wouldn't necessarily buy a mic just because of it's pattern - but because I like the way it sounds.
(By the way, I agree with Shaillot about back-to back vocalists - if you want to use one mic, use an omni for that. But I don't agree about preferring two cardioids to one of each - I'd rather get the two best sounding mics I can find, regardless of pattern.)
