m/s question

[phantom power]

I'm recording a band live at a local venue tonight. I've recorded here before and tried SDCs in XY and LDCs spaced really wide. Neither was bad, but not what I'm looking for. Just for the record, I also take direct outs to mix into the room mics.

I'd like to try M/S tonight for the room. I've got a 414 for the side mic (I've only got one) but I'm not really sure what to use for the mid.

Should I be thinking LDC or SDC for this application? I've got a 451 if I go SDC or either a Royer'd mxl2001, blueberry, or Cad e100 if I go LDC.

Since I'm also doing FOH I don't really have the time to audition them all.

Thanks
-AE

[accordion squeezist]

your Cad e100 is a medium diaphragm, and is very sensitive. That's all I know.
Good luck

[The Scum]

The e100 would make an aesthetically pleasing complement to the 414. I'd try it, or the 451. You might be surprised by the Blueberry, too.

[Scodiddly]

e100 (which version do you have?) is a good mic for that sort of recording. Not just M/S, but as a stereo pair or whatever.

[phantom power]

I've got a set of the original e100s. They're definitely cool. They're pretty much always good enough on most things. But when they hit, they're awesome.

Am I asking for trouble if I use the 451 and e100 as mid and just get all the capsules as close together as possible? Then I could process them both separately as the mid mic with the 414 as side and just compare them later. Basically two different m/s configurations all in one.

-AE

[Scodiddly]

If you have the inputs, go for it! Would be kind of cool to see how the two different mics worked in the mid position.