hank alrich wrote:

David Satz wrote:


The exactness of the "S" microphone's figure-8 pattern, on the other hand,
matters a whole lot--it should be as even and symmetrical as possible. It
is also important for the frequency response to be as smooth as possible.


From this does it follow that the Royer SF1 is appropriate but the R121
is not, due to the latter's difference in front/back response?


Yes, unless you don't mind a different response on the left
channel than the right channel. The effect is the same as
using non-matched cards in XY.


Bob
--

"Things should be described as simply as possible, but no
simpler."

A. Einstein