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Definition of "mid-side":

Mid Side is a stereo miking technique in which a cardioid element is paired with a figure-of-8 element to produce a stereo recording. The cardioid element takes the “mid” channel, and is pointed (usually) at the sound source; the bidirectional element is pointed so that the sound source is at the capsule’s null point — in other words, it points at 90° to the direction of the cardioid capsule. Ideally, the two capsules should be at a single point in space, or as close as their headbaskets will allow.

The “side” channel (meaning, the output of the figure-8 mic) is then mult’ed to two tracks in the DAW or mixer. Pan these hard R and L, and flip the phase on one of them.

Adjusting the volume of the “mid” channel in relation to the “side” channels affects the perceived width of the stereo image; the louder the “mid,” the narrower the stereo effect.

The other advantage of Mid-Side or “M-S” stereo is that the signal degrades to mono without phase cancellation. This means that a M-S stereo track will be less likely to change its relative volume when played back in mono, as compared to an XY stereo track.

Read more about mid-side stereo recording.

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electret stereo dual-capsule ios condenser titanium-diaphragm push-pull large-diaphragm multipattern k67 transformerless xy-stereo blumlein tripolar fet side-address lowest-noise end-address shotgun rf-condenser eng tube transformer-coupled 6072 ck12 haufe dual-diaphragm ecc81 12at7 center-terminated dual-tube ac701 k870 hpf rohs video-camera bv314 6072a 12ay7 tk67 ami externally-biased surface-mount 40-series rectangular-diaphragm multitrack single-layer model-2800 soundfield ambisonic ef732 ef806s e80f 5840 jensen cathode-follower yoke-mount ka11 multiple-capsule battery-power

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	Shure MV88 Mid-Side Stereo Condenser Stereo Microphone electret, stereo, dual-capsule, mid-side, ios
	Sanken Microphone Company, Ltd. CMS-2 Mid-Side Stereo Condenser Microphone stereo, condenser, mid-side, titanium-diaphragm, push-pull
	Ningbo Alctron Electronics Co., Ltd. STM400 Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone large-diaphragm, stereo, multipattern, k67, transformerless, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, blumlein, tripolar, fet
	Nevaton MC52-MS Mid-Side Stereo Condenser Microphone side-address, large-diaphragm, stereo, transformerless, dual-capsule, mid-side
	Nevaton MC50-Quad Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone large-diaphragm, stereo, multipattern, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, blumlein, lowest-noise
	Sennheiser Electronics Corporation MKH 418-S Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone stereo, transformerless, end-address, condenser, mid-side, shotgun, rf-condenser, eng
	Telefunken Elektroakustik Ela M 270 Multi-Pattern Tube Condenser Microphone side-address, large-diaphragm, tube, stereo, multipattern, transformer-coupled, 6072, ck12, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, blumlein, haufe
	Telefunken Elektroakustik R-F-T AR-70 Multi-Pattern Tube Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, dual-diaphragm, tube, stereo, multipattern, transformer-coupled, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, ecc81, 12at7, haufe
	Neumann SM 69 Multi-Pattern Tube Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, large-diaphragm, tube, stereo, multipattern, transformer-coupled, center-terminated, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, blumlein, dual-tube, ac701
	Neumann SM 69 fet Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, large-diaphragm, stereo, k67, transformer-coupled, center-terminated, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, k870
	Neumann USM 69 Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, large-diaphragm, stereo, k67, transformer-coupled, center-terminated, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, k870
	Audio-Technica BP4029 Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone electret, stereo, mid-side, xy-stereo, hpf, shotgun, rohs, video-camera
	Telefunken Elektroakustik R-F-T M216 Stereo Multi-Pattern Tube Condenser Stereo Microphone large-diaphragm, dual-diaphragm, tube, stereo, multipattern, k67, transformer-coupled, bv314, center-terminated, mid-side, xy-stereo, 6072a, 12ay7, 12at7, tk67, ami
	Audio-Technica AT4050ST Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, dual-diaphragm, stereo, externally-biased, transformerless, center-terminated, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, surface-mount, 40-series
	Pearl Microphone Laboratory DS 60 Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, dual-diaphragm, stereo, multipattern, transformerless, condenser, mid-side, xy-stereo, blumlein, rectangular-diaphragm, multitrack, single-layer, model-2800
	Core Sound TetraMic Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone electret, multipattern, transformerless, condenser, mid-side, xy-stereo, blumlein, soundfield, ambisonic
	Studio Projects LSD2 Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, large-diaphragm, dual-diaphragm, stereo, transformerless, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, blumlein
	Brauner VM1S Multi-Pattern Tube Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, tube, stereo, ef732, center-terminated, mid-side, xy-stereo, blumlein, dual-tube, ef806s, e80f
	Avantone Pro CK-40 Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, large-diaphragm, dual-diaphragm, stereo, multipattern, transformerless, center-terminated, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, blumlein
	Telefunken Elektroakustik R-F-T M216 Matrix Multi-Pattern Tube Condenser Stereo Microphone large-diaphragm, dual-diaphragm, tube, stereo, multipattern, k67, transformer-coupled, bv314, center-terminated, mid-side, xy-stereo, 6072a, 12ay7, 12at7, blumlein, tk67, ami
	Mojave Audio MA-202ST Multi-Pattern Tube Condenser Stereo Microphone dual-diaphragm, stereo, multipattern, 5840, transformer-coupled, mid-side, xy-stereo, jensen, cathode-follower, blumlein, dual-tube
	AKG Acoustics C 426 B Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone large-diaphragm, dual-diaphragm, stereo, externally-biased, ck12, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, hpf
	Josephson Engineering C700S Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, large-diaphragm, stereo, multipattern, transformerless, ck12, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, yoke-mount, ka11, multitrack, multiple-capsule
	Shure VP88 Mid-Side Stereo Condenser Stereo Microphone electret, stereo, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, hpf, battery-power
	Audio-Technica AT835ST Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone electret, stereo, condenser, mid-side, hpf, shotgun, video-camera
	Audio-Technica AT815ST Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone electret, stereo, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, hpf, shotgun