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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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	Audio-Technica AT4050ST Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, large-diaphragm, dual-diaphragm, stereo, externally-biased, transformerless, center-terminated, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, surface-mount
	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 Condenser Stereo Tube Microphone side-address, tube, stereo, ef732, center-terminated, mid-side, xy-stereo, blumlein, dual-tube, ef806s, e80f
	Avant Electronics CK-40 Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Microphone side-address, dual-diaphragm, stereo, multipattern, center-terminated, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, blumlein
	Telefunken Elektroakustik R-F-T M216 Matrix Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Tube Microphone large-diaphragm, dual-diaphragm, tube, stereo, multipattern, k67, transformer-coupled, bv314, center-terminated, mid-side, xy-stereo, 6072a, blumlein, tk67, ami
	Mojave Audio MA-202ST Multi-Pattern Condenser Stereo Tube Microphone dual-diaphragm, stereo, multipattern, 5840, 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
	Shure VP88 Mid-Side Stereo Condenser Stereo Microphone electret, stereo, condenser, dual-capsule, mid-side, xy-stereo, hpf