SWDuncan Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 Has there ever been such a thing as an RE50-style mic but in MS stereo? The VP88 is close, and that is what I'm going to get, I guess, but is there something else smaller? I know a lot of folks are concerned about noise, but in this case I'm not. At least not self noise. I AM concerned about handling noise and size. Handheld stereo mic, preferably reporter style, preferably MS. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Reeves Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 Sony ECM-MS5 is MS stereo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rillie Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 VP 88 when I tried it back in the 90s had a lot of self-noise. Not really useable for quiet ambiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnotsMedia Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 maybe something like this? https://sanken-mic.com/upload/pdf/en/cms-7s.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanovich Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 isn’t the neumann 191 an MS mic too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rillie Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 Jeremy's suggestion is good. I have a CMS9 Sanken now discontinued but very similar to the CMS7 but with fixed XY matrix built in. It sounds very good and is extremely quiet. Heavy at the front end but on a stand with shock mount is fine. Excellent for loud or quiet ambiences. Not great for booming, but who uses a stereo mic to follow dialogue. (A whole new can of worms there) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Sinnott Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 Have you tried a mic such as the Sony ECM-999? It's definitely mid-side, although it requires a battery, pre-phantom. Side address if that matters. I own one and it's quieter than the Shure VP-88, although you state above that self-noise isn't a big concern. For what it's worth, I think the Sony ECM-999, with dialable image width, sounds nice and warm. I wouldn't hesitate to use it for an interview or other sound capture. Battery life is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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