Any Experiences with the Sound Pro SP-ECM-MS907

[daver]

Folks

Have been looking at the Sound Professionals SP-ECM-MS907. I really like the way it's packaged and it looks well suited to my particular applications. Wondering is anyone's had any experience with it yet and whether they've had problems when they've collapsed the signal to mono? I'm hoping this mike will be a mono/stereo "silver bullet"/

Thanks!

Dave

[dex Otaku]

I havwe no specific experience with the SP-ECM-MS907 but I do know something about microphones.

When I last checked Sound Pro's site, they did not specify what the pickup pattern of the mic is.

The Sony MS-907 [which is a mid-quality mic at best] is a Mid-Side or Matrix Stereo microphone. MS-Stereo is especially good for use by broadcasters as the stable centre image presented by the front-facing M microphone is easily mixed down to mono without phasing artifacts.

SP do use the designation "MS" in the model info, but I would ask them if it is a MS Stereo mic if what you want is something that is assuredly mono-compatible.

I would avoid T-Mics and anything considered "binaural" for your purposes. Even the coincident Y pattern of many other stereo mics [such as some of the AKG stereo offerings] does not do as well mixing down to mono as a properly implemented MS stereo mic.

Hope that helps.

D.

[daver]

You're mentioning the M-S pattern brought back some old mic'ing theory way back in the cavities of my mind ....

Good advice, but I went ahead and bought a mic with stereo omni's on nice long cables (due to budget).... Was thinking that I would use a single mic (and a single track) for interviews, and try spaced omni's for ambience ....

dave