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Journal Article

XY and MS Microphone Techniques in Comparison

Authors: Hibbing, Manfred

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 37 · Issue 10 · pp. 823–831 · October 1989

Abstract

XY and MS microphone techniques can be considered theoretically equivalent, that is, both signal formats can be transformed into each other, assuming ideal microphone characteristics. In practice, however, specific differences may arise between the two systems. The theoretical relationships are derived with regard to first-order directional microphones, and the individual properties of both techniques are described in detail. Furthermore, it is shown that the MS technique is less prone to the imperfections of real microphones than the XY technique.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
37
Issue
10
Pages
823–831
Publication date
October 6, 1989
Affiliation
Sennheiser Electronic KG, Wedemark, FRG (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article