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Originally Posted by
aracu
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It seems to me that the positioning of the mkh800 for recieving sound on axis is different for each polar pattern. I say this based on careful observation. So setting the mic to recieve sound as a "side address" mic (because the diaphragms are pointing towards the sides), and then deciding on the polar pattern in post, would mean making a haphazard decision on the positioning of the mic.
It seems to me that axis will not change, no matter how the audio is handled in post. But your point, about haphazard placement, is of course, something to note. I don't think that the features of a dual output mic are meant to eliminate proper placement, just more flexibility in processing or polar patterns changes. Haphazardness in the placement would not be due to the mic being side address in of itself, but due to operator error.