I've been doing a lot of mid - side mic stuff lately. It's really cool on guitars and works well if someone wants to sing and play at the same time and have stereo tracks. Done correctly it's rock solid and the musician can move their head but the voice is still centered in the mix.
I use a Rode K2 in figure 8 position on the bottom and a nice condenser like a Shure Ksm 32 on top. The null side of the figure 8 mic is aimed straight at the guitarist / singer and so is the condenser - cardiod is fine. The top of the K2 right side up and the top of the Ksm 32 upside down will almost touch.
The condenser is routed to one track and the figure 8 is routed to two tracks, with one track phase reversed and both figure 8 tracks panned opposite each other. Great stereo image, no phase problems and the width can be controlled by raising or lowering the figure 8 levels.
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