[KevWind]

Doug quick question if I may . I just set up and recorded (for a test and to go through it) my N 22's in the MS position as per your photo, one down one up . With the upper mic being the direct ( mid) mic. And the bottom being the side mic with the null of the figure 8 facing the guitar . As I stated I have never done an MS recording , so am a virtual newbie to it .

So first, do you adjust the mic pres to bring the S signal back up to equal to the M signal prior to recording ? or leave the pre amps aprox the same input level and just bring up the fader on the side track/s while mixing ? I found a significant difference in signal strength between the two such that with my pre. with 60 db gain and 48 v phantom power , the S channel had to be pegged to get the signal equal to the M at about 2/3 rd's .

Second did you "decode" the MS track ? and if so do you use an MS decoder plugin, or just do the three track method ?