A coincident microphone technique, in which the M (middle) microphone is cardioid, pointing toward the middle of the orchestra, and the S (side) microphone is a Figure-8, with its dead sides on the same axis as the front of the cardioid.
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M-S recording --
A coincident microphone technique, in which the M (middle) microphone is cardioid, pointing toward the middle of the orchestra, and the S (side) microphone is a Figure-8, with its dead sides on the same axis as the front of the cardioid.