• basket-type windscreen with elastic suspension for double M/S

”Double M/S” is an improved version of the well-known M/S stereo recording technique. In addition to a front-facing cardioid or supercardioid ”mid” microphone and a figure-8 ”side” microphone, a rear-facing directional microphone is set up. The front- and rear-facing microphones share the signal of the figure-8 microphone so as to form two complete, back-to-back M/S systems. One M/S system then provides the three front channels (the center channel signal being provided directly by the mid microphone of the front system), while the other system provides the two surround channels.
An arrangement of this kind allows flexible processing of the stereo surround image width and post-production adjustment for both of the M/S pairs.

The microphones and accessories for Double M/S recording are available in various sets. Two of them contain the WSR DMS LU windscreen:

1. Double M/S Set with Splitter

– 2 × CCM 4VL cardioid compact microphones (a CCM 41VL supercardioid can be substituted for the forward-facing cardioid at a small increase in price)
– 1 × CCM 8L figure-8 compact microphone
– special shock mount for the three compact micro­phones
– adapter cable from three Lemo plugs to one XLR-7 output
– WSR DMS LU basket-type windscreen
– WJ DMS ”Windjammer” windscreen cover
– K DMS 5 U; 5-meter (16.5') XLR-7 extension cable
– DMS passive splitter box

2. Double M/S Set with M DMS
As above, but with the M DMS U matrix box in place of the DMS splitter box
Note: The CCM 41V supercardioid is not an option for this set.

The SCHOEPS "Double M/S Tool" plug-in enables customized, intuitive decoding of the three signals of the Double M/S system.

Features and Application of the "Double MS Tool" are described here.