Schoeps MDMSU-MATRIX Quick Start Guide

splitter box
(passive)

M

front

S
M

rear

Recording Surround with the SCHOEPS Double M/S System

or:

A

A

B

M

front

S
M

rear

XLR-7

WSR DMS= double M/S sus­pension with two cardioids
(CCM 4V Lg) and one figure­8 (CCM 8 Lg)

XLR-7

XLR-7

XLR-7

3× XLR-3

5× XLR-3 or
4× XLR-3 with 4-channel

recorder

KDMS 5 U,
5 m long

=
XLR-7
extension

rear

left

Matrix II

(VMS 5 U)

Matrix I

(VMS 5 U)

left right right

rearfront

rearfront

center

center

(only with

5-channel recorder)

SSM

front

M

M front

Matrix I

(VMS 5 U

)

Matrix II

(VMS 5 U)

center

M rearSM front

Computer

(PC or MAC)

M rearS

left

front

rear

right

center

left right

left rightleft right

Y-cable
(XLR-3 to 2× XLR-3)

B

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M front

M rear

S

M front

M rear

S

Y-cable

(XLR-3 to 2× XLR-3);

only with

4-channel recorders

The splitter box is used to prevent any overlap
in the phantom powering of the microphones.
An overlap would not destroy the micro­phones, but it simply would not work.

Recording on location

(only the microphone signals)

outputs:
AK DMS/3 U,

0.3 m long
=

adapter cable

outputs:
M

front

= center

S

front

= S

rear

M

rear

S

rear

center

recorder

recorder

recorder

recorder with
phantom power

recorder with
phantom power

Post production dematrixing

(

)

splitter box
(passive)

M

front

S
M

rear

Recording Surround with the SCHOEPS Double M/S System

A

M

front

S
M

rear

XLR-7

WSR DMS= double M/S sus­pension with two cardioids
(CCM 4V Lg) and one figure­8 (CCM 8 Lg)

XLR-7

XLR-7

XLR-7

5× XLR-3

KDMS 5 U,
5 m long

=
XLR-7
extension

outputs:
AK DMS/3 U,

0.3 m long
=

adapter cable

rear

left

Matrix II

(VMS 5 U)

Matrix I

(VMS 5 U)

left right right

center

SSM

front

M

M front

Computer

M rearS

left

front

rear

right

center

left right

B

040603

M front

M rear

S

M front

M rear

S

The splitter box is used
to prevent any overlap in
the phantom powering
of the microphones.
An overlap would not
destroy the microphones,
but it simply would not
work.

Recording the surround

channels directly

3× XLR-3

with phantom power

recorder

recorder

rearfront

outputs:
M

front

= center

S

front

= S

rear

M

rear

S

rear

center