Sports - like tennis - are great fun to record and have a lot of interesting detail and variety. These recordings were made of a practice game at a country club in the US -- and a giant indoor tennis arena in the UK. Both using a Sennheiser MKH 418S stereo shot gun. Using a mic like this gives you the option of working with middle and side - often abbreviated to m/s. A great advantage is that you can vary the width of the stereo field in post -- AND just use the mid-signal if you suddenly do a voice interview and want that in mono.
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