Audio Class: The Tools: Microphone Patterns:

Directional Patterns

• Picks up sound from front only

• Generally not as flat as omnidirectional mics

• Varying degrees of directionality:

  • Cardiod
  • Hyper Cardioid
  • Line (Shotgun)
  • Figure-of-eight (front and back, no sides)

  
  Cardoid Directional Pattern

• Useful for:

  • Most applications where it is desirable to "focus in" on a sound source
  • Where rejection of unwanted sound (noise) is needed

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Audio Class © 1993 Richard Crowley