Category: Microphone Specifications

There are many ways to describe microphones and many ways in which mics differ from one another. Whether qualitatively or quantitatively, a microphone's important differentiators and...

Among the tens of thousands of microphone designs out there, the cardioid polar pattern is the most popular. As an audio engineer, I use cardioid mics more than all other mic polar patterns...

The boundary microphone (aka pressure zone microphone) is an often overlooked microphone with a misunderstood polar pattern. Setting these mics up properly will help tremendously to capture the...

Famous in the world of film and broadcast but rarely used in the studio, the shotgun microphone has perhaps the most interesting direction polar pattern. To truly understand these mics and to...

The subcardioid or "wide cardioid" microphone polar pattern is a lesser-known cousin to the famous cardioid pattern. Knowing about this polar pattern and its pros and cons will certainly aid in...

The hypercardioid is an often misunderstood relative of the well-known cardioid microphone polar pattern and is often confused with the supercardioid pattern. Understanding hypercardioid polar...