Cardioid mic -VS- Super Cardioid mic I MIDWEEK SERVICE
- Author
- Prentiss L. Thompson
- Published
- Thu 17 Dec 2020
- Episode Link
- https://share.transistor.fm/s/be91c8b5
CARDIOID POLAR PATTERN
A cardioid microphone has the most sensitivity at the front and is least sensitive at the back. This isolates it from unwanted ambient sound and gives much more resistance to feedback than omnidirectional microphones. This makes a cardioid microphone particularly suitable for loud stages.
A cardioid microphone has the most sensitivity at the front and is least sensitive at the back. This isolates it from unwanted ambient sound and gives much more resistance to feedback than omnidirectional microphones. This makes a cardioid microphone particularly suitable for loud stages.
SUPERCARDIOID POLAR PATTERN
Supercardioid microphones offer a narrower pickup than cardioids and a greater rejection of ambient sound. But they also have some pickup directly at the rear, hence it is important to place monitor speakers correctly. Supercardioids are most suitable when single sound sources need to be picked up in loud environments. They are very resistant to feedback.
