Polar Patterns: Cardioid, Figure Of 8, Omnidirectional And Hyper-Cardioid

Question 1

? ? (PP) are the direction in which the microphone picks up the sound.

Answer 1

Polar pattern.

Question 2

• Cardiod is the most common PP, found on most DM’s and CM’s with the shape being like a ?
• It has a good pickup from the front, reduced pickup at the sides and minimal capture from the rear.
• The good rear rejection makes it a great shape for both studio and live work as it means it’s quite directional and won’t capture as many unwanted ?
• Because of this, it captures less ?

Answer 2

Heart.
Sounds.
Reverb.

Question 3

• The Figure of 8 PP has good responsiveness from the front and rear but excellent rejection from the sides.
• This is the PP found on all ? microphones and is found on some higher end CM’s.
• The PP is useful when used as part of a ?-? microphone configuration, or as ? ? drum overheads.

Answer 3

Ribbon.
Mid-side.
Coincident pair.

Question 4

• The omnidirectional microphone can capture sound equally in all directions and is most commonly used for ? recording.
• The microphone will capture both the sound source and the room ? perfectly.

Answer 4

Ambient.

Ambience.

Question 5

• Hyper-cardioid is a version of the cardioid PP but with a narrower pickup ? at the front of the microphone and is used for capturing sounds with more precision and greater ? of the surrounding sound.
• It’s useful for capturing string instruments as part of an ?, but can also be used for vocals.

Answer 5

Pattern.
Rejection.
Ensemble.