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=== Unidirectional Microphone === | === Unidirectional Microphone === | ||
[[Image:uni_con.gif|left]] These are sensitive to sound coming from only one direction – let’s say from a guitar amplifier. | [[Image:uni_con.gif|left]] These are sensitive to sound coming from only one direction – let’s say from a guitar amplifier. | ||
==== | ==== Cardioid ==== | ||
The most common type of unidirectional microphone is called a “cardioid” because its pickup pattern is heart-shaped. It picks up most sound from the front of the microphone and some from the sides. | The most common type of unidirectional microphone is called a “cardioid” because its pickup pattern is heart-shaped. It picks up most sound from the front of the microphone and some from the sides. | ||
==== Supercardioid / Hypercardioid ==== | ==== Supercardioid / Hypercardioid ==== | ||