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=== Unidirectional Microphone === | === Unidirectional Microphone === | ||
Unidirectional microphones are sensitive to sound coming from only one direction. Examples: | |||
* a vocalist singing directly on axis directly into the microphone | |||
* a guitar amplifier with the microphone aimed directly at the speaker cone | |||
==== Cardioid ==== | ==== 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. | [[Image:uni_con.gif|left]] 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. | ||
Although you will get better gain-before-feedback from a cardioid microphone than an omnidirectional microphone, you will get better gain-before-feedback from a supercardioid or hypercardioid microphone (see next section). | Although you will get better gain-before-feedback from a cardioid microphone than an omnidirectional microphone, you will get better gain-before-feedback from a supercardioid or hypercardioid microphone (see next section). | ||