AVII Microphones and Pickup Patterns

The sensitivity to sound relative to the direction or angle from which the sound arrives, or easier worded how well the microphone “hears“ sound from different directions

• gain

• level

• pickup pattern

• modulate

records sound sources that are directly in front of the microphone

• cardiod

• stereo

• omnidirectional

• bidirectional

Picks up sound equally from all around the mic. Best used in situations where you ant to capture the ambience of "being there."

• cardiod

• stereo

• omnidirectional

• bidirectional

Best used for band's live performance, multi-person podcast or a conference call

• cardiod

• stereo

• omnidirectional

• bidirectional

good for recording a duet or a two-person interview

• cardiod

• stereo

• omnidirectional

• bidirectional

great for isolating audio typically only see this pickup pattern in shotgun mics/on-camera mics, documentary recording, and instrument recording

• cardiod

• supercardiod

• hypercardiod

• omnidirectional

The amount of delay between between the input and the output of a signal

• latency

• room tone

• wave form

• crossfade

The tone of the reverb produced in a room. Also refers to how the room “colors” a sound.

• latency

• room tone

• wave form

• crossfade

A cable with three prongs that is used by microphones

• latency

• distortion

• wave form

• XLR

A specific type of fade where one sound fades in as another sound fades out.

• latency

• distortion

• wave form

• crossfade