The new large-diaphragm condenser microphone offers augmented polar pattern choices and a -15dB pad for higher SPL environments

It is consistent with what I've learned, taught and lived with through the years: slits behind the microphone diaphragm allow the sound to enter and create acoustic cancellations.

One important characteristic of microphones is the polar pattern, also known as the pickup pattern or directivity. There are two main types--omnidirectional and directional. For now, let's concentrate on the omni. An omnidirectional mic, as the name implies, has a uniform response (up to some frequencies) to sound co

Microphones with directional characteristics do not have a uniform pickup pattern as do omnidirectional mics. Directional mics are more sensitive to sounds emanating from some directions and less to others. Two of the types of directional mics are cardioid, and hyper- or super-cardioid. Cardioid mics have a polar pa

Once mic users understand microphone polar patterns, they can intelligently choose mics positioned for stereo recording. (Of course there are also microphones available with stereo capsules, but many audio mixers and recordists prefer the flexibility of setting up a stereo set of discrete microphones.) Cardioid micro