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Microphones: Dynamic and Condenser Polar Patterns Frequency Response Wireless
Microphones: Dynamic and Condenser Polar Patterns Frequency Response Wireless
Dynamic microphones
Dynamic microphones
Usually
Often
Condenser microphones
Condenser microphone
Due
Much
Frequency Response
Proximity effect
Frequency Response
Dynamic Vocal Mic
Directional properties
Omni-directional
polar pattern
Directional properties
Uni-directional
Mostly sensitive from one direction and less
from all others
Cardioid pattern
Cardioid polar
pattern
Directional properties
Bi-directional
Sensitive from the front and back and
much less to the sides
Not much use on stage
Variable directionality
Polar pattern is adjustable to different
patterns
Seems like a good idea, but rarely works
perfectly well
Bi-directional pattern
Specialty Microphones
http://www.crownaudio.com/pdf/mics/101062.pdf
http://www.crownaudio.com/mic_web/pzm.htm
Often used as a floor mic to reinforce a large group of
people who are moving
Musical chorus for example
Choir microphones
http://www.shure.com/microphones/models/mxoverhead.asp
RF (wireless) microphones
RF (wireless) microphones
The
RF (wireless) microphones
Mounted on a rig over the ear which puts mic very close to the mouth.
Best sound. Poor aesthetics.
Additional Readings
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/framed.h
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parent=question309.htm&url=http://home1.pa
cific.net.sg/~firehzrd/audio/mics.html
http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/
Interesting discussion on mic techniques
http://www.informatik.unibremen.de/~dace/guitar/recording/