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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Assessing The Impact: The Effect Of Cupping On Cardioid Microphone Directivity

ProSoundWeb: Sound engineers are generally well aware that when a microphone of the cardioid family (just cardioid, or else subcardioid, hypercardioid or supercardioid) is “cupped,” its unidirectional polar pattern tends to become omnidirectional, which, aside from changes in the frequency response, means reduced gain before feedback. Not exactly a minor issue in sound reinforcement.

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