When you step up to the mic, it's not just amplifying you; it's also picking up sound from the front, back, sides, or from multiple directions at once. This is what's known as a microphone's polar ...

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 ...

(click thumbnail)FIG. 1 - Circuit of a condenser microphone with electrically switchable polar characteristics. (click thumbnail)FIG. 2 - Polar patterns obtainable from a microphone as shown in Fig. 1 ...

Shure just revealed the MoveMic 88+ wireless direct-to-phone microphone with four selectable polar patterns. The company says this is the first-ever microphone of its type to offer this feature. For ...

When stacked against boom microphones, which are popular among professionals, lav mics come out on top as more versatile, owing to factors like compact size, portability, and ease of use. If you’re a ...