Microphone Polar Patterns: The Basics

[@Sam-K]

Straight to the point without all the BS. And the vocal demonstrations really put things into perspective for me.

[@TrueInversions]

This is the only video where I can see a very detailed explanation of all the polar patterns with good demonstrations and examples. Very much required. Thanks buddy! Planning to buy an AT2035 for my vocals and just wanted to know more about the differences in these polar patterns and your video has truly helped! The video is very well put together as well!

[@thecatfarm]

This is much better and easier to understand than the three hour lecture I just endured. Thank you.

[@Justcozzz]

The thumbnail genuinely explained this better than any diagram I’ve looked at in the last 6 months

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

Thank you!

[@zacm6173]

never understand the orientation the charts always showed until this video. thank you!

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

You’re welcome 😊

[@jayteshcalpakkam1876]

One of the best videos that clearly explains the various jargon around audio pickup. Thank you!

[@stefanslair]

This is an incredible tutorial! Quick, very easy to follow through, and with practical examples. It's probably one of the best tutorials I've ever seen on KZbin! Thanks a lot!!

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

You're very welcome Stefan! We're glad you found it helpful!

[@akka5465]

Excellent video. Thanks for posting. Concise and very clear. Great examples. This sort of stuff is what makes KZbin so good

[@rijurs]

Clear and short. Thank you

[@sunilkhush]

Superb animatic explanation. Graphics helped me understand what I was eagerly looking for!!! So many Thanks Team!!!

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

We're glad it helped Sunil!

[@freshfpa]

Bro, this is awesome and really good. Simple, easy to understand and great information!

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

Thank you!

[@ivanruiz2218]

This was extremely helpful, thank you. Very clear and concise.

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lazymonks8741]

Very beautiful explanation about mics. Thank you

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

It's our pleasure!

[@ericflagg7556]

Excellent Demo! Thank you!

[@Enelkay.]

lol thanks! i just needed to see the 3D graph (super-imposed on the mic).

[@BassTromBen]

This is super helpful, Thank you. I bought a Shure SM7b for my VO work, but I have a fair amount of ambient noise outside my apartment. I now understand how a shotgun mic could be a better piece of gear for this

[@michaelamarie4288]

Thank you so much for this description! It's helped me a lot!

[@yashkummar]

Very well explained. Thank you

[@jasonmays1844]

Perfect explanation

[@LEYGSL]

Great breakdown and illustrations, it really helped me to understand the differences so thanks a lot.

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

Thank you, we're glad it helped!

[@keshavejat]

Thanks a lot for the info. I was looking for a pickup pattern for teams call. Thanks again

[@Blood966]

1:34 Cardioid mic. I have a usb condenser mic that´s a cardioid pattern. I see people using the same one in many different ways, like pointing to person, straight up or straight down. For voice over / streaming, I guess I should point it to directly to my face? Gonna try like this. Was sideways and getting full keyboard + voice. I think this video will make it all better.

[@chestercopperpot3793]

Excellent video with great illustrations, thank you.

[@kasperchristensen8416]

Perfect explanation! 5/5 stars :)

[@catzdoesstuff]

finally a useful KZbin guide

[@sereinsereinserein]

Thank you very much !

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

You're welcome!

[@christianleetrager4605]

For house bands and bands playing small venues with the monitors nearby, you absolutely want a cardioid mic for cutting down on feedback and crowd noise bleeding into the mic.

[@sanchiamaral]

hi, I'm wondering if polar pattern is closely related to the type of microphone (dynamic/condenser). I mean, is all dynamic microphone cardiod, or is there omnidirectional dynamic microphone?

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

In general you'll find that a lot of dynamic mics are cardioid/supercardioid but not all of them are. There are a few omnidirectional dynamic mics e.g Sennheiser MD 42, Shure SM63, Audio-Technica AT8004, Electro-Voice RE50B etc.

[@sanchiamaral]

@@LeisuretecDistribution thank you so much for the explanation!

[@elmarcus3000]

Thank you so much for this video. This is exactly what I was looking for.

[@kristynajaneckova4105]

Great video, thank you very much!

[@agp5917]

Super explanation. Thanks for that

[@dadtechmech]

Nice tutorial about different microphones pattern

[@marcin_kochanowski]

Very informative, just what I was looking for. Thanks for the video 👌

[@filiprangus5826]

Fantastic video, thank you ! Also one question, at the first microphone demo it really hurt me hearing the sound of the demo mic going from whichever mic you recorded the main part of the video with. And I'm wondering why was there such a huge difference? Because of the room isolation or the mic itself? I'm personally looking more for the sound of the main mic and the sound of the first demo mic is exactly what I want to avoid (I'm not talking about the polar patterns, but about the sound). The sigma 2 for example sounded much better for my ears

[@tavishsharmamusic]

This is amazing! Thank you!

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

You're so welcome!

[@realmadridfan5986]

Great video!

[@Kas_Styles]

Great video

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

Glad you enjoyed it Kas!

[@yannickmantele5788]

is this video clipping sometimes or is it my device? like 4:22 for instance

[@jevss9869]

Thank you for info.

[@malwebb1]

Great video! Not just educationally, but also for the Antarctica joke. Thanks for that.

[@Roseliatv]

Thank you so much! I finally understand!!

[@checkout_rajaz6915]

Very nicely explained, thank you for the video 😊😊😊

[@StLouisFilms]

phenomenal video

[@gildluxurious]

question: why would I use a mic that has a slight pick up in the rear? (such as a hypercardiod polar pattern @ 4:13? )

[@Brett.Hatfield]

Thank god I found this. I subbed. Hope you get monotized soon. Good stuff man. To the point too. Love it

[@jagdishgorle3774]

All about types of mic you can get here🥳

[@peejay3148]

thank you

[@jallantan]

Thanks. My application is a roundtable set up where I have a long table of speakers seated side by side in a long table. What mic would best work for this? I understand I will need more than one mic to cover everyone. Thank you.

[@judejoseph1923]

thank youu!!

[@Tamo1848]

Great video! But I have. A question how does all of this interact with dynamic vs. condenser mics. My understanding is that condenser mics capture audio from everywhere that would make them omni pattern. But then why do we not just call condenser mics omni pattern mics? Is for example something like a supercardioid condenser mic possible if it does exist how is it different from a supercardioid dynamic mic?

[@afraentertainment_]

What type of all your mic presenting?

[@jaimegonzalez3956]

Those claps in the beginning are making me act rather unwise

[@AtlTxxzy]

😂😂 you hell 😭

[@TripleBlack331]

What the fap?

[@get_spanked240]

While its nice having the option of a hypercardoid for reverb rooms, I wish i had known about its weaknesses like how dam close it has to be towards your mouth. Thankfully i added a shotgun mic to the lineup as well.

[@andrewsadler5509]

Always good to have options!

[@weka301]

Which type is better for recording voice over in a noisy room?

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

It really depends on where the noise would be coming from, Caridoid typically has the best rear rejctions however super cardioid might work better depending on various factors. It’s also important to consider the angle the mic will be at. Using a Dynamic microphone over a condenser might also help as the reduced sensitivity will help, maybe even more so than the polar pattern.

[@weka301]

@@LeisuretecDistribution Thanks a lot for your help.

[@jayteshcalpakkam1876]

Although I am curious, what singular microphone would be best suited for a round table podcast or board gaming session without going individual mics for each speaker?

[@jayteshcalpakkam1876]

@@LeisuretecDistribution YOU are golden. Thank you so much :')

[@Livingindecibels]

I believe that would be an omnidirectional microphone

[@babut17]

which is the best overhead hanging microphone for drama on stage ?,

[@nuthinbutnikk17]

I feel like the difference between cardioid's side and behind-noise pick up is kind of similar to supercardioid's behind noise pickup. Which means the side-noise would be cut out even more aggressive in the supercardoid. Am I understanding it properly? I'm not sure of what to get between cardioid vs super cardioid. The situation that I'm going to use the microphone is on a super noisy environment for a speech recording. The supercardioid does noise rejection better but what is the point when the back side of the microphone slightly picks up noise?

[@malwebb1]

@@LeisuretecDistribution And that's why they recommend having foldback directly behind cardioids, but at 45º to the rear of a supercardioid. Ah, it's all making sense!

[@babi92100able]

Hey, I have a hypercardiod mic and it sounds great for recording podcast but I can hear a pen dropping in my kitchen is it normal ? is there some tweak to do (i'm a total beginner)

[@Roseliatv]

There are mic suppression software out there that can help with this that helps focus only on your voice and block’s ambient noise. I’m not a super professional so I don’t know how to tweak a mic either but the software has helped me a lot! :)

[@baseemabusalah6131]

❤

[@hristi.yanche8487]

so fucking useful.

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

You're welcome!

[@FreeTheDonbas]

Why does the audio from all of them sound terrible, except maybe the omni?

[@mattjohnstonz8858]

w video

[@LeisuretecDistribution]

w comment 😉

[@HaharuRecords]

Antarctica🤣✌️

[@alvaro_metzger]

Like for the Antartica joke

[@the-ambivalent-orthographer]

ah Antarctica - pole/polar

[@kmputertechsupplies2374]

Is it just me or isn't this like the worst use of a cardioid microphone?

[@DurandGarcia]

Your accent is so thick it is really difficult to understand what you are saying,.