Microphones
Polaar patterns: a polar pattern is the sensitivity of a microphone around a 360 angle (note is spherical not only 2d)
The frequency response is the intensity (dB level) the microphone picks up over the frequency range (20Hz to 20kHz)
(note also that the frequency response also changes according to the polar pattern within the polar pattern different frequency are picked up differently
Field microphones are generally hyper cardioid microphones/shotgun microphones
Very good, Josh – I will reinforce some of your points re: 3D polar pattern with the rest of the class.
ReplyDeletePlease note that super cardioid microphones are commonly used in drama production, especially in studio environments when the sound operators can afford to get quite close to the talent.