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Microphone Pickup Patterns
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Omnidirectional
Captures sound equally from all directions.
Shotgun
Highly directional pattern with a tight pickup area at the front and long reach.
Supercardioid
More directional than cardioid; captures sound from the front with some sensitivity at the rear.
Hypercardioid
Similar to supercardioid but with an even narrower angle of sensitivity from the front and more sensitivity at the rear.
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Captures sound from the front and rear, rejects sound from the sides.
Subcardioid
Slightly less directional than cardioid, with a wider sensitivity angle and less rear rejection.
Cardioid
Captures sound from the front, rejects sound from sides and rear.
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