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Cardioid Pattern (noun)
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /kar-diod-pat-ern/
Also spelled or known as: Cardioid, Cardioid Pattern, Unidirectional Microphone, Unidirectional Pattern
Related: Cardioid, Unidirectional Pattern
What does Cardioid Pattern mean?
A heart-shaped microphone pickup pattern that picks up sounds in front of it, but not behind it.
A Cardioid pattern (also known as ” Unidirectional Pattern”) is a heart-shaped microphone pickup pattern that picks up sounds in front of it, but not behind it.
Cardioid Synonyms: Cardioid, Unidirectional
Example sentence: “We are only looking for mics with a cardioid pattern.“
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