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Unidirectional Pattern (noun)
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /u-nee-dy-rek-tion-al-pat-ern/
Also spelled or known as: Unidirectional Microphone, Unidirectional, Cardioid Pattern, Cardioid Microphone, Cardioid
Related: Cardioid Pattern
What does Unidirectional Pattern mean?
A heart-shaped microphone pickup pattern that picks up sounds in front of it, but not behind it.
A Unidirectional pattern (also known as “Cardioid Pattern”) is a heart-shaped microphone pickup pattern that picks up sounds in front of it, but not behind it.
Unidirectional Pattern Synonyms: Cardioid
Example sentence: “I love the Unidirectional microphone you have.”
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