Mic Polar Patterns - Part 1 | Podcast
In the first of this two-part series, David Mellor gives us an introduction to mic polar patterns.
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In the first of this two-part series, David Mellor gives us an introduction to mic polar patterns.
A valuable test for recording engineers, David Mellor gives examples of different mic types to emphasise the importance of knowing your mic collection in detail.
In the final part of this series, Rob Toulson focuses on mic techniques for recording drums and talks us through the issue of frequency cancellation in a multiple mic setup, details how to choose the recording sweet spot in a room and explains the various stereo mic options that are available including the famous Glyn Johns technique.
In the second episode David Mellor focuses on gain staging during recording, by balancing mic input, preamps and gain within your DAW to achieve the optimal sound level.
Bernt Malmqvist is one of the last remaining links to the golden age of microphone design. He talks to Sam Inglis about his extraordinary career and the unique design approach he learned from founder Rune Rosander.
LEWITT Audio chat to Hugh Robjohns about their approach to developing, innovating and engineering their range of home, studio and live microphones.
Daniel Blackmer, Director of Engineering at Earthworks Audio, explains the company's distinctive approach to microphone design.
René Mørch of DPA Microphones chats to Sam Inglis about DPA's involvement in the NASA Mars 2020 mission.
Stewart Tavener from Extinct Audio and Xaudia chats to Drew Stephenson about the origins of his companies and how he became a ribbon microphone specialist.
SOS Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns chats to Mirek Stiles about the Spatial Audio Forum and how everyone can get involved in creating 3D audio environments using basic recording equipment.
Martin Seidl, Founder and CEO of Microphone & Headphone manufacturer Austrian Audio, chats about current products and future technological developments, plus why their core range of products will remain analogue at heart.
Cardioid mics are tremendously popular amongst recording musicians, but can also work against you. In this episode, Mike Senior explains some of the reasons why, and illustrates how omni and figure‑eight patterns can often give more useful results.