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Microphone patterns

Microphone patterns This is an important thing to understand because it will establish a better understanding of what the pros are talking about and why these "microphone patterns" are so important. To make things easier, we'll provide you a "one-pager" for each microphone pattern. That…

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IRT cross

IRT cross It consists of four cardioid microphones arranged in a square. The microphones are angled 90 degrees from one another and spaced 20 to 25 cm apart. With wide cardioids it should be 31 cm. But these microphones are not very common in the…

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How to get started ...

How to get started ... We have been asked how to get started with immersive audio on a very limited budget. Well, it can be done, but it may require some tricks. First things first: Define what you want to achieve. Do you just want…

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HOSMA

HØSMA HOSMA is a project of the "AudioGroupCologne" of the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne. Although it is about six years old, it hasn't lost any of its fascinating details. But what is it? It is a 3D-printed sphere with a diameter of 23.5…

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Four SDC-cardioids are very versatile

Four Small-Diaphragm-Condensor microphones with cardioid pattern ... to be precise. Why are we mentioning this here? Because they are extremely versatile and can be used to set up various systems. You can use the four microphones in a cross configuration to make ITU 5.0 surround…

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