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Specialist polar patterns: hypercardioid and subcardioid
Shure Incorporated, Shure, Performance and Production insights, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- A microphone maker's explanation of polar patterns. It states the angle at which a cardioid microphone is least sensitive, and how supercardioid and hypercardioid patterns differ.
- How much weight it carries
- A manufacturer's educational article. It describes how the pattern is designed rather than measuring a particular headset, and the rear null is a design property, not a guarantee of rejection in every room.
Facts taken from this source
- A cardioid microphone is least sensitive to sound arriving from directly behind it, at 180 degrees off-axis.
“While a cardioid polar pattern is least sensitive at the rear (180 degrees off-axis)” (Section on cardioid and other polar patterns)