Ball microphones - the all-round-Audio-Stars
The bullet is the only microphone characteristics, recording audio sources from all directions equally. It is obliged, therefore, unfair.
- Since ball-in microphones are Omni-directional, you can install them without much effort, and hardly need to pay attention to the orientation. Therefore, these microphones are well suited for the stage - for example, as a lapel microphones.
- Caution: the ball-characteristics of sound-picks up from all directions, it tends couple quickly return.
Cardioid microphones - the Stars of the Live-Recording
The cardioid pattern is a combination of ball - and Eight microphones.
- In contrast to the ball-characteristic of a kidney takes up more sound from the front and less from the back cover: it is, therefore, directed to the front.
- As a result, a kidney-microphone has much less feedback and is often used for Live recordings.
- A special form of the cardioid, the super. It is even more feedback resistant than the cardioid. However, this microphone type is much more sensitive to sources of interference from the back.
After Recording, Audio can cut files on the PC. A popular program for this is Audacity. This Link takes you to a free Download.
