An algebraic curve, so called from its resemblance to a heart.
(kar' de-oid') A directional microphone with a heart shaped, narrow pattern, which picks up from directly in front of the mic. Very useful for recording drums.
A mic pickup pattern that when viewed from the side, is roughly heart-shaped, with a null directly behind the mic. The mic is essentially unidirectional, rejecting sound from the rear. Cardioid patterns, in increasing order of tightness, are cardioid, supercardioid and hypercardioid. The latter two patterns, while tighter than the original cardioid pattern, actually have small on-axis pickup lobes directly to the rear of the mic, meaning that a monitor wedge set up in company with the mic must be placed somewhat off to the side.
A type of microphone which picks up sound in a heart-shaped (hence "cardioid") area in front of it.
The name given to a microphone's polar pattern that's shaped like a heart. The microphone picks up sound from the front, the pickup is less on the sides, and almost non-existant at the rear. Typical specifications are: coverage angle=131-degrees, maximum rejection=180-degrees (1-point) see also: bidirectional; hypercardioid; omnidirectional; supercardioid; polar pattern
Describes the pickup pattern of one type of directional microphone, which is roughly in the shape of a heart. Such microphones are several dB less sensitive to sound arriving from sources at angles 90 degrees or greater away from its front.
A microphone that picks up sound in a heart-shaped pattern.
The heart-shaped sound pickup pattern of a unidirectional microphone.
Refers to the "heart-shaped" polar response (pickup pattern) of a unidirectional microphone.
A type of microphone having a heart shape pickup pattern that picks up sound better from the front (on axis) than back (off axis).
The pick up pattern of a unidirectional microphone designed to reject feedback. See also Unidirectional.
"Heart" shaped pattern exhibited by some microphones which reduces pick-up from the sides and back.
The most common type of unidirectional microphone. The pickup pattern resembles a 3 dimensional heart shaped figure.
a type of microphone that picks up sound better from front than back. A heart shape response pattern.
A microphone pickup pattern in which sound coming from the rear of the microphone is rejected. Called 'cardioid' because it has a similar shape to a heart. Also called unidirectional because it only picks up sound from one direction (front of mic.)
heart-shaped microphone polar response pattern ideal for live sound