MIcrophone Design II Reading

2. Directional Issues

2.1. Off-Axis Response

Off-Axis Response

 

The off-axis response is also important to examine. A microphone always takes in sound from the sides too, the question is just how much and how good it sounds. In particular, directional microphones can, in their attempt to suppress sound from the sides, get an uneven off-axis response:


Polar Pattern