MIcrophone Design II Reading

6. Controls

Based on the design, certain switches may be available on the microphone. This is all driven by the manufacture.

Low Frequency Roll Off

This allows the user to cut low frequencies (typically the selection will range between 50 to 150Hz) by 10dB or so in situations where rumble or the proximity effect is a problem. We'll talk a lot more about what this means in the near future.

Pad

This switch will cut the output of the microphone (typically by 10-20dB). In rare cases, the switch may allow the output to be boosted.

Polar Pattern Select

A switch may allow omni-directional, figure of eight and cardioid polar patterns to be selected.