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ramses · 02-13-2021, 08:12 AM

Cardioids will have vastly different off axis responses. It's mostly a result of the methods deployed for the comb filtering. Just have a look at these two examples:

Look at that 10k peak at 90 degrees there with the Schoeps. That peak will definitely be audible. Or the exaggerated 90 degree low freq response of the Sennheiser, a mic that is already low end heavy and definitely not flat on-axis.

Or listen to this example, the snare one with the 57 and the m80:

https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/pro...our-recordings

More expensive cardioids are commonly said to exhibit more forgiving off-axis responses, but that's not a fast rule either. Some do, some don't, and the characteristics will depend just as much on the sound you're trying to reject in the first place. Let's say you work in an environment with lots of really hard surfaces. That Schoeps 10k peak would likely be pretty annoying then, especially since there are no low lows there to balance it out a bit.

02-13-2021, 08:12 AM	#78
ramses Human being with feelings Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,231	Cardioids will have vastly different off axis responses. It's mostly a result of the methods deployed for the comb filtering. Just have a look at these two examples: Look at that 10k peak at 90 degrees there with the Schoeps. That peak will definitely be audible. Or the exaggerated 90 degree low freq response of the Sennheiser, a mic that is already low end heavy and definitely not flat on-axis. Or listen to this example, the snare one with the 57 and the m80: https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/pro...our-recordings More expensive cardioids are commonly said to exhibit more forgiving off-axis responses, but that's not a fast rule either. Some do, some don't, and the characteristics will depend just as much on the sound you're trying to reject in the first place. Let's say you work in an environment with lots of really hard surfaces. That Schoeps 10k peak would likely be pretty annoying then, especially since there are no low lows there to balance it out a bit.