Hello, It looks like any other mic. Such mics as the Blue Yeti up to U87 are multiple pattern mics and you just operate a switch. From my understanding a figure of 8 is not a studio microphone. Figure of 8 would be used in meetings and interviewing situations. Which I think is the environment that the original questioner was writing about.
Gena > On 24 Sep 2019, at 04:02, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > What's a figure 8 mic look like? I keep hearing they hear from the frunt and > back. What's that mean? So hear's what I emagin. Something like an SM58 but > as well as hearing you at the front end like the 58 it heard you even if > you're talking at the XLR end of it. Sorry if this isn't too clear but again > I've not used a true figure 8. Only the H6's little mid side ball. But not a > true studio figure 8 capable mic. Well I guess my question might be hard to > answer as I guess it depends on what company made the mic and what said mic > looks like. Also I ask because I was talking to someone and I said that I > figure that the human ear drum if compaired to mics would I suspect be omni > patterned. Than in replay to that comment someone figured they'd be figure 8. > But again if figure 8 mics work as I suspect from what people say about them > that doesn't add up. Because why than do you hear things in front of your > head and right in back? Figure 8 would be a strange pattern. > > On 9/23/2019 10:30 PM, tim cumings wrote: >> I would not recommend a figure 8 pattern if you are sitting in the audience >> and want to record the people on stage. A firugre eight microphone picks up >> equally from the front and the back of the mic, so it would pick up the >> audience as well as the people on stage. You probably want a pair of >> cardioid or shotgun microphones. >> >> >> On 9/23/2019 10:13 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: >>> A pair of Matched SE-7s should do. I was going to ask if it had to be >>> dynamic or condencer but he says he'll be in the audiance so that means >>> he's pretty far. No not realy but I'm not sure how far dynamics hear. So >>> SE-7s would do. They're only $199 for a stereo matched pair. >>> >>> On 9/23/2019 6:54 PM, Georgina Joyce wrote: >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> A portable cardioid or shot-gun microphone taken by each speaker will give >>>> the best results but there is going to be some handling noise. Unless the >>>> mics are very expensive. >>>> >>>> The common terms are omni-directional and figure 8 polar patterns that may >>>> meet the criteria as expressed. >>>> >>>> The choice of microphone depends upon the quality desired and the money >>>> available. In addition to the event’s structure and location. If all >>>> participants are co-operative. >>>> >>>> Gena >>>>> On 23 Sep 2019, at 22:09, tim cumings <thcumi...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, Steve. >>>>> It depends what type of microphone you are talking about. If you mean a >>>>> standard cardioid microphone, that might work fairly well. If you >>>>> meansomething that is even more directional, like a shotgun microphone, >>>>> it might be difficult if there are multiple speakers on the stage, since >>>>> you would have to move the microphone back and forth to capture the audio >>>>> from all the speakers. >>>>> Also in this particular situation I would advise that you use headphones >>>>> to insure you are getting the best possible recording. >>>>>> On Sep 23, 2019, at 10:32 AM, Steve Jacobson >>>>>> <steve.jacob...@outlook.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anybody have experience with using a uni-directional microphone to >>>>>> record a presenter at a meeting from the audience? I know there are >>>>>> directional microphones that work well to allow a speaker to be picked >>>>>> up at a close range while suppressing feedback, for example, but I am >>>>>> interested in being able to better pick up a speaker from, say, the >>>>>> first row in the audience. Any thoughts on what degree this is >>>>>> practical would also be of interest. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Steve Jacobson >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Gena >>>> >>>> Call: M0EBP >>>> DMR ID: 2346259 >>>> Loc: IO83PS >>>> 73 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > Gena Call: M0EBP DMR ID: 2346259 Loc: IO83PS 73 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2870): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2870 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/34264640/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
