Dan, I am not sure that I understand you correctly, but let me have a guess=
:
The well-known comb effect of a dish is a result of a "step-wise"
cancellation of frequencies because they are both picked up directly
and reflected by the dish. You get a direct signal and a reflected
signal a little later.
A cardioid dampens this effect, as it doesn't pick up the direct
signal as much as an omni.
The downside is that you get more wind and handling noise.
Only a few years ago, turned the right way, most low noise cardioids
like MKH-40 or ME-64, with XLR's and cable, were sticking out of the
dish in the most unpractical way. The new and short cardioids is a
great improvement for use in a dish, which is the reason for making
the new Telinga Universal mic holder for it.
Since 20 years we have the Twin Science design, which is a omni
facing outwards and a cardioid facing inwards into the dish. You
record both mics simultaneously on a stereo recorder and select the
best track at replay.
Klas.
At 19:03 2014-08-12, you wrote:
>Jon wrote,
>
> > I would
> > say (in general) you get better frequency response from using a
> > cardioid, though - personally I would use a omni mic because I prefer
> > the character of the sound, which to me sounds more "natural", even
> > when recording high frequency sounds as grasshoppers.
>
>Cardioid facing the dish. Reduces frequency response "step" caused
>by the edge of the dish.
>
>-Dan
>
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