A microphone that picks up sound from the front of the unit. Also called a "unidirectional" mic, the term cardioid comes from "kardia," which means heart in Greek. The cardioid mic pattern loosely ...

A friend of mine is producing a series of HOWTO videos for an open source project, and discovered that he needed a better ...

When you step up to the mic, it's not just amplifying you; it's also picking up sound from the front, back, sides, or from multiple directions at once. This is what's known as a microphone's polar ...

If you’re serious about sound, whether you’re a podcaster, streamer, or musician, you know the importance of a good microphone. The ROG Carnyx USB cardioid microphone is a piece of equipment that ...

Back in 2019, we started to get pretty excited when NZXT announced the AER Headset, STND, and MXER audio ecosystem. The photos of the products held true to NZXT’s fashionable sensibilities: ...

The Blue Snowball iCE is a simple plug-and-play USB mic with a cardioid pickup pattern and a crystal clear capture. Loyal readers may know that I’m a big fan of USB Microphones. For two-way video ...

The MV88 USB-C is a condenser microphone with four polar pattern options: stereo, mono cardioid, mono bidirectional, and raw ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Audio recording was once limited to just a few inventive people creating content, but more people than ever are now recording their own audio ...

The Shure MV88 mic used to be the perfect microphone for any iPhone owner who wanted high quality recordings with maximum convenience. With a Lightning connector, it plugged directly into your iPhone.

This compact USB-C microphone from Shure is designed to plug into any USB-C smartphone and captures high-quality audio up to ...

A microphone is perhaps the most essential tool at your computer, whether you have lots of regular meetings or if you need to lend your dulcet vocals to, say, a podcast or a virtual tabletop session.

Shure’s original MV88 microphone (no, not the + version) was a convenient snap-on option for iPhone users. Since Apple ...