The cardioid mic pattern loosely resembles the shape of a heart. "Bidirectional" mics pick up sound from both front and rear. "Omnidirectional" pick up in a 360-degree circle. "Stereo" mics pick ...

A cardioid microphone, again as its name suggests (cardioid means heart-shaped), picks up sounds in a heart-shaped pattern, mainly from the front, while rejecting sounds coming from the sides and ...

The HyperX Quadcast 2 is available in the US and UK for $149.99 / £124.99. The full-RGB HyperX Quadcast 2 S costs $199.99 / ...

SD-5, and SD-7 use cutting-edge modeling tech to offer 15 microphones in three, making them a great value set.

The Samson Meteor Mic is a great low-budget USB condenser mic with a 25mm diaphragm that offers a flat 20Hz-20kHz frequency response, 16-bit/44.1kHz resolution, cardioid pickup pattern, foldable ...

This dual-mode microphone from Maono offers the best of both worlds with the choice of USB and XLR interfaces and a great piece of software to get more from the mic.

The ENDORFY Solum Voice S is a budget-friendly, portable microphone with decent sound quality for the price - an entry-level ...

The Sennheiser Profile microphone feels high quality and is made from metal and built around a condenser capsule with a cardioid polar pickup pattern. The capsule is good at rejecting off-axis ...

The standard pickup pattern is cardioid, which essentially makes the microphone act like any other normal gaming microphone where the microphone naturally picks up noise in front of it but ...

Are you looking for a great desktop microphone? The Blue Yeti X is one of our favorites, and you can catch a 38% discount on ...

A great-sounding mic that comes with plenty of extras in the box, and doesn’t need any additional kit to get recording. Rode’s new X line-up is purpose-built for gamers and streamers, with a tight ...