SE Electronics sE2200a 2 test, and the difference between polar patterns

MartijnPaauwe

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Heya dudes (and or dudettes)

I would like to give my 2 cents here for anyone interested in this particular microphone and/or the difference between three common polar patterns, Cardioid, Figure 8 and Omni to be precise.

I did a small test with my cheapo steelstring acoustic Ibanez playing a simple E Major chord for comparison sake (well, actually because i'm not an guitar player, but that's another story)

The microphone was pointed +- at the 12th fret with an distance of 30 (ish) centimeters away from the source, going into a Focusrite Saffire Pro40

Cardioid
Figure 8
Omni-directional

It was recorded in my untreated attic-bedroom, and no post-processing is done whatsoever (not even the HP on the mic itself)

Hope you guys enjoy and feel free to comment :)