From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   In article <10gsdth$edds$1@dont-email.me>, Tobiah   wrote:   
   >   
   >Yes, a velocity microphone can be a cardioid, but a standard velocity (or   
   pressure-gradient) microphone has a bidirectional pattern, and a cardioid   
   pattern is achieved by adding a pressure component. To create a cardioid   
   pattern, engineers add a    
   pressure-sensitive element to a velocity microphone, which is done by design   
   in multi-pattern microphones.   
   >   
      
   This is meaningless.   
      
   A velocity microphone is inherently a figure-8.  A pressure microphone is   
   inherently an omni.  A combination of the two gives you cardioid,   
   hypercardiod, and wide cardioid depending on the ratio.   
   --scott   
      
      
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