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Key:
Mc = moving coil O = omni
C = capacitor 8 = fig of 8
E = electret C = cardioid
B = boundary H =hypercardioid
R = ribbon
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Application
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Microphone type
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Response pattern
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Examples
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notes
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Kick drum
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Mc
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C
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AKG D112
Shure SM52
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Snare drum
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Mc or C
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C
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Shure SM 57
AKG C451
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Capacitors good for under snare
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Tom-tom
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Mc or C
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C
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Sennheiser MD 421
Shure SM 57
Beyer 201
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Cymbals
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C or E
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C
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AKG C414
AKG C451
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Hi-hats
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C
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C
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AKG C451
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Guitar cabinets
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Mc
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H
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Sennheiser E906
Shure SM57
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Bass guitar cabinets
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Mc
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C
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EV RE20
AKG D112
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Brass
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Mc or C
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C
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EV RE20
Sennheiser MD421
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Acoustic guitars/woodwind
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C or E
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C
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AKG C451
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Vocals
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Mc or sometimes C
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C or H
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Shure SM58
Neumann KMS 104
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