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 ...

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Mic proximity and polar pattern impact audio quality and recognition accuracy ... but not optimized for someone who's always speaking from the same position. I think a good cardioid podcast condenser ...