#omnidirectional

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Hi Anon!

A condenser is very different from a shotgun mic in the way it picks up sound.

Condensers tend to be omni-directional, meaning they pick up sound all the way around the mic. In contrast, Shotgun mics are very directional and only pick up sound where they are pointing. Directional mics are extremely helpful when filming because they don’t pick up the unwanted background noises. An omni-directional mic will pick up everything.

That’s not to say you can’t use it, but you have to be aware of it’s limitations.

Keep the condenser hidden, but as close to the subject as possible.

I wouldn’t try and move with it because it will most likely pick up sound from whatever it is mounted on.

Scope out your locations to evaluate the ambient noise. Try to find a place as quiet as possible. Indoor locations are preferable.

I hope this helps!

Omnidirectional speakers use a method of dispersing sound energy in a 360 degree spray, allowing the sound energy to be uniform with its environment.

Unlike a conventional cone driver the reflections from the sidewalls will be identical to the signal that's reaching you directly.

However their are many forms of omnidirectional setups, But my interested is the truest one of all. One which uses a spherical diaphragm that radiates sound vertically. By its design compared with the standard speaker, it changes the vectors of the frequency wave launch by 90 degrees.

The voice-coil is mounted at the bottom and when a signal is applied, it bends the segments, producing omnidirectional sound. 

Why I am building them? Because it’s addictive! Making a speaker enclosure is not making a speaker, rather, it is matching a speaker drive to an enclosure to hopefully produce a harmonious union of the two. Though this is a complex matter, there is nothing quiet like saying I built that - “FROM SCRATCH!”