A type of polar, or pickup pattern found in many shotgun microphones. A microphone with a lobar polar pattern has the highest possible directivity. Lobar polar pattern is often referred to as: Supercardioid/Lobar, or Hypercardioid/Lobar polar pattern, but both Supercardioid and Hypercardioid patterns are slightly less directional than the lobar pattern. A lobar pick-up pattern is achieved with a shotgun microphone only.
Related Articles:
1
A Prophetic Encounter: A Journey with Epiphone’s Redesigned Prophecy Series
2
The Doors’ Robby Krieger Takes You Behind the Curtain of His Love Street Sound Studio
3
The Acoustic Guitar Gear Buyer’s Guide
4
Ultra-Portable Drum Recording? The Alesis Kitstream is Here!
5
Drum Gear Buyer's Guide
6
EVERY John Petrucci Mesa/Boogie Rig Explained: 40 Years of Past-to-present Power
7
Why Does Billy Sheehan Love the Hartke TX7500?
8
The Metal Guitar Gear Buyer’s Guide
Inspiration. Information. Passion.
Being music makers ourselves, we love geeking out on all things gear. From the tweakiest techniques to the biggest ideas, our experts work hard to constantly supply inSync with a steady stream of helpful, in-depth demos, reviews, how-tos, news, and interviews. With over 28,000 articles and counting, inSync is your FREE resource for breaking news, reviews, demos, interviews, and more.