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unidirectional (cardioid) electret capsules at Digikey

Monday, February 28th, 2005

Search Digikey for “unidirectional” to get these results.

The Digikey catalogue page 1278 lists all the unidirectional electret capsules available from Digikey. pdf here.

One of the likeliest available candidates is the Panasonic WM-56A103, though the frequency response is only 100Hz-16kHz.
…but note that as stated by Henry Walmsley on his cheap soundfield mic site, the WMA-55A103 is the preferred model (back electret) if you can get it.

Knowles Acoustics also lists some unidirectional electrets here, but not all seem to be available from Digikey even though they are an official Knowles distributor.

Some useful info on mics from Knowles Acoustics

Monday, February 28th, 2005

Microphone FAQ includes information on how to create a cardioid pattern.
A paper on Advanced Microphone Technology (pdf).
A series of Technical Bulletins.