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Omnidirectional polar pattern
An omnidirectional polar pattern picks up sound from all directions.
Also called: Omnidirectional
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 4; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Omnidirectional microphones can capture a natural room sound, but they may also pick up more spill and background noise than directional microphones.
Topics
MicrophonesRecordingPolar patterns
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.