Acceptance Angle

The angle inside which the pickup only drops by 3 dB compared to the on-axis sensitivity. The aceptance angle may characterize a single microphone or describe a coïncident stereo-pair (XY or MS).

Typical acceptance angles of first-order cardioids:

Wide cardioid: 177°
Open cardioid: 149°
Cardioid: 131°
Super cardioid: 115°
Hyper cardioid: 105°

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