There are lots of microphones on the market, ranging from cardioid mic, omnidirectional mic, dynamic mic to condenser mic. So which is the best type of microphone for podcasting? If you intend to start a podcast, you first have to make two choices.
Cardioid mic vs. omni
A cardioid or hypercardioid microphone picks up sound from only one specific area of the mic, while an omnidirectional microphone captures sound equally from all areas of the mic.
Generally speaking, cardioid or hypercardioid microphones are better types of microphone for podcasting. This is mainly because the directionality of a cardioid microphone allows you to concentrate on the sound you want, like your voice, while trying to minimize the sounds you don’t want, such as the noise of an air conditioner.
In fact, almost no podcasters could be able to record in ideal conditions. This then is changed into a demand for cardioid/hypercardioid mics that enable a podcaster to make use of the microphone’s “dead spot” at the back of the capsule to minimize unwanted noises. When there is a loud air conditioner, for example, pointing the back of the microphone at it would be a solution - the presence of the noise would be significantly reduced at your recording as a consequence.
There may be circumstances where you’re recording multiple people in the same space and you may want to be able to isolate your signals as much as possible. Then you can point two cardioid mics 180 degrees away from each other and use the dead spots at the back of the capsules to minimize disturbance between the microphones.
The professional hypercardioid microphone 348C is one of the best type of microphone for podcasting. It carries a solid brass construction that is highly resistant to interference. Its self-noise is very low, staying at 12dB (A-weighted), 24dB (CCIR 268-3). The frequency response ranging from 20Hz to 20KHz, allowing the mic to output all the frequencies that we can hear at once and produce accurate natural sound from the source.
The videos below tell you about the 348C See what makes it a microphone for podcasting in Video.