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MICRO HYPERCARDIOIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Variety Shows and Circuses
- Audio Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hypercardioid microphone
1, record 1, English, hypercardioid%20microphone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hyper-cardioid microphone 2, record 1, English, hyper%2Dcardioid%20microphone
correct
- hyper-cardioid microphone 2, record 1, English, hyper%2Dcardioid%20microphone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A directional microphone with greater side attenuation than a cardioid microphone but less rear attenuation. 1, record 1, English, - hypercardioid%20microphone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Spectacles de variétés et Cirque
- Électroacoustique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microphone hypercardioïde
1, record 1, French, microphone%20hypercardio%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hypercardioïde 2, record 1, French, hypercardio%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
microphone hypercardioïde : Microphone cardioïde de directivité accentuée. [Terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR et reproduits avec son autorisation.] 1, record 1, French, - microphone%20hypercardio%C3%AFde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On trouve soit [...] [des micros] supercardioïdes qui possèdent une courbe de direction un peu plus large, un peu plus aplatie que le cardioïde et qui de plus peuvent capter un peu de son venant de l'arrière, soit hypercardioïdes qui ont les mêmes caractéristiques que le supercardioïde, mais beaucoup plus accentuées. 2, record 1, French, - microphone%20hypercardio%C3%AFde
Record 1, Key term(s)
- micro hypercardioïde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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