Blue Yeti What is the Best Pattern I want

thebigrobo

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Ok so there are 4 Pattern settings each with a little werid looking circle above them and i have no idea what any of them mean. I want the one that is best for youtube videos. Please help thanks!
 
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They are the microphone pickup patterns--how the microphone picks up sound. The four patterns are stereo (left and right pickup), cardioid (standard vocal mic pickup), omni (360° pickup) and bidirectional (front and back pickup.)

Depending on what you want to do: if you podcast use cardioid or stereo, unless you have a room full of people use omni. If you're interviewing someone sitting across from you use bidirectional. If you're recording an instrument either stereo or cardioid.
They are the microphone pickup patterns--how the microphone picks up sound. The four patterns are stereo (left and right pickup), cardioid (standard vocal mic pickup), omni (360° pickup) and bidirectional (front and back pickup.)

Depending on what you want to do: if you podcast use cardioid or stereo, unless you have a room full of people use omni. If you're interviewing someone sitting across from you use bidirectional. If you're recording an instrument either stereo or cardioid.
 
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