Multichannel Microphone Array Design (Root Arrays)
4 Channel Microphone Array Design for FRONT SOUND STAGE COVERAGE using CARDIOID Microphones

FC 90° (90° / 25cm)

The next stage in the MMAD process is to choose the Lateral Segment Coverage.
Using a Front Coverage of 90°, there are many different LSC configurations possible.

The diagram on the right shows the colour coding used to represent the reproduction within the
Multichannel Loudspeaker Configuration of each segment covered by the microphone array.

Click on the required LSC configuration to go to the last stage in the MMAD process.

LSC 80°
BACKTRACKS & CROSSTRACKS4
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CHANNELS / COVERAGE4
2Ch (Stereo)
3Ch (FSSC)
4Ch (SRND)
4Ch (FSSC)
5Ch (SRND)
5Ch (FSSC)
6Ch (SRND)
7Ch (SRND)
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ARRAY TYPE4
R o o t - A r r a y s
N a t u r a l - A r r a y s
A l l - A r r a y s
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DIRECTIVITY4
Omnidirectional
Hypocardioid
Cardioid
Supercardioid
Hypercardioid
Bidirectional
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FRONT COVERAGE4
120°
110°
100°
90°
80°
70°
60°
50°
40°
30°
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MIC ANGLE / DISTANCE
120°/6.5cm
110°/12.2cm
100°/18.2cm
90°/25cm
80°/33cm
70°/42cm
60°/56cm
50°/74cm
40°/98cm
30°/120cm