Is the in-cable microphone for this model directional? I am often in noisy environments for conference calls.
1274506
I recently used the in-cable microphone with a near by fan and the person on the other line heard me clearly and did not hear the noise around me.
1274507
I could still hear the voice from colleague nearby, but the voice is smaller than usual.
2277205
Yes, but as I did, you may have to change to the directional mode if you are using the multi-directional setting. It cuts out all the background noise.
718441
no. I plug xlr to mic, then 1/4" unbalanced in the back of unit and generally have no issues
307709
Yes multi directional. 7-10 feet. This will not replace a hardcore conference phone. But is the best of this class of device I have used. And I have bought many of them.
1609748
Omni directional Omni directional Omni directional. Well, I just tried saying the word omni directional from three different points around the microphone tip. It picked up perfectly each time. I couldn't find it stated anywhere which type of microphone pattern it is. But from what other reviewer's have reported... being across the kitchen room and it still picking up clearly using Skype, I don't think you're going to have a problem using the microphone in any orientation. I have used it for 85% of all emails, messages and texts on my iMac since I got it around Christmas
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It is unbalanced I am not sure how you go about rewiring it. I think it sounds fine as a unbalanced mic. Really depends what you wants to do with the microphone and whether you really need to make it balanced. I think it sounds fine for basic vocals. But each person has there own preferences.
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Generally speaking yes of course. The variables you need to consider are the size of the room and distance from the microphone of each participant. Assuming you use the built in microphone in a reasonably quiet environment, you will pick up voices very clearly from several feet away. If you use a high quality omni directional microphone, you will do even better. It is really designed to work at close distances. But if a small group in a quiet room, it will have almost no trouble. There will certainly be some noticeable variation in volume if some are much far the from the mic, but in the center of a circular table it should be fine. Generally speaking yes of course. The variables you need to consider are the size of the room and distance from the microphone of each participant. Assuming you use the built in microphone in a reasonably quiet environment, you will pick up voices very clearly from several feet away. If you use a high quality omni directional microphone, you will do even better. It is really designed to work at close distances. But if a small group in a quiet room, it will have almost no trouble. There will certainly be some noticeable variation in volume if some are much far the from the mic, but in the... » Read More Generally speaking yes of course. The variables you need to consider are the size of the room and distance from the microphone of each participant. Assuming you use the built in microphone in a reasonably quiet environment, you will pick up voices very clearly from several feet away. If you use a high quality omni directional microphone, you will do even better. It is really designed to work at close distances. But if a small group in a quiet room, it will have almost no trouble. There will certainly be some noticeable variation in volume if some are much far the from the mic, but in the center of a circular table it should be fine. « Show Less
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No, those electronics are built in. It works pretty well as I use this headset with my iPhone all the time and have gotten compliments on how good it sounds compared to the mic built into the phone. No audible distortion or "processing" going on... just a very directional mic that does a good job of capturing speech and rejecting ambient noise. I have a LOUD house with a lofted office space where I can hear everything going on in my home at the same time (kids playing, cooking, dogs barking, television). This headset has been a lifesaver for taking work calls and teleconferencing in a hectic environment. Of course it's amazing for gaming as well. No, those electronics are built in. It works pretty well as I use this headset with my iPhone all the time and have gotten compliments on how good it sounds compared to the mic built into the phone. No audible distortion or "processing" going on... just a very directional mic that does a good job of capturing speech and rejecting ambient noise. I have a LOUD house with a lofted office space where I can hear everything going on in my home at the same time (kids playing, cooking, dogs barking, television). This headset has been a lifesaver for taking work calls and teleconferencing... » Read More No, those electronics are built in. It works pretty well as I use this headset with my iPhone all the time and have gotten compliments on how good it sounds compared to the mic built into the phone. No audible distortion or "processing" going on... just a very directional mic that does a good job of capturing speech and rejecting ambient noise. I have a LOUD house with a lofted office space where I can hear everything going on in my home at the same time (kids playing, cooking, dogs barking, television). This headset has been a lifesaver for taking work calls and teleconferencing in a hectic environment. Of course it's amazing for gaming as well. « Show Less
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It picks up a lot of background noise sometimes. Its really sensitive. It is a directional microphone, so its designed to pick up sounds from what's in front of it, if you set it up right in front of your desktop or keyboard, facing you, it won't pick up sounds behind it as much as if you were to turn the mic off the the sideways or something, if that makes sense? So there are ways to avoid it picking up unnecessary background noises.
1653884
Because this mic is unidirectional it only picks up sound from the top of the dome. Nothing should be picked up from the sides. For the price it is a great deal.
1128812
I don't think so, it's really not that loud a pretty directional. My bedroom shares the living room wall where my TV is and it's not noticeably louder in there.
560206
The simple answer is 'Yes'. There is some amount of tweaking that you can do, but be prepared to listen to it if you get too close. Some people build little sheet metal boxes around the backside to minimize it going off if you really want it to be fully directional... Mine sits behind a speaker box that shields it somewhat.
2208829
I have tried with mic om either side and sound is the same. I preferably wear mic in my left ear. I don't think it really matter, its just preference.
1392136
Yes, just flip the mic over to the other side. I hope this was helpful.Lisa
506919
Unidirectional microphone. Catches almost the only voice. But there is no noise reduction. Everything will depend only on your sound card.
964017
The microphone is meh. It works well inside on phone calls. It works poorly if there is ambient noise wind, music, etc. I've had many comments from people, "could you please report that ,it seemed garbled."
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HI,I did not do that way, I am using a mixer for Microphone.What is your concerns?Liuharry