I found the cardioid pattern to be ideally suited to podcasting and recording, and in addition to providing the richest sound it offers very good background noise rejection. Sound quality is top-notch, with a rich, clear audio that provides a noticable bass emphasis and seems to add some compression for that "radio" voice – depending on the pickup pattern selected. Other than the minor inconvenience of having to control the 3.5 mm audio output via Windows the QuadCast was very intuitive to operate, with the tap-to-mute function a nice alternative to pressing a physical button. Setup requires no additional software, with Windows 10 immediately picking up the new device and setting it to its default 16-bit, 48 kHz mode. Polar patterns: Stereo, Omnidirectional, Cardioid, Bidirectional.Other features of the QuadCast are the large gain control on the bottom of the mic and the touch-controlled mute switch on the top, with mic status instantly evident via the integrated red lighting which is illumiated when you are "live", and turns off when you have muted the mic. The mic also ships with a shock mount and desktop stand, and can be mounted to your choice of mic stands and boom arms with an included adapter that fits 3/8” and 5/8” threads. Introduced at CES in January, this new condenser mic offers four selectable polar patterns (stereo, omnidirectional, cardioid, and bidirectional) and offers real-time monitoring via an onboard 3.5mm headphone jack. HyperX has released the Quadcast USB microphone today and we had a chance to test it out early for this launch-day review. HyperX Enters the USB Microphone Arena A USB mic with multiple polar patterns and unique design
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