#polar patterns

[thepeoplescloud]

Microphone Polar Patterns as Glass Models

Matt Parker 2020

Part of a new project in development under the title Polar Patterns

[captainsayachu-blog]

Recording in your home studio requires the right recording microphones with the right polar patterns. Dynamic microphones are typically cardioid, and condensers vary.

This is another site which I have found useful in relation to polar patterns.

[ehrstudio]

A Beginner’s Introduction to Microphone Polar Patterns http://ehomerecordingstudio.com/microphone-polar-patterns/

[trisshawkeye]

Mechs!

I'm back in Durham! Had a great day in Oxford yesterday, and had an absolute ball at the Mechanisms gig at Port Mahon. I met up with thedreadvampy and suicide-in-the-trenches who are both super-lovely, and we formed a little Tumblr gang (we even managed to just about get off a shoelaces exchange!) I was recognised from the Rose Red cosplays by wickedace, which I count as a major win. I also ended up in a conversation with Sam/Marius before the gig about Assassin's Creed, the Edinburgh Fringe and the new album, which sounds incredibly exciting.

The support acts were Indigo Montoya and Polar Patterns. Indigo Montoya (cool name!) seem to be a promising new metal band - not wholly what I'm into I'll confess, but they were pretty good and their sound is definitely interesting enough for me to keep an eye on.

Polar Patterns are a rock band made up of geeky sound engineers, and I swear I have seen few bands have as much fun on stage as these guys did. With covers of Queen and Jonathan Coulton to name but a couple, a hilarious Christmas set ("Two capos?! That's completely unnecessary!" "So's Christmas songs at this time of year!") and a catchy original song, Last Orders, they had the crowd grinning and cheering wildly by the end of their set.

Finally it was the turn of The Mechanisms themselves, and we were treated to not one but two sets from them. The first containing the origin stories of the present band members who have them, assorted early songs such as The Ballad of Lil' Lemon and The Lotus Eaters, and a taste of the new album - a song set on a dystopian city-planet in which a man named Ulysses attempts to steal a great diamond called the Eye of the Cyclops from the Poseidon Corporation headquarters (and hopefully that's enough of a clue as to what the over-arching theme of the next album is going to be - needless to say, I am very excited about the direction the band is taking and will await any news on the album with great anticipation).

Then, after a short break (at the end of which the front few rows of the audience sat down on the ground and demanded that Jonny tell us a story) we got the entire telling of Once Upon A Time (In Space). There were a couple of adjustments made to compensate for the reshuffle in crew members, and it was great to see Marius and Raphaella fit really naturally into the established set with violin, piano and vocals. The crowd was also a really keen one, joining in with choruses and clapping and stamping, creating a familiar and lively atmosphere very different to the thrilled quiet of the Fringe audiences I was in, and oh so much fun.

As always, the in-character banter and reactions throughout the set were brilliant and really added that magic spark which ties the band together into a cohesive (and, in character, hilariously dysfunctional) whole. And, despite threats to the contrary, they seemed placated enough by our reaction not to blow up our planet...this time. Which was a nice bonus, really.

[the-mechanisms]

Once a year, the inhabitants of the lonely outpost of Spaceport Mahon, floating near-derelict in the Clement Asteroid Belt, tremble in anticipation: that notorious vessel AURORA and her band of troublesome MECHANISMS are approaching once again. In their year away from the Port, they have been busy, recording, recruiting, and wreaking wanton destruction (as per usual) - There will be stories. There will be songs, old and new. And there will be blood - but with enough enthusiasm it might not be yours. Join us for our third year running at the Port Mahon, meet the two new Mechanisms and hear tales previously untold. And tell your friends. Or else... Saturday 17th November Doors 7.30 PM Entry £5 Support from: Polar Patterns Indigo Montoya