• omnidirectional
• linear frequency response
• corrected for the diffuse sound field
• preferred applications: close pickup of singers and instruments

As can be seen from the frequency response curve, this microphone type has flat frequency response for frontal sound incidence. This yields a very natural quality when picking up sound that is predominantly direct, i.e. close to the source or in a ”dry” acoustic. The sonic impression never becomes overly brilliant or ”sharp.”