Multichannel Microphone Array Design
5 Channel Microphone Array Design for SURROUND SOUND COVERAGE using CARDIOID Microphones

FTC 80°+ 80° (70° / 35cm) LSC 70° / BPC 60°

The last stage in the MMAD process is the choice of the Microphone Configuration for the Back Pair Coverage. There are many microphone configurations that will produce these angles of LSC / BPC.
Here are a few possible combinations showing both the distance and the orientation of the microphones.
Click on the required combination to see the complete Microphone Array Design plan in PDF format.

70° / 35cm
70° / 35cm
70° / 35cm
70° / 35cm
100° / 42.5cm
80° / 47.7cm
60° / 53.1cm
40° / 59cm
BACKTRACKS & CROSSTRACKS6
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CHANNELS / COVERAGE6
2Ch (Stereo)
3Ch (FSSC)
4Ch (SRND)
4Ch (FSSC)
5Ch (SRND)
5Ch (FSSC)
6Ch (SRND)
7Ch (SRND)
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ARRAY TYPE6
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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DIRECTIVITY6
Omnidirectional
Hypocardioid
Cardioid
Supercardioid
Hypercardioid
Bidirectional
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FRONT TRIPLET COVERAGE6
100° + 100°
95° + 95°
90° + 90°
85° + 85°
80° + 80°
75° + 75°
70° + 70°
65° + 65°
60° + 60°
55° + 55°
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MIC ANGLE / DISTANCE6
100° / 27.6cm
90° / 29.6cm
80° / 32cm
70° / 35cm
60° / 37.3cm
50° / 40.25cm
40° / 43.3cm
30° / 46.5cm
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LSC / BPC6
55° / 90°
60° / 80°
65° / 70°
70° / 60°
75° / 50°
80° / 40°