5 Channel Microphone Array Design for Surround Sound Coverage using Hypocardioid Microphones

FTC 70° + 70° (40° / 54.2cm) / LSC 75° / BPC 70°

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.
100° / 40cm
100° / 40cm
100° / 40cm
100° / 40cm
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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DIRECTIVITY5
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° / 43.6cm
90° / 45.3cm
80° / 46.5cm
70° / 48cm
60° / 49.8cm
50° / 52cm
40° / 54.2cm
30° / 56.6cm
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LSC / BPC6
65° / 90°
70° / 80°
75° / 70°
80° / 60°
85° / 50°
90° / 40°