5 Channel Microphone Array Design for SURROUND SOUND COVERAGE using SUPERCARDIOID Microphones

FTC 80° + 80° (100° / 19cm) / LSC 80° / BPC 40°

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° / 19cm
100° / 19cm
100° / 19cm
100° / 19cm
No other solutions are available with satisfactory Critical Linking
100° / 65.5cm
80°
60°
40°
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° / 19cm
90° / 22cm
80° / 25.5cm
70° / 29cm
60° / 32.5cm
50° / 36cm
40° / 39.5cm
30° / 43.5cm
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LSC / BPC6
55° / 90°
60° / 80°
65° / 70°
70° / 60°
75° / 50°
80° / 40°