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Hyperx Duocast Review

Last updated on Aug 18, 2024   4 minute read
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HyperX DuoCast

HyperX DuoCast

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Reasons why you might like the HyperX DuoCast

Overall Score 7.6 Represents average audio ecosystem compatibility score.

  • Has Cardioid Pattern
  • Has Rgb Lighting

The HyperX DuoCast is a USB microphone with two selectable polar patterns, cardioid and omnidirectional, and supports 96kHz/24-bit recording, featuring a built-in pop filter, user-friendly controls, and a low-profile shock mount. Its RGB glows in a subtle way without having lights flashing in your eyes.

It offers good features, build quality, and lovely sound, but requires the right recording environment for optimal performance, it is a compromise for gamers, streamers, and podcasters looking for QuadCast quality at a lower price.

The HyperX DuoCast is a condenser mic that works by using capacitor plates instead of a coil and magnets. One of the metal plates, known as the backplate is fixed, and the other which is the diaphragm is movable, the distance between the plates adjusts when sound waves hit the diaphragm which produces a change in electrical characteristics HyperX DuoCast is a USB microphone, such microphones are plug and play and easy to use they are also typically cheaper, and easy to carry. USB microphones are great for making voiceovers.

HyperX DuoCast comes with a shock mount, most condenser microphones include a shock mount, which is circular and make use of an elastic suspension that helps reduce vibrations transferred by that could cause audio interference. HyperX DuoCast comes with a pop filter, this filter is a great tool for improving your audio. These diffuse the pressure of the air coming from certain vocal sounds, e.g., sibilants (s sounds). This helps capture a clean recording without annoying “popping” sounds.

HyperX DuoCast uses the cardioid polar pattern, mics that use this pattern have a wide on-axis reception area and max rejection at 180 degrees off-axis. To further explain, this pattern is more directional and sensitive to the front of the microphone in the on-axis position, and reduces in sensitivity towards the sides and a null point in the back of the microphone. The HyperX DuoCast has the omnidirectional pattern, which picks up sound in all directions.

Omni mics have an equal sensitivity to sound arriving from all angles. You do not need to point them in any particular direction to record the source of the sound HyperX DuoCast has its lowest frequency at 20Hz, a mic with a low frequency below 30Hz is good for miking, and toms, or if you're looking for a bass drum mic. HyperX DuoCast's upper limiting frequency is 20,000Hz, which implies that sound waves at a frequency above this will not be captured.

In an ideal situation, a mic's frequency response should be a one-to-one reproduction, however, some vibrations get lost during the process and bits of the info never makes it to the output recording. HyperX DuoCast's sensitivity is measured at 501mV/Pa, this tells you what the electrical output of a microphone will be for a given acoustic input. The higher the number, the more sensitive the microphone is.

HyperX DuoCast has RGB lighting, there is not much really to enhance your recording but primarily for style purposes, adding visual flair to the mic. HyperX DuoCast has the tap-to-mute feature which allows you to quickly mute the mic by touching a designated area of the microphone. This is advantageous during situations when you need to have a conversation say with someone during a recording session that doesn't need to be recorded.

HyperX DuoCast includes a headphone output, this allows you to directly monitor the audio quality recorded by the microphone in real-time, without any perceptible delay. This is valuable in broadcasting, and live performance scenarios where immediate audio feedback is essential. The HyperX DuoCast is compatible with PS4, PS5, personal computer (PC), and mac.

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