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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 known as the diaphragm is movable, the distance between the plates changes when sound waves strike the diaphragm which produces a change in electrical characteristics HyperX DuoCast is a USB microphone, such microphones are convenient and easy to use they are also typically cheaper, and portable. USB mics are great for making voiceovers.

HyperX DuoCast comes with a shock mount, most condenser mics come with a shock mount, which is circular and uses an elastic suspension that helps reduce vibrations transferred by through the floor that can 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, like, fricatives (th sounds),. This helps capture a clean recording without annoying ear-piercing exaggerations.

HyperX DuoCast uses the cardioid polar pattern, mics that use this pattern have a wide on-axis receiving area and max rejection at 180° off-axis. This means that this pattern is more directional and sensitive to the front of the microphone in the on-axis position, and reduces in sensitivity in the sides and a null point in the base of the mic. The HyperX DuoCast uses the omnidirectional polar pattern, which can receive sound from all sides.

Omni mics have an equal sensitivity to sound coming from all angles. You do not need to position them in any specific direction to record the source sound HyperX DuoCast has its lowest frequency at 20Hz, a microphone with a low frequency below 40Hz is best for snares, and toms, or if you're looking for a bass drum mic. The HyperX DuoCast's upper limiting frequency is 20,000Hz, meaning that sounds at a frequency above 20,000Hz will not be captured.

In a perfect world, a mic's frequency response would be a one-to-one reproduction, however, some vibrations are lost during the process and bits of the information doesn't make it to the final 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, nothing much really to enhance your recording but primarily for style purposes, adding visual flair and customization options to the microphone itself. HyperX DuoCast has the tap-to-mute feature which allows you to quickly mute the mic by tapping a marked area of the microphone. This is advantageous during situations where you want to have a conversation say with someone during a recording session that doesn't need to be transmitted.

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

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