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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 metal plate, known as the backplate is fixed, and the other which is the diaphragm is movable, the distance between the plates changes when sound waves hit 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 podcasts.

HyperX DuoCast comes with a shock mount, most condenser mics include a shock mount, which is circular and make use of an elastic suspension that helps reduce vibrations transferred by handling 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, e.g., sibilants (s sounds). This helps capture a cleaner recording without those “popping” sounds.

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

Omni microphones have an equal sensitivity to sound coming from all angles. You don't need to position them in any specific direction to capture the source of the sound HyperX DuoCast has its lowest frequency at 20Hz, a microphone that can pick a low frequency below 30Hz is best for miking, and toms, or if you're in search of a bass drum mic. HyperX DuoCast's upper limiting frequency is 20,000Hz, which implies that sound waves at a frequency above 20,000Hz will not be captured.

In a perfect world, a microphone's frequency response would be a one-to-one reproduction, however, some vibrations are lost along the way and some 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 add to your recording but primarily for style purposes, adding visual flair to the microphone. The HyperX DuoCast has the tap-to-mute feature which allows you to quickly mute the mic by touching a specific area of the mic's body. This is advantageous during situations when you need to have another conversation say with someone in the room that needs not be transmitted.

HyperX DuoCast includes a headphone output, this feature enables you to directly check on the audio signal captured by the mic in real-time, with no delay. This is useful in broadcasting, and live performance scenarios where instant audio feedback is essential. The HyperX DuoCast is compatible with PS4, PS5, personal computer (PC), and mac.

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