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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.

HyperX DuoCast is a condenser mic that works by using charged metal 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 adjusts when sound waves strike the diaphragm which produces capacitance 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 creating podcasts.

The 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 that can cause audio interference. HyperX DuoCast comes with a pop filter, pop filters are a great tool for upping your audio. A pop filter diffuses the pressure of the air coming from certain vocal sounds, for example, fricatives (th sounds),. This helps capture a cleaner recording without annoying ear-piercing exaggerations.

HyperX DuoCast has the cardioid pattern, mics that use this pattern have a wide on-axis pick-up 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, with a decrease in sensitivity towards the sides and a zero point in the rear of the microphone. The HyperX DuoCast uses the omnidirectional pattern, which can receive sound in all directions.

Omni microphones have an equal sensitivity to sound coming from all sides. You do not need to position them in any specific direction to record the source of the 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 microphone. The HyperX DuoCast's upper limiting frequency is 20,000Hz, meaning that sound waves at a frequency above 20,000Hz won't be recorded.

In an ideal situation, a mic's frequency response would be a one-to-one reproduction, however, some vibrations are lost during the process and bits of the info doesn't make 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, nothing much really to add to your recording but primarily for look and feel purposes, adding visual flair and customization options to the microphone. The HyperX DuoCast has the tap-to-mute feature which allows you to quickly mute the mic by touching a marked area of the mic. This is advantageous during situations where you want to have a conversation say with someone during a recording session that needs not be transmitted.

HyperX DuoCast has a headphone output, this allows you to directly monitor the audio quality captured by the mic in real-time, with no delay. This is particularly valuable 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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