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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 changes when sound waves hit 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 affordable, and easy to carry. USB mics are great for creating 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 could cause audio interference. HyperX DuoCast comes with a pop filter, this filter is a great tool for upping your audio. A pop filter diffuses the pressure of the air coming from certain vocal sounds, for example, sibilants (s sounds). Thus capturing a cleaner 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, with a decrease in sensitivity in the sides and a zero point in the back of the microphone. HyperX DuoCast uses the omnidirectional polar pattern, which picks up sound from all sides.

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

In an ideal situation, a mic's frequency response should be a one-to-one reproduction, in reality, some vibrations are lost during the process and some of the information 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, nothing much really to enhance your recording but primarily for look and feel purposes, adding visual flair to the mic. The HyperX DuoCast has the tap-to-mute feature which allows you to quickly mute the microphone by tapping a marked area of the mic. This is useful during situations where you need to have another conversation say with someone during a recording session that doesn't need to be recorded.

HyperX DuoCast includes a headphone output, this enables you to directly check on the audio quality captured by the microphone in real-time, with no delay. This is useful in broadcasting, and live performance situations where immediate audio feedback is key. HyperX DuoCast is compatible with PS4, PS5, personal computer (PC), and mac.

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