http://www.polarpattern.com/2008/05/28/beggars-son-in-the-spirit/ polar pattern (n) : the pickup, or polar pattern, of a microphone is the shape of the area around it where it picks up sounds with maximum fidelity and volume. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:59:51 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc