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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Seddon" data-source="post: 11328" data-attributes="member: 8216">Hi all,Just found this forum whilst searching for an answer so I thought I&#039;d sign up as a lot of the advice here looks great.I&#039;ve started singing in a band (after years hiding behind my guitar!).At rehearsals I&#039;ve been using a Sennheiser e835 as that&#039;s what the rooms we use provide. I decide to get my own as I don&#039;t fancy using one that lots of people are sharing.I was about to buy one when I noticed the next model up. The Sennheiser e845.The only difference I could see is the e835 has a Cardioid Polar Pattern whilst the e845 has a Hypercardioid Polar pattern.From what I can read, the Cardioid will reject the noise coming from it at the back of the microphone whereas the hyper has a narrower front end but seems to have some leakage from back of microphone.My question is this. I want to avoid feedback (who doesn&#039;t). I tend to play with my guitar amp behind me and occasionally I get feedback using the e835. Also in rehearsal we tend to stand in a circle facing inwards.Anyone offer any advice on which Cardioid pattern to go for when used in a live band situation with potentially lots of noise going on around the mic?Many thanksMike</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike Seddon, post: 11328, member: 8216"] Hi all, Just found this forum whilst searching for an answer so I thought I'd sign up as a lot of the advice here looks great. I've started singing in a band (after years hiding behind my guitar!). At rehearsals I've been using a Sennheiser e835 as that's what the rooms we use provide. I decide to get my own as I don't fancy using one that lots of people are sharing. I was about to buy one when I noticed the next model up. The Sennheiser e845. The only difference I could see is the e835 has a Cardioid Polar Pattern whilst the e845 has a Hypercardioid Polar pattern. From what I can read, the Cardioid will reject the noise coming from it at the back of the microphone whereas the hyper has a narrower front end but seems to have some leakage from back of microphone. My question is this. I want to avoid feedback (who doesn't). I tend to play with my guitar amp behind me and occasionally I get feedback using the e835. Also in rehearsal we tend to stand in a circle facing inwards. Anyone offer any advice on which Cardioid pattern to go for when used in a live band situation with potentially lots of noise going on around the mic? Many thanks Mike [/QUOTE]

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