
By enabling some capsules and not others, the mic can work in ways a normal single-capsule mic cannot. Inside the microphone are four different capsules, all pointed in different directions. You might be wondering how a microphone can change its pickup pattern, but the way that the Yeti X does it is pretty clever. If you find yourself switching between podcasting, streaming, and recording multiple people at once, you’re going to be making good use of the pickup pattern selector. This allows the microphone to be used in several different ways, even if it does make placement a little bit different than you may be used to.

That’s because the diaphragms are aimed to the front, sides, and back, instead of outward like you might see with microphones on TV. Once you’ve set up the Blue Yeti X, you’re going to want to speak directly at it, and not into the top. Behind that grille are four capsules, enabling several different types of recording.
