Designed for drums, guitars, pianos, or indeed, any application requiring a pencil-mic design, the sE Electronics sE7 is a back-electret, small-diaphragm condenser microphone. It sports a cardioid polar pattern. Fashioned from class-A circuitry and utilizing a transformerless output, the microphone captures sound with clarity and neutrality across its frequency response, thus eschewing overly harsh highs and aiding in a pleasurable bottom end.