My rule of thumb is whenever I want to cut as much room sound out as possible I go with hypers. So indoor venues that typically don't sound all that great I'll use hypers unless I am really close to the sound source. when I'm outdoors, or onstage, or in nice sounding rooms I'll usually use cards.
bean should be along any minute to tell you that hypers rule your face and you should run them all the time. I'm just bustin' your chops bean. 
for good reason Shawn
I would say if you are indoors(or outdoors) and not onstage, I would run hypers DINa(I run hypers 99% of the time. In fact, in the last year I have ran cards just once outdoors (FOB/DFC/Sweet Spot) and since I have been a hyper slut the last 2-3 years, I have never made better recordings IMO. As always, try things out for yourself and see what you like the best, but in my experience recording indoors in venues other than theatres(rather crappy sounding venues) I HIGHLY recommend hypers/DINa 99% of the time. They cancel out crowd noise/chatter and have more focus on the music. What else could one ask for in a capsule for recording indoors
I ran hypers this past tues for STS9 and the crowd was ROWDY as hell and chatty as hell, and I was blown away once again at how well they cancel out the crowd noise/chatter and just pick up what I want them too
here is a link to the STS9 show from 10/02 so you can check out the potential that hypers have indoors FOB/3'ROC/30' From the Stage. Def dont be scared to run hypers. Folks say they are lean on the lowend, but I think if you are pairing them with a nice, phat sounding preamp(my 722's pre's) then they will fill out the slight low-end attenuation that hypers naturally have
personally I have never heard any hypers that I really like the sound of
if you are close
especially running on-stage
go with cards @ 110° ORTF
or on stage running spaced omnis would sound sweet
when the music is full on the music will cancel out any audience noise
alternatively on-stage try running blumlein
vertically crossed figure 8's sounds super sweet
ran Busman's SD LSD2 at the Pickathon in a wide blumlein setting ~ 110°
and they way the mix sounded was awesome, during quiet no music parts it picked up a sweet audience sound , but during music the front lobes of the 8's canceled out the crowd
that my 4.5¢
Well, he only has cards/hypers tho.......
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