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# Deprecated symbols

Review unsupported symbols and their replacements.

## Topics

### Orientations and polar patterns

[`static var orientationFront: AVAudioSession.Location`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/Location/orientationFront)

[`static var orientationBack: AVAudioSession.Location`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/Location/orientationBack)

[`static var orientationBottom: AVAudioSession.Location`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/Location/orientationBottom)

[`static var orientationTop: AVAudioSession.Location`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/Location/orientationTop)

[`static var orientationLeft: AVAudioSession.Location`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/Location/orientationLeft)

[`static var orientationRight: AVAudioSession.Location`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/Location/orientationRight)

[`static var polarPatternCardioid: AVAudioSession.Location`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/Location/polarPatternCardioid)

[`static var polarPatternOmnidirectional: AVAudioSession.Location`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/Location/polarPatternOmnidirectional)

[`static var polarPatternSubcardioid: AVAudioSession.Location`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/Location/polarPatternSubcardioid)


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