Audio Technica AT5040 Handbuilt Ultimate Studio Vocal Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Description

AUDIO TECHNICA

AT5040 Studio Vocal Microphone

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Audio-Technica’s premier studio vocal microphone, the AT5040 represents a milestone in condenser design, offering remarkably musical high-fidelity performance, with profound realism and depth, presence and purity of sound. Designed as a first-choice vocal microphone, the AT5040 cardioid condenser features an extremely smooth top end with controlled sibilance. Large-diaphragm characteristics and fast transient response also make it ideal for recording acoustic instruments such as piano, guitar, strings and saxophone.

Included

Shockmount

AT5040 microphone being hand-built

Individually Inspected

Hand Assembled Premium Studio Microphone

Each AT5040 microphone is hand-assembled and individually inspected to guarantee the highest quality.

Exceptional Transient Response

High Quality, Low-Noise Recording

Four exquisitely matched ultra-thin diaphragms function together as Audio-Technica’s largest-ever element for low noise with exceptional transient response.

Audio-Technica’s premier studio condenser vocal microphone

Extremely musical high-fidelity performance, with profound realism and depth, presence and purity of sound

Four rectangular diaphragms (2 micron) function together as Audio-Technica’s largest-ever element, providing combined surface area twice that of a standard one-inch circular diaphragm

Exceptionally low noise and wide dynamic range ideal for studio vocals

Discrete components carefully selected for optimized capsule performance

High-SPL capability and extended frequency response

Hand assembled and inspected for 100% quality control

Advanced internal shock mounting decouples the capsule from the microphone body

Elegant, durable housing of aluminum and brass

Included advanced-design custom AT8480 shock mount provides superior isolation

Custom hard-shell carrying case with die-cut foam compartments offers protection during storage and transport

Specifications

Element : Fixed-charge back plate, permanently polarized condenser

Polar Pattern : Cardioid

Frequency Response : 20 – 20,000 Hz

Open Circuit Sensitivity : -25 dB (56.2 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa*

Maximum Input Sound Level : 142 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.