Audio-Technica AT5040
Flagship studio vocal microphone (50 Series)
Microphone$2,999Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Flagship studio vocal microphone (50 Series)
- Topology
- condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- side-address, stand-mount
- Connection
- XLR
- Drivers
- four ultra-thin (2-micron) rectangular diaphragms functioning as one large element
- Frequency response
- 20-20,000 Hz
- Max SPL
- 142 dB SPL
- Sensitivity
- 56.2 mV/Pa
- Polar pattern
- cardioid
- Impedance (Ω)
- 50
- Introduced
- 2013
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
I/O: XLR output, requires 48V phantom power
Notable use: Audio-Technica flagship studio vocal microphone
Notes: No switches/pad/HPF (fixed cardioid only). Self-noise 5 dB(A), among lowest of any studio mic. Launched January 2013 per Audio-Technica press release.