Audio Technica AT5040, Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Audio Technica AT5040, Cardioid Condenser Microphone

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

The Audio Technica first design for the AT5040 was purity of sound. To achieve this the engineers of Audio-Technica developed a four-part rectangular element, the pinnacle of our recent breakthroughs in sound-capture technology. The Audio Technica AT5040 four exquisitely matched ultra-thin diaphragms function together (with outputs proprietarily summed) as Audio Technica's largest ever element, providing combined surface area twice that of a standard one inch circular diaphragm. 

By using four diaphragms in a single capsule, the AT5040 delivers the benefits of an exceptionally large diaphragm--along with an extremely low noise floor--without increased weight, decreased transient response or other drawbacks that typically restrict diaphragm size.  Another key in Audio Technica AT5040 design feature is advanced internal shock mounting that effectively decouples the capsule from the microphone body. For additional isolation, each AT5040 is also provided with Audio-Technica’s innovative new AT8480 shock mount. 

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Product Highlights of the Audio Technica AT5040

• 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