Audio-Technica AT5040

Audio-Technica AT5040, a professional studio microphone that represents a milestone in the design of condenser microphone technology, offering remarkable musical fidelity through realism, depth, presence, and sound purity.

Designed to be the primary choice for vocal recording, the AT5040 delivers extremely fine highs with controlled sibilance. The features of the large diaphragms, as well as the quick transient response, make it ideal for recording acoustic instruments such as piano, guitar, string instruments, and saxophone.

• top vocal microphone from Audio-Technica
• high performance and musical fidelity, depth, richness, presence
• four rectangular diaphragms (2 microns thick) work together to form the largest pickup element ever made by Audio-Technica, with double the area of a standard 1" circular diaphragm
• extremely low noise
• extended dynamics ideal for studio vocal recording
• carefully selected discrete components for optimising capsule performance
• capable of handling very high SPL levels and extended frequency response
• hand-assembled
• 100% quality control
• advanced internal shock mount for decoupling the capsule from the microphone body
• elegant and robust aluminium and brass housing
• external shock mount, AT8480, provides superior isolation
• hard, compartmentalised and padded case