Audio-Technica AT4081

What sets the Audio-Technica AT4081 Bidirectional Active Ribbon Microphone apart is its professional-grade quality and innovative design, delivering a classic ribbon tone with a warm, natural sound. This high-quality microphone is meticulously handcrafted, ensuring a robust build for lasting durability and reliability, even in the most demanding re... morecording environments.The AT4081 features a dual ribbon construction, enhancing its sensitivity and enabling it to capture the subtle nuances of your audio. The groundbreaking Audio-Technica ribbon design boasts 18 pending patents, including the pioneering MicroLinear ribbon imprint technology. This innovative feature safeguards the ribbons from lateral flexing and distortion, ensuring consistent, high-quality audio capture.Equipped with powerful N50 neodymium magnets, the AT4081 produces a high output level, ensuring that getting enough signal is never an issue. It also boasts a high SPL capability and an extended frequency response, allowing it to accurately reproduce a wide range of sounds.The microphone's low-profile design not only enhances its aesthetic appeal but also maximizes placement options, making it a versatile choice for various recording situations. The superfine mesh further protects the ribbons, adding to the microphone's durability.Requiring phantom power, the AT4081's active electronics provide a stable impedance and high output, ensuring optimal performance. Certified by the METAlliance, the Audio-Technica AT4081 Bidirectional Active Ribbon Microphone is designed to provide years of reliable operation, making it a trusted choice for professionals in the audio recording industry.

The handcrafted AT4081 from Audio-Technica delivers the warmth and natural sound of a classic ribbon microphone, plus it offers a robust build-quality leading to long-lasting performance and higher output, providing maximum compatibility with microphone preamplifiers.The mic is equally and easily right at home in both recording studios and live-sou... morend environments. Its low-profile stick design makes it a natural for audio capture of a wide variety of instruments, as well as guitar cabinets. It features Audio-Technica’s MicroLinear™ ribbon imprint, protecting the dual ribbons from lateral flexing and distortion. This innovative ribbon transducer utilizes 6 patents,* and advances the evolution of ribbon microphone design. It's time to experience the difference.*Pat. Nos.: 4627019, 4931510, 503809, 5006221, 5015027, 5103216FeaturesLow-profile stick design maximizes placement optionsSmooth, warm and natural sound tuned for instrument reproductionAudio-Technica ribbon design with 18 patents pending including proprietary MicroLinear™ ribbon imprint for superior durabilityInnovative dual-ribbon construction for increased sensitivityExtremely powerful N50 neodymium magnets for high output levelSuperfine mesh guards against ribbon damageHigh-SPL (sound pressure level) capability and extended frequency responseHandmade production – including ribbon corrugation, imprint and assemblyPhantom-powered active electronics provide stable impedance and higher output for maximum compatibility with microphone preamplifiersSpecificationsElement: RibbonPolar Pattern: Figure-of-eightFrequency Response: 30Hz - 18kHzOpen Circuit Sensitivity: -42dB (7.9mV), re 1V @ 1PaImpedance: 100ΩMaximum Input Sound Level: 150dB SPL, 1kHz @ 1% T.H.D.Noise: 25dB SPLDynamic Range (typical): 125dB, 1kHz @ Max SPLSignal-To-Noise-Ratio: 69dB, 1kHz @ 1PaPhantom Power Requirements: 48VDC, 3.0mA typicalWeight: 5.4oz. (152g)Dimensions (L x max. body diameter): 6.10" x 0.83" (155 x 21mm)Output Connector: Integral 3-pin XLRM-typeNote: further information can be found within the items located under the "Documentation" tab above. Audio-Technica AT4081 Phantom-Powered Bidirectional Ribbon Microphone.