Key Features
- Excellent for live sessions and performances thanks to compact size
- The ideal choice for recording overheads, acoustic instruments and choirs
- Cardioid polar pattern ensures focused capture of source with great off-axis rejection
- Get the sound right at source thanks to 80Hz filter and 10dB pad switch
Audio-Technica AE5100 Cardioid Condenser Instrument Overview
Just as comfortable in the studio as on-the-road. The Audio-Technica AE5100 Cardioid Condenser Instrument is a real workhorse. There's absolutely no source that this large diaphragm condenser will not excel on. Thanks to its discrete design, you'll be able to successfully place the microphone in tight recording spaces with total ease.
The AE5100's large diaphragm design ensures excellent quality capture. Your recordings will ooze with tonnes of detail, and an unparalleled level of clarity, that will make your engineering skills in demand. It's cardioid polar pattern provides a tight, focused sound with excellent off-axis rejection of unwanted noise and ambience.
The in-built 10dB pad switch and 80Hz high-pass-filter allow you to get the sound right at source. This is achieved by removing low frequency build up and reducing the microphone's sensitivity when capturing loud sources. You'll find yourself spending less and less time in post-production thanks to the high quality of the AE5100.
Product Ref: 161298
Full Description
View Full DescriptionIndustry standard for affordable recording
The AE5100 offers an unparalleled cardioid and condenser design whilst simultaneously providing excellent off-axis rejection and feedback control. Building upon their reputation for providing affordable yet high quality microphones, Audio Technica are fast becoming the industry standard for optimal audio recording.
Features
- Ideal for acoustic guitar, overheads, percussion, strings and other acoustic instruments, as well as for recording choirs
- Large diaphragm element for precise and natural response
- Discreet microphone offering new positioning options previously unavailable with large-diaphragm condensers
- Cardioid polar pattern improves isolation of desired sound source and reduces the sound to the side and rear
- Robust construction for consistent reliability on tour
- 80Hz High Pass Filter and 10 dB pad
- Product designed and manufactured in Japan, guaranteed 15 years
Specifications
- Element: Fixed-charge back plate, permanently polarized condenser
- Polar Pattern: Cardioid
- Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz
- Open Circuit Sensitivity: -36 dB (15.8 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa
- Impedance: 150 ohms
- Maximum Input Sound Level: 148 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1 T.H.D.; 158 dB SPL with 10 dB pad (nominal)
- Low Frequency Roll Off: 80 Hz, 12 dB/octave
- Dynamic Range: 137 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 83 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa
- Phantom Power Requirements: 11-52V DC, 3.2 mA typical
- Weight: 143g
- Dimensions: 5.85" (148.5 mm) long, 1.02" (26.0 mm) maximum diameter
- Output Connector: Integral 3-pin XLRM-type
- Accessories Included: AT8471 isolation clamp for 5/8"-27 threaded stands; 5/8"-27 to 3/8"-16 threaded adapter; AT8136 windscreen; soft protective pouch
- Product Code: AE5100
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