Audio Technica AT8022 - X/Y Stereo Microphone

Audio Technica AT8022

Ideal for video camera-mount use, stereo field recording, interviews and home recording, the Audio-Technica AT8022 stereo condenser offers a compact housing and the pristine sound quality of a live sound field. Its coincident capsule configuration produces an X/Y stereo image in a small housing. The microphone is supplied with two cables for use with either pro or consumer gear. It offers switchable low-frequency roll-off and the convenience of battery or phantom power. The microphone is fully RoHS-compliant – free from all substances specified in the EU directive on the reduction of hazardous substances (RoHS).

Audio Technica AT8022 Features

• Innovative capsule configuration produces accurate stereo image in smaller housing
• Compact, lightweight design is perfect for video camera-mount use as well as for stereo field recording, interviews and home recording
• Ideal for use with handheld digital recording devices
• Operates on battery or phantom power—for use with pro or consumer equipment
• Switchable low-frequency roll-off
• Includes two cables: one balanced (two 3-pin XLRM-type connectors at output); one unbalanced (3.5 mm TRS at output)
• RoHS-compliant – free from all substances specified in the EU directive on the reduction of hazardous substances (RoHS)

Specifications

• Element: Fixed-charge back plate permanently polarized condenser
• Polar Pattern: X/Y Stereo
• Frequency Response: 20-15,000 Hz
• Low Frequency Roll-Off: 80 Hz, 12 dB/octave
• Open Circuit Sensitivity:
  
  • Phantom: –38 dB (12.5 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa 
  • Battery: –38 dB (12.5 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa
• Channel Balance: <2.5 dB
• Impedance:
  
  • Phantom: 250 ohms 
  • Battery: 300 ohms
• Maximum Input sound Level:
  
  • Phantom: 128 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D. 
  • Battery: 120 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.
• Dynamic Range (typical):
  
  • Phantom: 109 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL 
  • Battery: 101 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL
• Signal-To-Noise Ratio: 75 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa
• Phantom Power Requirements: 11-52V DC, 2 mA typical (each channel)
• Battery Type: 1.5V AA/UM3
• Battery Current/Life: 0.7 mA / 700 hours typical (alkaline)
• Switch: Battery On/Off; Flat, roll-off
• Weight: 247 g (8.7 oz)
• Dimensions:
  
  • 186.0 mm (7.32") long, 
  • 47.6 mm (1.87") head diameter 
  • 21.0 mm (0.83") maximum body diameter
• Output Connector: Integral 5-pin XLRM-type
• Cables:
  
  • Balanced: 2.0 m (6.5') long, 8 conductor, shielded, vinyl-jacketed stereo cable with 5-pin XLRF-type connector at microphone end and two 3-pin XLRM-type connectors at output end; 
  • Unbalanced: 0.6 m (2.0') long stereo cable with 5-pin XLRF-type connector at microphone end and 3.5 mm TRS connector at output end
• Accessories Furnished: AT8405a stand clamp for 5/8"-27 threaded stands; windscreen; battery; soft protective pouch

View on the Audio Technica Europe website.