AT8022
X/Y Stereo Microphone

AT8022

AT8022
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Overview

AT8022

Ideal for video camera-mount use, stereo field recording, interviews and home recording, Audio-Technica's versatile 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).
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

Microphones
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, 18 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
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 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)
Switches Battery On/Off; Flat, roll-off
Weight 247 g (8.7 oz)
Cable 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
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
Accessories Included AT8405a stand clamp for 5/8"-27 threaded stands; windscreen; battery; soft protective pouch
Audio-Technica Case Style S12

Downloads

AT8022 Submittal Sheet
AT8022 Specification Sheet