X/Y Stereo Field Recording Microphone
BP4025
BP4025
Overview
BP4025
- Large-diaphragm capsules offer pristine sound quality and exceptionally low noise
- Innovative coincident capsule configuration produces accurate stereo image in smaller housing
- Compact, lightweight design is ideal for camera-mount use
- Excellent channel separation
- Phantom power operation—for use with professional equipment
- Switchable low-frequency roll-off and 10 dB pad
- Includes one balanced cable (two 3-pin XLRM-type connectors at output)
- RoHS-compliant – free from all substances specified in the EU directive on the reduction of hazardous substances (RoHS)
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Features
Designed for broadcast and professional recording, Audio-Technica’s BP4025 stereo condenser offers large-diaphragm capsules in an innovative coincident capsule configuration. This allows for a smaller housing while producing an X/Y stereo image with the spatial impact and realism of a live sound field. Ideal for use with professional audio and video equipment, the microphone is fully 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 - 17,000 Hz |
| Low Frequency Roll Off | 80 Hz, 12 dB/octave |
| Open Circuit Sensitivity | -32 dB (25.1 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa |
| Channel Balance | < 2.5 dB |
| Maximum Input Sound Level | 145 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.; 155 dB SPL, with 10 dB pad (nominal) |
| Dynamic Range | 131 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 80 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa |
| Phantom Power Requirements | 11-52V DC, 7 mA typical (both channels total) |
| Switches | Flat, roll-off; 10 dB pad (nominal) |
| Weight | 269 g (9.5 oz) |
| Cable | 5.0 m (16.5') 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 |
| Dimensions | 186.0 mm (7.32") long, 47.6 mm (1.87") head diameter 21.0 mm (0.83") body diameter |
| Output Connector | Integral 5-pin XLRM-type |
| Accessories Included | AT8405a stand clamp for 5/8"-27 threaded stands; windscreen; soft protective pouch |
Downloads
BP4025 Dimensions
BP4025 Quick Start Guide
BP4025 Declaration of Conformity
BP4025 Frequency Response
BP4025 Polar Pattern
BP4025 Specification Sheet