AT831
Miniature Cardioid Condenser Microphone (Phantom only)

AT831

AT831
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Overview

AT831

This clip-on lavalier mic provides crisp, full-sounding voice pickup. It also excels as an instrument mic, especially for pickup of acoustic guitar. The wired configuration (AT831R) includes the AT8444 guitar mount. The mic is ideal for higher SPL applications, and offers excellent gain before feedback and suppression of background noise. Includes windscreen and clothing clip.

Available configurations:

AT831R: 13.1' (4.0 m) permanently attached cable terminated with TA3F connector; AT8538 phantom-only power module with 80 Hz high-pass filter. 

AT831b: 6' (1.8 m) permanently attached cable terminated with TA3F connector; AT8531 power module (with 80 Hz high-pass filter) for battery or phantom power.

AT831c: 10' (3 m) permanently attached cable (unterminated); no power module.

AT831cH: 55" (1.4 m) permanently attached cable terminated with a screw-down 4-pin connector for use with Audio-Technica cH-style body-pack wireless transmitters; no power module.

AT831cW: 55" (1.4 m) permanently attached cable terminated with cW-style locking 4-pin connector for use with Audio-Technica cW-style body-pack wireless transmitters; no power module.

Features

This clip-on lavalier mic AT831R provides crisp, full-sounding voice pickup and excels as an instrument mic, especially for pickup of acoustic guitar with included AT8444 Instrument Microphone Adapter. It offers excellent gain before feedback and suppression of background noise. An integral 80 Hz high-pass filter provides easy switching from a flat frequency response to a low-end roll-off. It operates on phantom power only.

  • Clip-on lavalier mic also excels in acoustic guitar applications
  • Provides crisp, full-sounding voice and instrument pickup
  • Operates on phantom power only
  • 6' (1.8 m) cable permanently attached to mic, TA3F connector at power module
  • Included AT8417 clothing clip; AT8444 Instrument Microphone Adapter; AT8538 remote power module; AT8116 windscreen; protective carrying case
  • Also available as: AT831b - with battery or power module AT831c - less power module; includes clothing clip and windscreen only; 10' (3 m) cable, unterminated AT831cW - less power module; includes clothing clip and windscreen only; 55" (1.4 m) cable terminated with locking 4-pin connector for A-T UniPak® wireless systems

Specifications

Microphones
Element Condenser
Polar Pattern Cardioid
Frequency Response 40 - 16,000 Hz
Low Frequency Roll Off 80 Hz, 18 dB/octave (wired only)
Open Circuit Sensitivity -42 dB (7.9 mV) re 1V at 1 Pa
Maximum Input Sound Level 141 dB SPL, 1 kHz at 1% T.H.D.
Dynamic Range 112 dB, 1 kHz at Max SPL (wired only)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 65 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa
Phantom Power Requirements 11-52V DC, 2 mA typical (wired only)
Switches Off, on-flat, on-roll-off (wired only)
Weight Microphone : 2.8 g (0.1 oz) - Power Module : 81 g (2.9 oz) (wired only)
Dimensions Microphone: 25.0 mm (0.98") long, 10.2 mm (0.40") diameter - Power Module: 3.66" (92.9 mm) long, 0.74" (18.9 mm) diameter
Output Connector Integral 3-pin XLRM-type on Power Module (wired only)
Accessories Included AT8419 clothing clip; AT8444 Instrument Microphone Adapter (wired only); AT8538 remote power module (wired only); AT8116 windscreen; protective carrying case (wired only)

Downloads

AT831b Declaration of Conformity
AT831b Frequency Response
AT831b Polar Pattern
AT831b Specification Sheet
AT831c Polar Pattern
AT831c Declaration of Conformity
AT831c Frequency Response
AT831 Specification
AT831cW Declaration of Conformity
AT831 Frequency Response
AT831 Polar Pattern
AT831 Specifications
AT831R Declaration of Conformity
AT831R Frequency Response
AT831R Polar Pattern
AT831R Specification Sheet