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).
Key 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)
Technical 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 |
Audio-Technica Case Style |
S12 |
What's Included
- AT8405a stand clamp for 5/8"-27 threaded stands
- Windscreen
- Battery
- Soft protective pouch