AT8022
X/Y Stereo Microphone
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).
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, 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 |