Introducing the latest microphone in Audio-Technica's flagship 50 Series: the AT5045 cardioid condenser. Featuring our largest single diaphragm, the AT5045 is a premier, side-address studio instrument mic in a convenient, stick-type body. The microphone's circuitry has been honed to the essentials, allowing it to deliver an unprecedented dynamic range (141 dB) with remarkably musical high-fidelity performance. It's a purity of sound you won't find elsewhere the result of insistent, meaningful technological innovation, a 50 Series hallmark. Wherever your passion for music takes you, listen for more.
Audio-Technica's premier studio condenser instrument microphone
Pure, realistic sound quality for overheads, percussion, acoustic guitar, strings and other acoustic instruments
Side-address, stick-design microphone with more diaphragm surface area than most traditional large diaphragm side-address microphones
Discrete components carefully selected for optimized capsule performance
Transformer-coupled output is optimized to provide smooth sonic character
Exceptionally low noise with high-SPL capability
Hand built and inspected for 100% quality control
Advanced internal shock mounting decouples the capsule from the microphone body
Elegant, durable housing of aluminum and brass
Innovative isolation clamp provides secure mounting, versatile positioning and effective dampening of unwanted mechanical noise; optional AT8482 shock mount for additional isolation
Custom hard-shell carrying case with die-cut foam compartments offers protection for one or two microphones