The AT4050ST, developed in direct response to feedback from end users, is a stereo side-address externally polarized (DC bias) condenser microphone with independent cardioid and figure-of-eight elements, configured in a mid-side arrangement with switch-selectable internal matrixing.
The AT4050ST offers sound recordists the choice of selecting a left-right stereo output (wide 127º or narrow 90º) via the microphone's internal matrixing system or choosing discrete mid-side signals for later manipulation. As with all of Audio-Technica's 40 Series microphones, the AT4050ST comes standard with a newly announced extended five-year warranty. This product has also recently been certified by the Music Engineering and Technology Alliance (METAlliance).
The microphone includes a 5.0 m (16.5') dual-output cable terminating in a 5-pin XLRF-type to two standard 3-pin XLRM-type connectors.The output of the microphone is a 5-pin XLRM-type connector. The microphone requires 48V phantom power for operation.The microphone is equipped with a switchable 10 dB pad and a switchable 80 Hz high-pass filter.
(Jim Evans)
