Audio Technica has announced its new AT2040USB which will land in Australian retail stores today for $299 AUD. The new microphone is promised to provide broadcast quality performance with its highly directional, hypercardioid pickup pattern. It also has a high-quality metal body as well as an integrated shock mount to minimise noise and vibration.
The microphone has a USB-C connection and a built-in headphone jack for real-time monitoring as well as a mute button that is silent to touch.
Features can be found below:
- Hypercardioid pickup
- Multistage foam mesh windscreen
- Integrated shock mount
- Built-in headphone jack with high-output amplifier and volume control
- Mix control • Silent soft-touch mute button with light indicator
- High-resolution AD convertor with 24-Bit/96 kHz sampling rate
- Switchable low-cut filter
- Professional-grade metal body
- Mounting clamp and USB-C to USB-A cable (with USB-A to USB-C adapter) included
- For added noise, shock, and vibration cancellation that may be transmitted through a mic
stand, boom, or mount, users can purchase the AT8458a shock mount separately.
