Audio Technica AT2040USB Broadcast USB Microphone
Overview
The Audio-Technica AT2040USB microphone combines the broadcast-quality performance of the AT2040 dynamic microphone with plug-and-play USB functionality, making it easy for podcasters, streamers, and other content creators to achieve professional results.
In live streaming, good sound is just as important as interesting content and high-quality video. With its crystal-clear studio sound, the easy-to-use AT2040USB is the ideal microphone for YouTubers looking to increase their viewership and streamers wanting to gain a professional edge. This dynamic microphone features a highly directional, hypercardioid pickup pattern that isolates the user’s voice from surrounding noise, ensuring the focus remains on the spoken content. Gamers who stream and chat with followers will appreciate the isolation from common ambient noise, such as the hum of a computer fan.
The microphone’s robust metal body includes an integrated shock mount to attenuate unwanted noise and vibration, while its internal pop filter protects against harsh spoken sounds. The AT8458a shock mount (sold separately) can also be used with the microphone to further reduce any noise, shock, or vibration that might be transmitted through a mic stand, boom, or mount.
The AT2040USB is also equipped with a headphone jack to enable real-time monitoring of the audio and a soft-touch mute button for quick, reliable muting at the microphone.
Key Features
– Dynamic microphone delivers warm, assertive broadcast sound that’s perfect for podcasting
– Broadcast-quality dynamic microphone excels at capturing voices
– Hypercardioid polar pattern to pick up only the targeted sound
– Large diaphragm for smooth, natural sound and low noise
– Multistage foam mesh windscreen provides superior internal pop filtering
– Integrated shock mount attenuates noise, shock and vibration transmitted through mic stands, booms and mounts
– Headphone output jack with volume control for direct monitoring with zero latency.
– Mix control dial adjusts the balance between the microphone audio and a computer sound source
– Soft-touch capacitive mute button
– LED indicator ring lights blue when the mic is powered on and ready to capture audio, and lights red when it is muted
Specifications
Element: Dynamic
Polar pattern: Hypercardioid
Frequency response: 80-16,000 Hz
Low cut: 80 Hz, 18 dB/octave
Power supply: USB power (5 VDC)
Bit depth: 16 bit/24 bit
Supported sampling rates: 44.1 kHz/48 kHz/88.2 kHz/96 kHz
Controls: Headphone level control, Mix control, Low cut, Mute
Dimensions: 145.3 mm long, 52 mm maximum body diameter
Weight About: 600g
Output connector: USB Type-C
Headphone output: 77 mW (at 1 kHz, 1% T.H.D., 32 ohms)
Headphone jack: 3.5 mm (1/8”) stereo mini-jack
System requirements
USB2.0 compliant
Supported OS Windows 10, Windows 11
macOS Catalina, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, macOS Ventura (Please check the product’s web page for the latest information.)
What’s in the Box
Included accessories
AT8487 mounting clamp
5/8”-27 to 3/8”-16 threaded adapter
USB cable (about 2.0 m (6.6′), USB Type-C to USB Type-A)
USB conversion adapter (USB-Type-A to USB Type-C)
