

Audio-Technica AT4050URUSHI
Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone
The AT4050 URUSHI is one of two limited-edition versions of the AT4050 multipattern condenser released in 2012. The URUSHI edition, which commemorates Audio-Technica’s 50th anniversary, features a traditional Japanese urushi lacquer finish with hand-painted Japanese maple leaves.
The microphone differs from the standard AT4050 only in the exterior finish; like the original, the URUSHI is a tripolar FET condenser based on a transformerless output circuit and a center-terminated true-condenser capsule.
The capsule uses dual 2-micron membranes metallized with vapor-deposited gold. With an active diaphragm diameter of 21.4mm, this is most accurately classified as a medium-diaphragm microphone.
A switch on the microphone body provides access to three polar patterns: cardioid, omni, bidirectional. Additional switches enable a pad (-10dB) and a high-pass filter (-12dB/octave @ 80Hz).
This anniversary-edition microphone ships in a commemorative wooden case. Unlike the AT4050 and AT4050/LE, the URUSHI edition does not include an elastic shockmount, presumably because it would cover the custom lacquer finish. Audio-Technica ships the URUSHI with a rubber-lined isolation mount.
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The mic was released in 2012.
Specifications
Frequency Response - OmnidirectionalClick Graph to Compare! |
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Frequency Response - CardioidClick Graph to Compare! |
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Frequency Response - BidirectionalClick Graph to Compare! |
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Pickup Patterns | Pads & Filters |
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Omnidirectional
(15.8 mV/Pa; 20-18,000 Hz) Cardioid (15.8 mV/Pa; 20-18,000 Hz) Bidirectional (15.8 mV/Pa; 20-18,000 Hz) |
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Capsule Dimensions | Impedance | SPL/Noise |
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Diaphragm diameter: 21.4mm Diaphragm gauge: 2 microns |
100 Ohms (Low) | Max SPL: 149 dB Self-noise: 17.0 dB(A) |
Weight | Length | Max Diameter | Interface(s) |
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510g (17.99oz) | 188mm (7.40'') | 53mm (2.09'') |
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