Designed for critical long-distance pickup in broadcasting, film/ TV
production and theater sound reinforcement applications
• Innovative acoustic design provides the same directivity as mics
up to 50% longer
• Direct-coupled, balanced output ensures a clean signal even in
high-output conditions
• Transformerless design for improved pickup of transients
• Rugged housing made of lightweight structural-grade aluminum
alloy
• Integral 80 Hz high-pass filter switch and 10 dB pad switch

Omnidirectional Dynamic Microphone

short shotgun mic for easy positioning outside of the frame
Audio-Technica’s AT897 is designed for field audio acquisition in film/TV/video production, professional recording, wildlife recording and broadcast applications. It mounts conveniently on a DV camcorder without adding noticeable heft, and remains out of the frame even with compact digital cameras. This high-performance short shotgun offers outstanding long-distance audio pickup due to narrow acceptance angle of line + gradient design. It also features smooth, natural-sounding on-axis audio quality and excellent off-axis rejection of sound arriving from the sides and rear of mic. Audio-Technica’s Line and Gradient Condenser Microphones combine a directional capsule (“gradient”) and an interference tube which removes the sound from the rear. Generally, the interference tube of this type of microphone can be extended to reduce the acceptance angle and thus increase the sound capture distance. Short condenser microphones do not have as long a range as shotgun models, but in some cases are preferred for their greater acceptance angle, when the accuracy of the source is less important.