Emesser ATE 308

Common name: Ambient Recording Emesser ATE 308

Production Status: In production

The Emesser ATE 308 is a compact small diaphragm bidirectional condenser microphone designed to convert any shotgun microphone into a Mid/Side stereo system. It allows to add a bit of stage to the dialogue but also capture textured room tones or even ambience sounds in pristine stereo without the need to change the setup in use. The frequency response is custom-tailored to match the acoustic pattern of typical boom microphones at 90° with a distinct bass roll-off. The result is good stereo perception with pronounced presence and minimal negative phase correlation at the low end with excellent good suppression of handling noise. Compared with the predecessor model ATE 208 the preamplifier design of the Soundfish Hydrophone series was used with a redesigned capsule, resulting in a warm, natural sound with the perceived noise floor cut down more than half. The Emesser Set variant comes complete with mounting clip (ATEC-R) and Y-loom (ATEK), which outputs both M and S signals in a standard balanced 5-pin XLR in applied box (ATE-Box). Including all the necessary accessories and allowing continued use of the existing shotgun mic, suspension and windshield.