What is an Audio-Technica case style?
Answer: Audio-Technica offers a wide array of professional windscreens, clamps, shock mounts, adapters and other audio accessories designed to fit A-T microphones. Many are provided with microphones as included accessories, but both included and optional accessories may be purchased separately.
Most Audio-Technica microphones have been assigned a case style as a convenient way to identify compatible accessories. Case style refers to a particular size and shape of a microphone’s body (or case) and/or its grill. Each microphone’s case style is identified in the Specifications section on the microphone’s product description page on our website. A link to all the Optional Windscreens/Mounts that fit a given microphone is provided on the Downloads tab of the description page.
The following example illustrates how to identify the case style of Audio-Technica mics and find compatible windscreens and mounts.
Use the Product Search box at the top of the website to locate the product description page for your microphone. We use the AT831R lavalier mic in this example, but the process is the same for all mics:
AT831R
Cardioid Condenser Lavalier Microphone
The Audio-Technica case style will appear near the end of the listed specifications, so scroll down until you find it. For AT831R, the case style is M1:
To see which windscreens and mounts are compatible with the AT831R, and all other microphones with an M1 case style, click on the Downloads tab, then click on the Optional Windscreens/Mounts link included there:
Clicking the Optional Windscreens/Mounts link will bring up a list of all the available windscreens and mounts that fit your microphone:
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Audio-Technica case style allows you to easily match a microphone with available mounts and windscreens. But if you ever have questions about compatible accessories, please don’t hesitate to contact our Audio Solutions Department – we’re always here to help. Check back next Thursday for another “Question of the Week”!
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