Audio-Technica
Encyclopedia
, established in 1962 and headquartered in Tokyo
, Japan
, is a company that designs and manufactures professional wired and wireless
microphone
s, headphones, phonographic magnetic cartridge
s, and other audio equipment. One of their most famous products was a battery-operated, portable record player called Mister Disc
that was sold in the U.S. in the early 1980s.
The Artist Elite AE5400, a handheld condenser microphone introduced in February 2002, has been called "an excellent vocal mike."
Audio Technica has been supplying all the microphones for the Grammy Award
s for the last 10 years, as well as completely kitting out TV shows like the American version of Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, as well as the Olympic and winter Olympic games in 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2004.
from cell phones, Bluetooth devices, wireless computer networks and walkie-talkies. 13 patents were involved in bringing the feature to fruition, as company engineers modified many different elements of microphone construction and operation. Over 50 existing Audio Technica microphone models have been upgraded with the new RFI-resistant technology.
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Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, is a company that designs and manufactures professional wired and wireless
Wireless microphone
A wireless microphone, as the name implies, is a microphone without a physical cable connecting it directly to the sound recording or amplifying equipment with which it is associated...
microphone
Microphone
A microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter...
s, headphones, phonographic magnetic cartridge
Magnetic cartridge
A magnetic cartridge is a transducer used for the playback of gramophone records on a turntable or phonograph. It converts mechanical vibrational energy from a stylus riding in a spiral record groove into an electrical signal that is subsequently amplified and then converted back to sound by a...
s, and other audio equipment. One of their most famous products was a battery-operated, portable record player called Mister Disc
Mister Disc
Mister Disc was a portable record player sold in the early 1980s by Audio-Technica. It was billed as being "no bigger than a man's shoe". It was battery operated, came with a set of fold-away headphones, and was able to play both 33 & 45 RPM records....
that was sold in the U.S. in the early 1980s.
The Artist Elite AE5400, a handheld condenser microphone introduced in February 2002, has been called "an excellent vocal mike."
Audio Technica has been supplying all the microphones for the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
s for the last 10 years, as well as completely kitting out TV shows like the American version of Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, as well as the Olympic and winter Olympic games in 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2004.
Technology
In 2005, Audio Technica developed "Uniguard", a method for making microphones resistant to radio frequency interferenceElectromagnetic interference
Electromagnetic interference is disturbance that affects an electrical circuit due to either electromagnetic induction or electromagnetic radiation emitted from an external source. The disturbance may interrupt, obstruct, or otherwise degrade or limit the effective performance of the circuit...
from cell phones, Bluetooth devices, wireless computer networks and walkie-talkies. 13 patents were involved in bringing the feature to fruition, as company engineers modified many different elements of microphone construction and operation. Over 50 existing Audio Technica microphone models have been upgraded with the new RFI-resistant technology.
Products
- Mister DiscMister DiscMister Disc was a portable record player sold in the early 1980s by Audio-Technica. It was billed as being "no bigger than a man's shoe". It was battery operated, came with a set of fold-away headphones, and was able to play both 33 & 45 RPM records....
- a unique portable vinyl record player - Audio-Technica AT2020 - a medium- diaphragm cardioid condenser microphone
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