AT 4033 is one awesome mic and it just keeps proving itself everyday

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I have to agree with you on that one, Cyan.

Seems the pattern I've been noticing continues . . . every time I hear a sample with a vocal sound I really like, more than half the time, that AT was used. I get the feeling the ATs are a step above the typical $200-range mics out there, based on what I've heard out of them.
 
Yep. Used it live, outside yesterday it is sounded KILLER!!!!

T
 
Jag--you got it right. Its a great versatile mic. I bought mine back when the list was around $700 and I didn't know how lucky I was to have picked that mic. I used it for vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar on occasion, voiceover, percussion, saxophone, mandolin, handclaps, harmonica--etc. At the time, it was the only LD condenser I had. I spent a lot of time with it and learned what placements worked best with different things. Its still around and still gets used so its been a good investment. At the new $300 price, its a great buy.

It sounds very clean to me. It does have some hyped highs, but they are musical--not harsh. It sits well in the mix. I have other mics now and I like those too, but if I had to only have one, I'd choose the 4033 over the others I have.
 
Are you questioning Large or Condenser?

Large - It is almost an inch.

Condenser - condenser microphone
A microphone design where a condenser (the original name for capacitor) is created by stretching a thin diaphragm in front of a metal disc (the backplate). By positioning the two surfaces very close together an electrical capacitor is created whose capacitance varies as a function of sound pressure. Any change in sound pressure causes the diaphragm to move, which changes the distance between the two surfaces. If the capacitor is first given an electrical charge (polarized) then this movement changes the capacitance, and if the charge is fixed, then the backplate voltage varies proportionally to the sound pressure. In order to create the fixed charge, condenser microphones require external voltage (polarizing voltage) to operate. This is normally supplied in the form of phantom power from the microphone preamp or the mixing console.

T
 
Technically, fenix is right. But it does seem to handle all the chores a good large diaphragm condenser does, and seems to do them very well.
 
To clarify, the diaphragm on the AT4033 is less than an inch--5/8", I believe--and therefore this is not a large-diaphragm mic.

Hey, thanks to this site, I know all this crap about a mic I've never even used!
 
i recorded a girl on a at 4040 today..it didn't sound bad...a little cleaner than the 4033 but not much.

o and CyanJaguar, you might want to fix your site, you have at 4044 on it at a few places and its a 4033
 
C9-2001, is that AT 4040 you're talking about, the same as the one, which I dedicated a thread to, recently?
The one that looks like a AT4033, but has slightly better specs, more in the range of a 4047/SV?
How all-round do you like this mic?
 
c9-2001 said:
i recorded a girl on a at 4040 today..it didn't sound bad...a little cleaner than the 4033 but not much.

o and CyanJaguar, you might want to fix your site, you have at 4044 on it at a few places and its a 4033
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No,
thats not my site. That site belongs to CROSSSTUDIO who is also a member of this bbs. I will tell him to fix it though.
 
Whoopysnorp said:
To clarify, the diaphragm on the AT4033 is less than an inch--5/8", I believe--and therefore this is not a large-diaphragm mic.

Hey, thanks to this site, I know all this crap about a mic I've never even used!
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Man, of all the days to botch my metric conversions. :rolleyes:
 
It's almost a shame it's being discontinued. My 4033SE is one of my "go-to" mics. The only thing I don't like it on is my Leslie cabinet for organ...sounds constricted and small on that source. But it works really well on other things.

Try it as the "shoulder" mike in the over-the-shoulder acoustic technique sometime - I pair it with a 603 aimed around the 12th fret, and it sounds wonderful.

The new 4040 looks like an interesting microphone, though.

TP
 
Speeddemon said:
C9-2001, is that AT 4040 you're talking about, the same as the one, which I dedicated a thread to, recently?
The one that looks like a AT4033, but has slightly better specs, more in the range of a 4047/SV?
How all-round do you like this mic?
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yea the at4040 mic...
it sounds real nice.. i was impressed.. sounds a little cleaner than my se5000..it fit the job perfect for her vocals....
i might get one...
my partners said he just got it and he wanted to see how it sounds.. so we recorded....he's also gonna order a tb-1
 
B3Nut said:
It's almost a shame it's being discontinued. My 4033SE is one of my "go-to" mics. The only thing I don't like it on is my Leslie cabinet for organ...sounds constricted and small on that source. But it works really well on other things.

Try it as the "shoulder" mike in the over-the-shoulder acoustic technique sometime - I pair it with a 603 aimed around the 12th fret, and it sounds wonderful.

The new 4040 looks like an interesting microphone, though.

TP
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Wait. I thought it was only the origional 4033 that was being discontinued. I heard they are still making the 4033SEs. But I might be wrong...
 
Cy Jag

I love my AT 4033SE. It's a great mic. ... almost as good as my SP C-1.

cj
 
cjmusicman said:
Cy Jag
... almost as good as my SP C-1.
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That's not exactly a compliment for the AT4033.... ;) anyway, glad u like the C1, should be getting mine pretty soon! :)
 
I got a call today from my dealer. He is sending out an AT-4040 for me to try. Knowing how much I live for AT stuff, the rep wants me to check it out. Love it!!!! I will report back on how it compares to my 4033.

T
 
I was actually kidding with my previous post. I've used the AT 4033SE very little. I've only had it for a few days.

I know CyanJaguar is kind-of "anti Studio Projects" so I was seeing if I could "push some buttons".

From what I've heard so far, I believe it (the 4033SE) will be the 1st mic I go to.

Peace,

cj
 
cjmusicman said:
I was actually kidding with my previous post. I've used the AT 4033SE very little. I've only had it for a few days.

I know CyanJaguar is kind-of "anti Studio Projects" so I was seeing if I could "push some buttons".

From what I've heard so far, I believe it (the 4033SE) will be the 1st mic I go to.

Peace,

cj
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good one,

really though, a side by side comparison will leave no doubt as to which mic is superior in ALL applications. Listen especially to the high end. Also, please report back and tell us your observations.
 
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