Audio Technica AT4033a Review / Test

Today I review the Audio Technica AT4033a which is a somewhat unexciting microphone, but a nice sounding microphone. It's a more midforward sounding mic compared to other AT mics I've used and has a less dominant top end but it does suffer from sibilance and have a self noise of 17dBa.

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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer 
00:19 - Setup
00:42 - What’s in the Box
01:08 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:40 - Specifications
02:03 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:23 - Plosive Test
02:40 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
03:04 - Background Noise Test 
03:26 - Untreated Room Test
03:43 - Shock Mount Test
04:02 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:17 - High Pass Filter Test
04:33 - 10dB Pad Test
05:02 - Intro to Comparison
05:26 - Audio Technica AT2020 Comparison
05:50 - Neat King Bee v2 Comparison
06:14 - Lewitt LCT440 Pure Comparison
06:40 - Rode NT1 Comparison
07:04 - Audio Techncia AT4040 Comparison
07:38 - Shure KSM32 Comparison
08:16 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
08:54 - Music Test
10:07 - Pros & Cons
11:56 - Overall Thoughts
14:17 - Recommendation
15:59 - Outro