Audix
i5
Dynamic · Cardioid · 50–16,000 Hz
- Audix's answer to the SM57 — flatter through the low mids, which is why it needs less 400 Hz taken out of a snare.
- Shorter and fatter than a 57, so it clears a hi-hat that the longer body would be fighting.
Frequency response
Read off Audix’s published response graph and re-drawn on the fixed MicSense scale (20 Hz–20 kHz, −20 to +15 dB), so two microphones can be compared at a glance. Points between the entered coordinates are interpolated — no data has been invented to smooth the curve.
Polar pattern
Generated from the first-order directivity formula for cardioid. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Audix |
|---|---|
| Model | i5 |
| Type | Dynamic |
| Form factor | End-address |
| Polar pattern | Cardioid |
| Frequency range | 50–16,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 1.5 mV/Pa · ≈ -56.5 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | 140 dB SPL |
| Self-noise | — |
| Impedance | 150 Ω (output impedance) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | None (dynamic) |
| Weight | 183 g |
| Price tier | Mid |
| Introduced | 2003 |
Every figure above is from Audix’s own published datasheet for this model — see the datasheet. A dash means the manufacturer does not publish that figure; it does not mean zero.
What it gets used for
- Snare top
- Guitar cab
- Horn / brass
- Toms
MicSense tags microphones by the job on a live stage, not by studio category — so you can filter for “kick in” or “monitor vocal” instead of working backwards from “large-diaphragm condenser”.
Compare it against the alternatives.
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