**ATEM Microphone Converter Overview:**

The ATEM Microphone Converter offers an effortless solution to expand the MADI input on ATEM switchers, allowing for the incorporation of multiple microphones or external audio mixers. Designed for simplicity, it seamlessly plugs into the ATEM Television Studio MADI port, requiring no intricate setup. Daisy chaining is also supported, enabling the connection of additional units for increased audio sources. With 4 analog inputs per converter, featuring mic/line selection and 48V phantom power, it ensures exceptional audio quality characterized by an extremely low noise floor, wide dynamic range, and minimal distortion.

**High-End Converter Style Design:**
Embodying a familiar converter-based design, the ATEM Microphone Converter accommodates the analog electronics essential for high-quality analog-to-digital audio conversion (ADC). It incorporates combined XLR/TRS input sockets, supporting both XLR and jack cables. The design includes a MADI output for the converted audio, a MADI input for daisy chaining multiple converters, and essential controls for mic/line audio input levels and phantom power. The converter features a 12V DC power connection, USB, and Ethernet ports for remote administration and software updates.

**Connects via MADI for Multi-Channel Audio:**
Utilizing Multichannel Audio Digital Interface (MADI), standardized as AES10 by the Audio Engineering Society (AES), the ATEM Microphone Converter ensures efficient transmission of multiple channels of digital audio. Its MADI output embeds the 4 analog inputs as MADI channels 1, 2, 3, and 4. The presence of a MADI input supports the daisy chaining of multiple converters, facilitating more than 4 channels of audio on a single MADI link.

**Innovative Analog to Digital Conversion:**
The ATEM Microphone Converter employs a groundbreaking approach to analog-to-digital conversion, utilizing 8 high dynamic range audio ADCs per input that function collectively as one ultra-high dynamic range audio ADC. This unconventional design results in an impressive dynamic range of 131dB(A) for each input channel, accompanied by an incredibly low distortion of only 0.002%.

**Extremely Low -129dBV Noise Floor:**
Addressing a common issue with mic converters, the ATEM Microphone Converter tackles the challenge of a higher noise floor generated in preamplifiers. By employing a different design philosophy, the converter passes RAW audio to the switcher, eliminating the injection of noise caused by an analog gain stage. This results in an exceptionally low fixed noise floor of -129dBV, regardless of digital gain applied.

**Digital Preamplifier Design for Stability:**
The ATEM Microphone Converter utilizes a digital preamplifier gain stage that is remarkably stable, eliminating the need for an analog preamplifier. This digital gain stage accommodates adjustments for varying microphone levels, compensating for the differences between microphone types and brands. Operating in the full internal 32-bit RAW audio bit depth, the digital preamplifier ensures precise and noise-free gain control.

**Features Precisely Matched Analog Inputs:**
The innovative design of the ATEM Microphone Converter delivers precise matching between input audio channels, ensuring uniformity in performance. The multi-ADC-per-input design maintains a stable and consistent flat noise floor, avoiding the negative effects of noise floor level modulation observed in traditional staggered ADC designs.

**Includes HDMI Monitoring with Scrolling Audio Waveforms:**
Adding to its feature set, the ATEM Microphone Converter incorporates an HDMI video monitoring output, allowing users to connect a TV or computer monitor for a comprehensive status display. The monitoring output displays four scrolling waveforms over the last 60 seconds, providing both informative and visually engaging content. Audio meters showcase input levels, and each channel can be labeled via the software utility. The monitoring output adapts to display more than 4 channels when converters are daisy-chained.

**ATEM Microphone Converter Features:**
- Expand audio inputs seamlessly.
- Robust converter-style design.
- Connects via MADI for multi-channel audio.
- Extremely low noise floor of -129dBV.
- Ultra-high dynamic range of 131 dB(A).
- Precise input matching and low distortion of 0.002%.
- HDMI monitoring output with scrolling audio waveform display.