Shure Beta 52A

But that is, at the end of the day, really what it was designed for, and I think sure did a great job, and they really thought through all the feature...

At your level get two matching large diaphragm condenser microphones, an sm 57 and either an akg d112 or a Shure beta 52a and do the glyn johns technique on drums. If you’re tracking everyone separately then these are all the mics you will need to get everything done. You can also get another condenser for a room mic.

The Shure Beta 52A is a specialty mic. If you want a microphone for voice do NOT buy this mic. If you want to mic the kick (bass) drum of a drumset then this is for you. The unit has a spring loaded thread mount so it will stay pointed forward at the end of a boom stand placed inside the kick drum. ...

This is one of those mics that if it ever breaks, I would need a replacement immediately – on my old 8+ year old Beta 52A, the XLR male end kept coming loose - this was after hundreds of uses though - the reverse-thread screw on the *genuine* mics that holds the connector in place kept loosening whi...

My DW kick drum sounds 1000 times better with this mic. It produces the deep deep round kick drum sound that you only hear in night clubs that you can feel in your chest. Years ago I went to *NSYNC concert and loved loved the kick sound from the band and just now I am able to replicate the in your g...

I really like this mic. I have it in semi permanent loan from a friend who used to drum. Initially I did he snobby thing and said "wow look at how boosted the lows and highs are on that mic, I'd rather a natural sounding kick mic"… I'm over the elitist mentality. This mic just sounds right across se...

These microphones are awesome. I don't know what ended up happening, but one night, these showed up as 23 dollars per mic. Well, i'm no silly person, so I bought two. After my order was completed they went back to being very very expensive (someone goofed up somewhere). That being said, i'm not comp...

Holy SLAP! My kick sounds amazing live, but I was ripping my hair out. If you're having trouble getting a punchy, defined bass drum and just can't find the right settings on your mixer...get this and don't look back. Hardly changed my settings except to dial back the gain, because this mic is sensit...

I play double bass in a trio, using a combination of pizzicato and arco playing. This microphone works very well, capturing the subtle sounds well (unlike a transducer). I would recommend it for an bass player that uses low-to-moderate volume levels (a microphone will not work well at high volumes d...

Not only is this a great bass drum mic, I use it under my djembe, and wow...is it sweet! It pulls out the rich, deep bass tones that on overhead mic can't capture. If you play a cajon or djembe...you should give this a whirl... I think you'll be glad you did.