Shure BETA 58A Supercardioid Dynamic Microphone

Shure Beta 58A Supercardioid Dynamic Microphone at a Glance:

• Tuned for great live vocal performance
• Industry-standard dependability
• Supercardioid polar pattern is excellent at rejecting feedback

Tuned for great live vocal performance

Singers will love this mic, plain and simple. The high-output Beta 58A has a natural presence boost at 4kHz and 9kHz. This shaped frequency response is ideal for close-up vocals, really bringing out the clarity needed for cutting through a live mix. And the bass roll off really helps control proximity effect, so you have consistant performance from your mic while you focus on yours. The Beta 58’s internal shockmount minimizes handling noise as well. Tailored for vocals, it’s hard to find a better mic out there.

Industry-standard dependability

Shure has famously put their microphone designs through some insane punishments to demonstrate their durability and road-worthiness. The Beta 58 is no different. Shure knew when they were designing this mic that the stage and the road can be extremely difficult on gear. Just sounding great isn’t enough. The Beta 58 would have to do it night after night, town after town, and gig after gig. Borrowing from Shure’s rich history of dependability, the Beta 58 gives you just that.

Supercardioid polar pattern is excellent at rejecting feedback

The Beta 58A’s supercardioid pickup pattern takes much of the guesswork out of your sound-reinforcement layout. In a live setting, this unidirectional aiming control lets you position your Beta 58A away from the monitor output for higher gain before feedback. The intended sound source will ring out strong and clear, without adding that annoying squeal into the signal path. The pickup zone in front of the capsule is a bit narrower than standard cardioid microphones, with better off-axis rejection. In the studio, the Beta 58A can be used to provide superior isolation for recorded tracks. Less bleed from one sound source to another means you can record more sources simultaneously, speeding up the production process and allowing performers to feed off each other’s energy for the tightest possible performance. Once you hear the results, you won’t want to record any other way.

Ok, so you’re on stage, your mic sounds great, and is holding up well on the road. Then all of a sudden your guitar player decides he needs to be twice as loud tonight! No worries. The Shure Beta 58’s supercardioid pickup pattern all but rejects even the loudest peripheral sounds and minimizes feedback like a champ. Maybe that’s why so many live sound engineers rely on them, and love when a performer does as well. But we can’t help you with your guitar player.

Rock-Solid Construction

Those familiar with Shure’s legendary quality and durability standards will not be disappointed with the Beta 58A. Their battle-tested pneumatic shock mount system reduces handling noise caused by vibrations traveling through the mic stand, and the rugged steel-mesh grille resists dents and protects the internal components from damage. An integrated windscreen cuts down on breath noise and popping sounds for a clear, focused vocal performance. It has also passed Shure’s famous drop test, where the prototype was dropped ten times from a height of ten feet with no loss of performance.

SPECIFICATIONS

Beta 58A Mic