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Shure Beta 91A Reviews

5 4.4/5.0 based on 7 customer reviews
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Customer Reviews

Sean Morrogh
from Austin, TX
December 19, 2011 Music Background:
Live Sound Engineer/Recording Engineer/Guitar Player

Worked great on harp!

I have used this mic many times on kick drum and it never lets me down.

As well as handling high volume low freq sources, this mic is also a very effective condenser for more subtle material.

Recently, I was asked to provide audio services for an outside wedding. A harp was to provide all accompaniment music. I had to make sure that about 150 people outside could hear the harp during the service.
I never did sound for a real harp before. I decided use a beta91a. I attached it to the top of a piece of 1" closed cell foam, and carefully placed that down inside the bottom of the sound board of the harp connected it Into a smallmixer and then to pair of powered speakers on sticks. It worked perfectly, picked up plucks and tone, lows and highs, with no wind noise and hardly any footpedal noise. It was super easy, hardly any eq needed.
Wayne
from South Africa
November 12, 2011 Music Background:
Live Sound Engineer

Great mic for live sound

I would definitely recommend this mic for live kick drum applications. It's performance is excellent. The bass is tight & clearly defined. I used it on a Pearl Reference kick drum with Camco Vortex-6 amps & Nexo S2 subwoofers.
Collin
from Connecticut
October 4, 2011 Music Background:
pro musician, engineer

nice mic easy to use

I'm using it live right now. Good crisp sound that can get the bass drum out there even without subs. Eliminated a stand that players had a tendency to trip over on tight stages.
Airton Silva
from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 24, 2011 Music Background:
Live Sound Enginner

Letīs have kick!

This mic really surprised me! I put it inside the kick drum and itīs amazing how well it captured the kick! I like bass drums with more lows and thatīs why I use another mic outside the drum. I combine them, so I have the low end of one mic and the kick and defiinion of the Beta 91 A, excelent! I use it flat, but it also has a low-cut switch. The internal pre-amp is great! Regular XLR cable are much easier to get. And it resists nicely under high SPL, no distortion at all!
Robert Hofstad
from Norway
March 18, 2012 Music Background:
Live sound engineer

A must have

Just had to buy this upgraded b91. Sold my old one and got this with standard xlr and eq switch. Everyone needs this. Period.
Steve Marsden
from Ontario Canada
May 22, 2012 Music Background:
Veteran drummer Own a Sound and Lighting Buisness

Versitile

This is a great Mic if your a sound guy or just doing your own drum mix.Put it in the bass drum and there's little to any tweaking.Bigger show I put a 2nd mic on the front cover.Unreal bass sound.
Frank G
from Chicago IL
April 11, 2012 Music Background:
live sound engineer

Great idea but....

Love the old 91 more. integrated pre-amp on 91A is a great idea but a lot of touring guys say that it craps out after a while. Better to have the old 91 with the inline (easily replaceable ) pre.

Shure Beta 91A

Condenser Boundary Microphone with Contour Switch for Miking Kick Drums and Low-frequency Instruments

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