The Shure Beta 56A is a compact drum microphone engineered for close miking of snare and toms. The supercardioid design provides maximum isolation from other onstage sounds. Supercardioid, Dynamic.
The Shure Beta 56A is a compact microphone designed specifically for use with drum and instrument applications. It has a pivoting design and an extremely uniform supercardioid pickup pattern that provides high gain before feedback and rejection of unwanted noise. The 56A also features a dynamic locking stand adapter with an integral XLR connector that simplified installation.
Typical Beta 56A applications include close miking of tom-toms and percussion instruments, guitar amplifiers, brass instruments and woodwinds.