SHURE BETA 181 CONDENSER MICROPHONE
The Shure Beta 181 is a multipurpose instrument microphone and can be used on a wide variety of applications including guitars, bass and drums (overheads and snares). A total of four different capsules (Cardioid, Supercardioid, Omnidirectional, Bidirectional) capsules are available, allowing you to interchange them according to application.
Here are the four options available:
•Beta 181/C (cardioid) for drum overhead, piano, acoustic instrument applications, M/S stereo technique (paired with Beta 181/BI)
•Beta 181/S (supercardioid) for snare drum, acoustic instrument, close-miking applications
•Beta 181/O (omnidirectional) for ambient/room, instrument ensemble applications
•Beta 181/BI (bidirectional) for mono drum overhead, dual instrument sound source applications, Blumlein stereo technique (pair of Beta 181/BI)
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