Hello and welcome to this weeks look at the Astra microphone cupboard of wonders. Out of the dusty depths for this Friday we have the Shure Beta87a. Used primarily as a vocal mic, this condenser takes the sound of an sm58 and takes everything up a level. The beta87 was designed with vocals in mind......
Firstly, something a little serious. The sporting world are taking a stand against online abuse and the failure of social media platforms to act. Internet trolls are able to comment anonymously which has lead to some shocking abuse that has included unacceptable racial abuse. To pressure companies to act there will be a social media......
Our second post this week is about the Shure sm81, another pencil condenser. This mic has long been a staple studio microhpone. It is a versatile, rugged and great sounding mic which also performs well in live settings. A cardioid pattern and a flat frequency response from 20-20000 Hz. We very often use these as......
Since we started these posts we have only featured dynamic mics. This week is the turn of our first condenser mic, pulled at random, the AKG C535 EB. This is an unusual post to write as this is not a mic we use very often. However with our industry on hold for nearly a year......
