The Shure Beta 87A vocal condenser microphone brings professional-grade clarity to your performances with its sophisticated super-cardioid polar pattern that isolates lead vocals from surrounding stage noise. This design significantly reduces feedback to your amplifiers while minimising off-axis colouration, ensuring your voice remains the focal point of your mix. The microphone’s tailored frequency response provides warm, accurate sound reproduction that cuts through dense instrumental arrangements.
Built with a controlled low-frequency roll-off, the Beta 87A compensates for proximity effect when singers work close to the capsule, preventing the boomy characteristics that can muddy vocal performances. The customised frequency response features a bright upper midrange specifically designed to help vocals pierce through complex stage mixes. This phantom-powered microphone suits both touring musicians and studio applications, offering consistent performance across different acoustic environments.
- Smooth frequency response with gradual presence rise
- Highly consistent super-cardioid polar pattern provides superior gain-before-feedback
- Electronic low-frequency roll-off compensates for proximity effect
- Wide dynamic range (117 decibels) and low distortion characteristics
- Very low susceptibility to RFI and electromagnetic hum
- Advanced cartridge shock-mount system absorbs mechanical shocks and reduces handling noise



