Microphones

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Shure SM58

The Shure SM58 debuted in 1966 and since then has become a well trusted and truly industry standard microphone. It is commonly used for vocal applications but can also be used other tasks. They are extremely well built and can easily survive even the harshest of conditions.

£3.00

£9.00

Shure SM57

The SM57 is another fine microphone from Shure. It debuted in 1965 as a Studio Microphone (SM) but has since become a standard choice for live engineers. These microphones are commonly used for instruments that have a high sound pressure level (SPL). The capsule used the SM57 is identical to the SM58 but it's windshield differences give each microphone their own unique character sound. Note: Although this microphone is often used on drums we would recommend considering the Beta57 due to it's stronger windshield.

£3.00

£9.00

Shure Beta58

The Beta58 is a superb vocal microphone from Shure. Although similar in outer design to the SM58 the Beta58 is vastly improved on the inside. It uses a high sensitivity neodymium magnet to produce a detailed yet smooth sound. This microphone also features a super cardioid pickup pattern, which gives greater rejection of off axis sound. We highly recommend this microphone for lead vocals.

£4.00

£12.00

Shure Beta57

The Shure Beta57 is a microphone designed for close position, high SPL situations. It is similar to the SM57 but with sonic performance improvements and greater durability. It is highly recommend for drums due to the rugged windshield that can easily take a few hits.

£4.00

£12.00

Shure BETA 87C

The Shure BETA 87C is a truly great microphone for vocal applications. It is a cardioid electret condenser that gives it an extended frequency range perfectly suited for the female vocalist. This microphone gives a truly studio sound in a live situation.

£8.00

24.00

Shure BETA98H/C

The Shure BETA98H/C is a microphone specifically designed for brass instruments. It features a crisp and clear response with great tolerance of high volumes. The capsule is small and discrete and easily positions with a flexible neck and bell clip. This microphone also works well on percussion.

£5.00

£15.00

AKG D112

The AKG D112 is a excellent microphone for bass applications. It has a large dynamic capsule that can take both high SPL and retain a warm bottom end. We use these microphones as our bass drums but they are also good with other low frequency instruments.

£5.00

£15.00

AKG C1000S

£3.00

£9.00

The AKG C1000S is a workhorse microphone. It contains an electret condenser capsule with additional caps for changing polar pickup patterns and frequency response. It also features high sound pressure level handling and extended frequencies at both the treble and bass end. The addition of a 9v PPC battery slot providing internal power should a +48v supply be unavailable makes this one of the most flexible microphones around.

AKG C414

£15.00

£45.00

The C414 from AKG is one of the most respected recording and stage microphones in the industry and with good reason. The quality of sound that it captures is far of ahead of many other microphones in its class. Three switches in the microphones body gives you precise control of polar pickup patterns, high pass filter frequencies and pad attenuations, making it quick and easy to setup. A highly recommended microphone for many applications.

AKG C418

The AKG C418 is one of our favorite microphones for drums. It is easy to attach with just a single clip and the capsules twin axis can allow for very quick positioning. It has excellent headroom for the high sound pressure levels of a drum and a great smooth frequency response even at close range. It's cardioid polar pickup pattern also helps to get the sound of the instrument and not the surroundings. Also works great in trumpets and other horned instruments.

£4.00

£12.00

Stagg CM-5050H

£2.00

£6.00

The CM-5050H is a budget condenser microphone from Stagg. It is primarily used for cymbals due to it's crisp response. We use this for our hi-hats to great effect but they can also be very effective as overheads.

LD LDI02

The LDI02 is an active direct input box from LD systems. They are used to convert the unbalanced signal from electric guitars, basses or line output devices to a balanced XLR connector. Balancing an audio signal is important when you intend to send the signal over long distances (e.g. to a front of house mix position), these boxes do just that.

£1.00

£3.00

Behringer Ultra DI-120

The Ultra DI-120 is a stereo direct input box from Behringer. They are used to convert the unbalanced signal from electric guitars, basses or line output devices to a balanced XLR connector. Balancing an audio signal is important when you intend to send the signal over long distances (e.g. to a front of house mix position), these boxes do just that.

£1.00

£3.00