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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | | The Beyerdynamic Opus 88 condenser microphone is a perfect choice for close miking toms and snare drums, and is designed to excel at professional sound reinforcement or recording. The snare drum is hit most often, the hardest, and produces a very complex sound pattern. The Opus 88 mic has been optimized for the snare, both electrically and physically, to capture a precise sound. With its patented microphone clamp with integrated preamplifier and 3-pin XLR plug the Opus 88 can easily and quickly be mounted to the rim. The short flexible gooseneck and the horizontal swivel joint ensures optimal positioning. Requires phantom power. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Package Length: | 14.0 inches | | Package Width: | 5.0 inches | | Package Height: | 3.0 inches | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 1 reviews |
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| | Features | Ideal for Rack or Floor Toms and Snare drumsWide transmission rangeCardioid polar pattern for high gain-before feedbackSuitable for SPLs up to 136 dBPatented microphone clamp with integrated pre-amp and 3-pin XLR-plug for quick mounting (no disturbing cable between microphone head and pre-amp)
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My New Choice for a Snare mic Apr 15, 2008
I own a bunch of mics, and do a lot of small-scale recording of bands for demos and self-released music. In the past I've used SM57s or Beta 57s (or both) to mic snare drums. This week had an opportunity to try out this Beyerdynamic Opus 88 and compare the results. I clipped the 88 to a snare drum and connected it to my recording input (a Presonus Firepod), and I also connected a Beta 57 to a second input with same input gain as the 88 and pointed it at the top of the snare the same distance from the rim as the 88, and the same distance from the head--about an inch and a half. I hit record and spent a couple minutes hitting the snare regularly and varying the volume. This mic is a bit more expensive than a Beta 57, and a lot more expensive than an SM 57, but it's not at all out of reach, and I think it's worth the expense if you are regularly going to mic up drums.
As the 88 is a condenser mic, I was not surprised to find it more sensitive than the Beta 57. When I got the volumes equalized between the two tracks, I could compare the sound quality. The 88 had a very clear open sound relative to the Beta 57. To my ear it really articulated the tone of the snare much more fully and clearly than the 57 did. I was really impressed with this mic.
That's just the sound quality. The convenience of the clip-on mechanism is huge. If you have a few of these you can mic a whole kit without creating a scary impassable cage of stands all around it--just two for overheads, and a shorty for the kick mic. If you are one to mic each drum in a kit, then the Opus 88 is a great mic to use on toms and snare. Of course, I haven't tested it in a live application, just in a recording. I imagine it's work pretty well live too, but that'll take another test.
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