Mic Comparison: Shure Beta 58A vs Sennheiser e945

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honestly would just like to know which is better in terms of both live sound and online wise (such as FL studio mixing)?

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@blissful coral pinging you because i know you like talking about microphones and all + you’re smart in this area

btw i may or may not buy one of them, but i just want to know which is better overall in the end

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Mic Comparison: Shure Beta 58A vs Sennheiser e945

[blissful coral]

Sorry for the late-ish reply to this.

Ok so one thing I've noticed in both the e935 and e945 in beatboxing is the fact that it's so clear and detailed in comparison to other mics in that price range. (Most mics here tend to be sharp, powerful, or punchy but less detailed compared to the sennys)

Dont believe me?
Look at Haten champs, Xepher's old wildcards, etc.

The reason why it's so detailed is because it's proximity effect doesn't go off strongly compared to other mics in this price range. Meaning even if you put the mic REALLY close, you still get ALOT of detail.

I think this is the reason why tournaments are considering start using this mic more nowadays (Especially Haten champs).

For the Beta58, for beatboxing it just sounds like an SM58, but with increased mids, a clearer highs and less lows. (For ppl who dont understand how frequency response works, it just sounds sounds like a weaker, but more detailed sm58. It's the best description I can give y'all my bad)

What these 2 mics have in common is that, despite their lack of lows, beatboxers (especially loopers) love these mics because of the amount of detail they provide. For solo beatboxers, I don't really recommend these for online battles because they don't exaggerate the exciting lows that people here love.

But for beatboxers that love a clean sound compared to a heavy or sharp one like most do, I recommend both of these.

They both serve the same job of providing a clean and bright sound, but if you were to ask me, I'd choose the e945 cuz it handles it's purpose a bit better than the Beta58A (Especially for live applications and because it's more comfortable to hold).

Oh and by the way, the e945 is more popular than the Beta58A when it comes to beatbox.

Note: I generalized it for both live and online.

TL;DR,

Both mics do their job of providing a clear, bright and detailed sound WAYY better than the dynamic mics that are within their price range. The only downside both of these mics have is that they both lack the handling of the lows, which means your basses will come out weaker and less powerful without tweaking your eq.

If you want a mic that's sort of similar sounding to the sm58 but brighter and cleaner, get the Beta58A.

• I'd say if you do a lot of looping, producing, or singing, this is better. It doesn't bend the raw sound too much.

If you want a mic that does a better job on capturing detail and clearness, get the e945. It may not be as bright as the Beta58A, but it handles its task a lot better than it.

[west berry]

So would you say that if I wanted to start doing looping, use the beta 58A or a different mic?

[blissful coral]

It's moreso just a preference from my observation. In the past year or two of me researching this sort of stuff, Shure mics have a "studio sounding profile" to them that separates them from other mics.

Look at Syjo, he mixes his Beta58 really well and his sound design is arguably one of the closest to modern electronic music that everyone listens to.

So if you were to start looping but:

You already have a mic like the D5 or Mackie?

• It's not necessary, these will do the job anyways. It's entirely up to you

Dont have a microphone right now?

• I don't recommend you buy this and jump straight into looping. I recommend the sm58 since it's a bit more versatile in case you wanna stick to solo and not loop exclusively.

Want to loop exclusively AND have a budget for this mic?

• Yes DEFINITELY buy it as your first. If you don't like it you can just sell it to the market and buy a different mic like the one mentioned here (e935/e945). Audiophiles and potential other beatboxers LOVE these sort of mics, their resell value is really good. So it's still a win-win situation. But chances are, for looping u wont have any trouble with this mic.

Note: Omg highlighting texts are actually useful in this case

[marsh surge]

okay, it seems like the sennheiser e945 is the one i'll go for

i don't use heavy basses and i focus mainly on tech, so it seems like the best mic for me

@blissful coral thank you zappy, you're the goat with microphone info

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update: i got the sennheiser e945