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It's one of the most common questions that we're asked here at Sweetwater — what's the difference between the Shure SM58 and Beta58 handheld vocal microphones? Mitch Gallagher explains.

Many people wonder what the difference is between the Shure SM58 and the Shure Beta 58 microphone. The Shure SM58 and Shure Beta 58 microphones can easily be described as phenomenal microphones due to their outstanding sound and performance. Although both Shure microphones are great, each microphone has fundamental strengths for various settings.

The main difference between the Shure SM58 vs Beta 58 is the microphone’s polar pattern. The Shure SM58 is built with a cardioid polar pattern. The Shure Beta 58 is built with a supercardiod polar pattern. The different polar patterns in the Shure Sm58 vs Beta 58 ultimately affect the appropriate application of the microphone in different settings.

Shure SM58 Handheld Dynamic Microphone Features:
• The most popular handheld dynamic microphone in the world
• Perfect for use live onstage or in your studio
• Presence peak adds warmth and clarity to vocals and removes lowfrequency rumble from all instruments
• Cardioid pickup pattern isolates the main sound source, minimizes background noise, and provides high gain before feedback
• Internal pneumatic shockmount system cuts down handling noise
• Effective, builtin spherical wind and pop filter reduces breath noise and plosives
• Includes breakresistant stand adapter that rotates 180degrees
• Legendary Shure quality, ruggedness, and reliability

Shure Beta 58A Supercardioid Dynamic Microphone Features:
• Super clear live vocal dynamic microphone
• Frequency response tailored for vocals
• Legendary Shure quality, ruggedness, and reliability
• Uniform supercardioid pickup pattern minimizes background noise
• Bass rolloff minimizes proximity effect
• Effective, builtin spherical wind and pop filter
• Supplied with breakresistant stand adapter which rotates 180 degrees

Microphone Polar Patterns Explained
Microphones with cardioid polar patterns, like the Shure SM58, will reject sound the best from the back of the microphone. Microphones that are designed with supercardiod polar patters, like the Shure Beta 58, reject sound best from the sides of the microphone. When it comes to picking up sound from the front, the Shure SM58 vs Beta5 8 perform similarly but the Shure Beta58 has a slight advantage due to this microphone being a bit more directional. The directional polar pattern is less vulnerable to feedback. In all, both the Shure SM58 and the Shure Beta 58 are great microphones.

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0:00 Intro
0:11 Shure SM58 Specs
1:04 Shure Beta58A Specs
2:04 Sound Demo
2:50 Thanks For Watching!

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