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(Frankfurt, Germany: March 12 - 15)< Back Beyerdynamic Opus Drumset
MicrophonesQuality Sound For The Working Drummerby Mark ParsonsKEY
NOTES All models offer excellent value Opus 99/ST 99 mic'-and-stand
combination is compact and practical Opus 53 performs much better than
its price would indicateBeyerdynamic has long been known as a purveyor
of quality instrument microphones. (Their M-88 has been considered one
of the classic bass drum mic's for over thirty years, with good
reason.) Now the manufacturer has introduced their Opus series of
microphones. And while these mic's were designed for the working
musician and are therefore built with cost in mind, I hesitate to use
the term "budget" or "value-priced" when describing them. That's
because after I used them for a while it became clear they were also
built with quality and reliability in mind.The Opus series includes
several drum-specific models. These drum mic's are available
individually, or in four pre-packaged kits (designated Small, Medium,
Large, and Extra-Large).The Test Drum-Mic' KitWe were sent the "large"
drum-miking kit for review (official designation: Opus Drumset L).
This consists of one Opus 99 kick mic' (and ST 99 stand), four Opus 88
clip-on snare/tom mic's, and a pair of Opus 53 small condensers for
overheads. The whole kit comes in a foam-lined plastic case with cut-
outs for additional mic's, should you wish to expand the miking
configuration on your kit.For the purpose of our review, we set up a
drumkit in the studio and equipped it with fairly standard mic's (from
familiar brands) for each application. To test the Beyer mic's, we'd
replace one of the "usual suspects" with the appropriate review model.
This would not only give us a quick comparison with a known standard,
but also

provide a reference with which the reader is likely to be familiar.
We also evaluated the mic's on their own merits, without regard to
what was previously on the stand, because "different" is not always
"worse."Here we go, from the bottom up.Opus 99 Bass Drum Mic'A
nearsighted sound engineer could identify the Opus 99 as a kick mic'
from a mile away. It's a beefy cylinder, 2" in diameter and
approximately 5" long (including tailpiece). The aluminum and cast-
zinc body is nicely finished in matte black. The stand mount
incorporates a small elastic suspension, which should help reduce any
mechanically transmitted sounds.The Opus 99 is a hypercardioid dynamic
mic', and it has what the manufacturer calls an "optimized frequency
response." This means that it's not designed to be flat, but rather to
have a pre-equalized response tailored for the intended application (b
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quick glance at the response chart confirms this: There's a small
boost around 125 Hz, a slight reduction in the lower mids (centered at
maybe 400 Hz), and a good boost of 6 to 8 dB up around 5 kHz. Looking
at the polar chart also reveals that while this mic' does, indeed,
have a tight pattern, it's tighter in the upper ranges as opposed to
the bottom end. This should result in any shell ring picked up by the
mic' being warm in character rather than harsh. But would the
microphone sound like the chart looks?We ran the Opus 99 alongside
popular kick mic's from AKG and Audix (the D112 and D-6,
respectively), both of which are also in the "Pre-Q'd" category. We
started outside the kick drum, which gave us a chance to use the ST 99
stand. This is a simple yet clever little device. The base is a T,
with a short arm extending vertically from the base. (All three arms
are approximately 7" in length.) The upright arm unscrews so that the
whole thing goes into the case flat. The resulting mic' height is
fixed at about 8", but that's a good, functional height for the
intended application. The ST 99's stability is increased by the fact
that the arms are all solid (rather than pipe), with the result that
the stand—though small—is heavier than it looks.When we
placed the Opus 99 a few inches in front of the resonant head of a 22"
maple kick drum, it yielded a solid and clear representation of the
drum's sound. The response was slightly more linear than that of the
D112. The D112 had more mid-bass bloom to the sound, but it wasn't as
articulate as the Opus 99 on top. Also, the Opus 99 didn't have quite
as much lower-mid attenuation built into it. Subjectively, the D112
was a little "beefier," but with a little less clarity on top, while
the Opus 99 was "punchier" with better attack characteristics . it took
a few moments of puzzle-solving to get the ST-99 stand through a 5"
port in the front head, but we managed to get it inside the drum and
sitting on a small muffling pad. This placed the mic' in a useful
position in the middle of the drum. (You could, of course, also mount
the Opus on a regular low boom stand and place it wherever you liked.)
Inside the drum, the characteristic traits of the Opus 99 were similar
to those exhibited outside: a nice punchy sound, tight on the bottom
with good beater attack on top.When compared to the Audix D-6, the
Opus 99 was in the same ballpark. But again, it was more linear than
the model it replaced, with the pre-equalization effect being a bit
more subdued (not quite as massive on the bottom or snappy on top).The
Opus 99 produced a

tight, punchy, articulate sound from a variety of positions, which
left us with a good overall impression. It generally needed no
additional equalization, but it responded well when EQ was added to
modify the tone. If you like the modern, pre-curved sound but you want
something that's still somewhat universal in application, the Opus 99
is definitely worth a listen.Opus 88 Snare/Tom Mic'The Opus 88 is a
small-diaphragm electret condenser, with a cardioid polar pattern. If
the Opus 99 is obvious as to its purpose, the Opus 88 is more of an
enigma, at least at first glance. The business end at least looks like
a mic'—it's a small cylinder about 1/2" in diameter and 1/2"
long. This is attached by a small gooseneck to an interesting-looking
clamping arrangement, which also houses the mic's electronics. The
clamp has two springs—one on either side of the mic' amp/XLR
tailpiece—which put pressure on a pair of rubberized jaws. The
jaws will open from 3/8" up to 11/2" to clamp onto your drum hoop. In
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worked well, enabling us to mount the Opus 88 on drums with and
without suspension mounts, using both flanged and die-cast hoops.
Additionally, the short arm that holds the mic' pivots through a
300° arc. This, along with the gooseneck, allows you to place the
mic' pretty much anywhere you want (within reason).The microphones
that the Opus 88 replaced on the drumset were typical dynamics
frequently used for snares and toms: Shure SM 57s and Sennheiser
MD-504s and e-604s. Condensers and dynamics are different animals, so
this wasn't meant to be an apples-to-apples comparison. But it does
serve to illustrate the inherent differences between the two. (The
dynamics were more like each other than any of them were like the
condenser, so anything said about one of the dynamics used in this
comparison pretty much applied to all of them.) When the Opus 88 was
used over a snare drum in a typical close-miking location (a few
inches over the hoop, looking down at an angle), it exhibited an
extended range and better transient response (to pick up snare rattle,
for instance) than did the dynamics. There was slightly less upper
bass to the condenser—the sound was a tad less thick—but
the articulation was great. Additionally, it had a higher output,
which is typical of condensers versus dynamics.Next we tried the Opus
88 over a small tom, where the results were similar: More transient
information was present and perceptible with the Opus 88, it was
slightly less thick-sounding, and it captured the stick attack
better.After that, we tried the 88 on a large tom, where we discovered
something new: With the lower frequencies available from the source
instrument, the Opus 88 actually had better extension into the low
end. (It could reproduce lower frequencies.) It just didn't have the
upper bass boost possessed by the dynamics.Overall, the Opus 88
sounded more "hi-fi" and clear than any of the dynamics. Yet it didn't
sound so thin and clinical that it couldn't capture the beef of a tom
or deep snare. Additionally, the clamping operation wa

s not only clever in design but useful in operation. Very cool.Opus
53The Opus 53 looks nothing like the Opus 88, but the two models have
some fundamental characteristics in common. The diaphragm housings
look the same on both mic's, and judging by their sounds and response
graphs, I'd venture to guess that their mic' amps are also very
similar—if not identical.Like the Opus 88, the Opus 53 is a
small-diaphragm electret condenser with a cardioi
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pattern. But this model looks like a typical small-diaphragm "pencil
type" condenser microphone. At 1/2" diameter and just under 4" long,
it's compact when compared to other models of its type. Additionally,
its plastic/carbon fiber case keeps the weight down to under an ounce
and a half—and also likely helps to keep the cost reasonable.We
replaced Audio Technica AT-33Rs (older small electrets of a similar
type) with Opus 53s for use as overheads. The Opus 53 has better
extension in the high end. It could better pick out a hi-hat played
with the foot within a dense tom pattern, for example. Yet it wasn't
unduly harsh. When we used it to close-mike hi-hats, it again had a
good transient response. It even worked on loud, bashing hats from a
close distance, without getting overly brittle.Just for grins we ran
the Opus 53 against a similar-sized small condenser that costs seven
or eight times as much, comparing them in use as overheads and on a
snare drum. This was a moral victory for the $139 Opus 53. True, the
high-dollar Euro-mic' might have been a hair silkier on top, and it
had a larger, rounder bottom end. But the Opus 53 acquitted itself
well, yielding a very nice, musical sound in both applications. The
sonic differences were nowhere near as great as the price
difference.ConclusionsAll of the Opus drum mic's were winners, and all
provided good value for the dollar spent. But the Opus 53 was the real
sleeper here. With a street price that Beyer estimates at $99 and a
sound quality that's well into the triple digits, this mic' is a real
bargain for anyone looking for a small condenser for either stage or
studio.THE NUMBERS Opus 53 overhead condenser $139 Opus 88 snare/tom
clip-on condenser $209 Opus 99 dynamic kick mic' $379 Opus Drumset L
drum-miking kit $1,399(631) 293-3200, w w w .beyerdynamic . com © 2006
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