Like the Beta 52A , it is mounted in a very convenient way for drums, and allows adjustments to be made without compromising the entire setup. The Beta56 was a bit rounder and fuller to my ears, maybe too much; but different drummers, different drums and different eq settings on the Chandler Neve. I like it more than SM57, which tends to add some strange cloudy midrange, but still it is not as good as the original Beta 56a. No wonder the old Beta still rocks, as it is more than twice as expensive! Both the Shure SM57 and the Shure Beta 57a are great microphones within their own rights. Also why is the sm57 such a standard? Hi, For snare only, has anyone used the beta 56 or compared it to the sm57, what's the difference, and which one would be recommendable. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 11 of 11 Posts. The Beta 56A has a frequency response of 50-16,000 Hz. Ran it thru a Lexicon MX 110. Well yesterday I went back to the 57 on the snare going to a Chandler Neve. 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