sE Electronics
V BEAT
Dynamic · Supercardioid · 30–19,000 Hz
- Built on the same DMC7 X capsule as the V7 X, in a short body that clamps to a drum rim.
- 347 g hanging off a rim clamp — heavier than a Sennheiser e 604 by a factor of nearly six, so the clamp does real work.
Frequency response
Redrawn from sE Electronics’s published response graph (approximate, ±2 dB) on the fixed MicSense scale — 20 Hz–20 kHz, −20 to +15 dB — so two microphones can be compared at a glance. No image is copied; it is a guide to the shape, not a measurement. Drawn for: 60 cm (2 ft) solid curve; 5 cm / 15 cm dashed proximity curves not used. The maker’s graph (Frequency response image on the V BEAT product page (https://seelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sE-V-BEAT-Supercardioid-aspect-ratio-535-700.jpeg)).
Polar pattern
Generated from the first-order directivity formula for supercardioid. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | sE Electronics |
|---|---|
| Model | V BEAT |
| Type | Dynamic |
| Form factor | Clip-on |
| Polar pattern | Supercardioid |
| Frequency range | 30–19,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 2 mV/Pa · -54.0 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | — not published by the maker |
| Self-noise | — none (passive capsule) |
| Impedance | 300 Ω (electrical) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | None (dynamic) |
| Weight | 347 g |
Specifications: sE Electronics specifications page · last checked 2 Oct 2026. These are the maker’s published figures for this model. A dash never means zero: “not published by the maker” means the maker’s documents give no figure; “not yet checked” means MicSense has not confirmed one yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.
MicSense notes
| Price tier | Mid |
|---|---|
| Introduced | — not recorded |
Price tier and “a rider regular” are MicSense’s own judgement, not the maker’s.
What it gets used for
- Snare top
- Toms
MicSense tags microphones by the job on a live stage, not by studio category — so you can filter for “kick in” or “monitor vocal” instead of working backwards from “large-diaphragm condenser”.
V BEAT alternatives: closest in published specs
Based on published specifications only — always listen at soundcheck. These are the microphones in the MicSense library whose datasheet figures sit closest to the sE Electronics V BEAT’s for the same live job, with the reasons. It says nothing about how they sound.
Not compared for the sE Electronics V BEAT: max SPL not published by the maker.
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sE Electronics
V7 X
- Same job: snare top, toms
- Same type: dynamic
- Same supercardioid pattern
- Similar published response shape (≈ 0.1 dB apart on average, 100 Hz–10 kHz)
- About the same output — within the datasheets’ tolerance
- Needs a stand or a clamp — the original clips on
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Sennheiser
e 604
- Same job: snare top, toms
- Same type: dynamic
- Same form: clip-on
- Similar published response shape (≈ 1.5 dB apart on average, 100 Hz–10 kHz)
- About the same output — within the datasheets’ tolerance
- Cardioid instead of supercardioid — deepest rejection at 180°, not ±126°: check where the wedge sits
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Sennheiser
e 906
- Same job: snare top, toms
- Same type: dynamic
- Same supercardioid pattern
- Similar published response shape (≈ 1.8 dB apart on average, 100 Hz–10 kHz)
- About the same output — within the datasheets’ tolerance
- Side-address — aim it from the side, not the end
Compare it against the alternatives.
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