The legendary Shure SM57 microphone which everyone will have seen at some point in their life even if theyre not into the more 'technical' sides of music! This mic is used all over the world everywhere from recording studios to live on stage! It comes highly regarded by all and is used on a ... Read review
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contoured frequency response for clean sound reproduction of amplified and acoustic instruments (guitar/bass amps, brass, saxophone, harmonica, snare/tom, conga). Suppl...
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Shure SM57-LC Instrument Microphone - The legendary multi-purpose microphone with a ... more
contoured frequency response for clean sound reproduction of amplified and acoustic instruments (guitar/bass amps, brass, saxophone, harmonica, snare/tom, conga). Suppl...
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Shure SM57 The Shure SM57 unidirectional dynamic microphone is exceptional for musical ... more
instrument pickup or for vocals. With its bright, clean sound and carefully contoured presence rise, the SM57 is ideal for live sound reinforcement and recording. It...
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Shure SM57 The Shure SM57 unidirectional dynamic microphone is exceptional for musical ... more
instrument pickup or for vocals. With its bright, clean sound and carefully contoured presence rise, the SM57 is ideal for live sound reinforcement and recording. It...
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The Shure SM57 unidirectional dynamic microphone is exceptional for musical instrument ... more
pickup or for vocals. With its bright, clean sound and carefully contoured presence rise, the SM57 is ideal for live sound reinforcement and recording. It has an e...
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Vocal Artist Microphone from Shure Unidirectional dynamic mic Ideal for sound ... more
reinforcement and studio recording Ideal for recording drums, acoustic guitar or woodwind Cardioid pickup pattern isolates the main sound source and minimises background noise Strong construction including a shock-mount system means the SM57 can stand up to the heaviest of use
Amazingly versatile and great for bands to producers!
Advantages: Can be used to pickup a whole range of instruments very well! Disadvantages: None i have ever encountered!
The legendary Shure SM57 microphone which everyone will have seen at some point in their life even if theyre not into the more 'technical' sides of music! This mic is used all over the world everywhere from recording studios to live on stage! It comes highly regarded by all and is used on a professional level every single day!
This mic is probably the number one microphone that would be recommended to you if you asked someone who ... ...mic to purchase........why? because this microphone is capable of capturing a great representation of a whole range of instruments from a snare drum on a kit to a vocalist on stage!
Ok so the more technical info........
The frequency response of this microphone is really very steady which makes it perfect for a whole range of instruments and roughly covers everything from 40Hz to 15KHZ so as mentioned a very broad ... more
The legendary Shure SM57 microphone which everyone will have seen at some point in their life even if theyre not into the more 'technical' sides of music! This mic is used all over the world everywhere from recording studios to live on stage! It comes highly regarded by all and is used on a professional level every single day!
This mic is probably the number one microphone that would be recommended to you if you asked someone who knows that theyre talking about which should be your first mic to purchase........why? because this microphone is capable of capturing a great representation of a whole range of instruments from a snare drum on a kit to a vocalist on stage!
Ok so the more technical info........
The frequency response of this microphone is really very steady which makes it perfect for a whole range of instruments and roughly covers everything from 40Hz to 15KHZ so as mentioned a very broad range seeing human hearing is around 20Hz to 20KHZ!
The SM57 is whats called a 'cardioid' microphone which basically means that wherever its pointed it focus on that specific point and will ignore most of the other noise to the sides and behind of it. Going back to what i said earlier this is perfect from a drum kit in a studio for example as you want to be able to mix each piece individually and is great on stage as it stops the pain of feedback when positioned correctly!
The microphone has a standard 3 pin XLR output which is the most common on most microphones today as well as most other audio equipment! so is instantly suitable! As it is a dynamic microphone the mic requires no external power supply unlike a condensor microphone for example which would need phantom 48v power supply but thats a whoooole other story without getting too technically overboard!
The microphone itself is made from painted die cast steel so is probably one of the most resistant microphones about as well! these can be dropped a number of times and still work as well (not that i would recommend it!)
Overall i would recommend them to anyone who doesnt already have one, whether you work in a top notch studio or want to just sit in your room recording demos.....this microphone will be your friend and will quickly give you professional quality, and for the price you can get them for now its a steal!
After getting sick of my musical recordings being subjected to annoying high-end hiss or low-end hums, I decided I needed a new microphone to record my acoustic instruments.
The SM57 drew attention to me straight away.
Aside from being one of, if not, the most popular instrument microphones around these days (as well as world wide use in pro. recording studios), it's also extremely affordable. It seemed too good to be true.
I bought one straight ... ...is between 40 and 15,000Hz. Basically, it keeps the frequencies you would want in the first place. No incommodious high end hiss or irritating low end hums that drown out the rest of the sound. This superior range also makes it perfect for recording a wide variety of instruments.
Saxophone, clarinets, most tenor and alto instruments at that. It deals fantasticly with percussion as well - Congas, bongos, snare drums.
It really shines, though, when ...
Steve565 27.12.2005
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Advantages: Great for instruments or vocal, pretty rugged, not too expensive Disadvantages: it's one hell of an ugly microphone
...bongo's congas etc. Shure also reccomend it for woodwinds however I have no experience of this.
And here's another interesting fact from shure: It has been the standard microphone used on the podium for the president for the past 30 years.
And on that note I should end, if it's good enough for Mr. President, It's good enough for your little home recording, your studio or your gig rig.
Prices range from around 30-40 on ebay. And 60-80 in shops. ...
pierce1011 20.11.2005
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