Shure SM57

Description: Type: Vocal / Instrument Microphone / The Shure SM57 unidirectional dynamic microphone is exceptional for musical ... more

Shure SM57 ... 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 has an extremely effective cardioid pickup pattern which isolates the main sound source while minimizing background noise. In the studio, it is excellent for recording drums, guitar, and woodwinds. For musical instruments or vocals, the SM57 is a consistent choice of professional performers. It is also the standard microphone used on the podium of the U.S. President for over 30 years. Its outstanding performance, legendary reliability, and diversity of application make this workhorse the choice of performers, producers, and sound engineers the world over, Contoured frequency response for clean, instrumental reproduction and rich vocal pickup, Professional-quality reproduction for drum, percussion, and instrument amplifier miking, Uniform cardioid pickup pattern isolates the main sound source while reducing background noise, Pneumatic shock-mount system cuts down handling noise, Extremely durable under the heaviest use, Frequency response: 40 to 15,000 Hz

Newest Review: ... mentioned a very broad range seeing human hearing is around 20Hz to 20KHZ! The SM57 is whats called a 'cardioid' microphone ... more

... 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 in...more

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	Shure Sm57 - Unidirectional DynamicMicrophone Last Update 12.11.2009 05:42	£ 50.00

Shure Sm57 - Unidirectional DynamicMicrophone

Last Update 12.11.2009 05:42

£ 50.00

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Shure SM57: Amazingly versatile and great for bands to producers! (437 words)
by - written on 24/08/09 (Very useful, 15 readings)
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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 ... Read the complete review

Shure SM57 - pocket money peak performance! (568 words)
by - written on 19/05/09 (Very useful, 45 readings)
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Shure SM57. One of the most used microphones around the world! There are microphones ranging from price which are used all over the globe in the most professional recording studios produced. Some being the Neumann U87 and U67. These range in prices from £1,500 - £2,000. Ofcourse, if your a student or semi professional who wants to record in their home these prices are unrealistic. "How can I get even a half decent recording with microphones being so expensive?" Well not all microphones have to be in their thousands. The Shure SM range show this. The Shure SM57 is one of the most recognised microphones ... Read the complete review