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2024-12-03T10:10:02
Great hammer, wire spooler, paper weight, oh yeah and mic!
YUNUS E.
2023-07-02T17:25:02
The Shure SM57 is a world class microphone. It's been around for ages and, while that doesn't have to mean much because some mics such as the SM58 I find to be always an inferior option, I think with the 57 Shure have really nailed it. I bought this for a recording session for an acoustic guitarist I work with. The mic sounded great on each guitar he brought in. Or rather the guitars all sounded great through it. Naturally you'll want to do additional processing for a polished recording but this mic offers such a wonderful sound on all it captures. Just a little EQ & compression along with any time based effects will really make your source material shine. I now primarily use this as a vocal mic live and in the studio. It works wonderfully for that as well. Live I use no additional processing and in the studio I get pretty effect heavy. In both situations it stands up. The Shure SM57 is at home in anyone's studio or live rig and I truly believe Shure will probably be manufacturing this microphone for all eternity with good reason.
Tom N.
2021-09-01T08:26:39
Excelent product
RODRIGUEZ R.
2019-03-29T10:56:27
Adorama was great with helping me decide on this microphone. I highly recommend this product. It fit my need for micing a guitar amp perfectly.
ROB M.
2016-12-21T09:47:55
Very nice to listen to for almost any application.
Henry D.
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Dynamic
Vocals and Speech, Guitar Amps, Snare Drum, Tom Toms, General Stage or Studio Use
40 to 15,000 Hz
Unidirectional (cardioid), rotationally symmetrical about microphone axis, uniform with frequency
Rated impedance is 150. (310. actual) for connection to microphone inputs rated low impedance.
At 1,000 Hz: Open Circuit Voltage: 54.5 dBV/Pa* (1.9 mV)
*(1 Pa = 94 dB SPL)
Three-pin professional audio connector (male XLR type)
Positive pressure on diaphragm produces positive voltage on pin 2 with respect to pin 3.
32 mm / 1-1/25 in. top, 157 mm / 6-3/16 in. length, 23mm / 29/32 in. bottom
284 grams / 10 oz.
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Early on in my studio life, I had a strange feeling while I was putting up a pair of overhead microphones. I opened this finished wooden box that could have contained royal crown jewels. I cradled the polished nickel cylinder as I carefully attached it to a finely crafted shock mount. That one mi...
Great first to grab mic
By YUNUS E.
Great hammer, wire spooler, paper weight, oh yeah and mic!
Reigning Champ of Instrument Recording (Great 4 Vocals too)
By Tom N.
The Shure SM57 is a world class microphone. It's been around for ages and, while that doesn't have to mean much because some mics such as the SM58 I find to be always an inferior option, I think with the 57 Shure have really nailed it. I bought this for a recording session for an acoustic guitarist I work with. The mic sounded great on each guitar he brought in. Or rather the guitars all sounded great through it. Naturally you'll want to do additional processing for a polished recording but t...
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The Shure SM57 unidirectional dynamic microphone is exceptional for musical 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.