SHURE SM-7 STUDIO CLASSIC DYNAMIC MICROPHONE

SHURE SM-7

by Mark King for proworkshop.com

Shure SM-7 with foam windscreen removed

The Shure SM-7 has been a notorious performer in recording studios all around the world for many years. Bruce Swedien could have chosen any microphone to record Michael Jackson but he went with the SM-7 and you can hear it all over the blockbuster album "Thriller".

Contour adjustments on rear of SM-7, slide switches with pictorials to show response change

It's a favorite at Proworkshop Recording for male vocals and some instrument amplifier duties. We've used it to mic guitar amps and kick drums with great success. It's an easy microphone to setup and use, switch adjustments on the rear allow you to contour the bass response (roll off the bass) or accentuate the upper midrange frequencies.

The SM-7 is nicely isolated internally so it does not require an external shock mount to minimize rumble. We have two of these in the Proworkshop mic collection, one is only 16 years old, the other has been with us since the early 1980's when it was purchased new at Antech Labs in St Louis, Missouri (the store is now long gone but our mic lives on).

This mic is a good choice for vocalists who have sibilance problems. It sounds wonderful by itself but it also takes EQ very well.