Shure SM7
- Availability
- 2 Stores from $423.33 See prices updated 19 hours ago Vintage or Discontinued
- Price Tier
- High-end/Boutique
- Artists
- 68
- Rating
- Reviews
- 2
- Type
- Dynamic Microphones Ranked #29
- Newer
- Shure SM7B
- Setups
- 3 setups using this
- Videos
- 0 demo videos
- Alternatives
- 2
PROS
- Original design offers more high-end fidelity for sung vocals
- Provides a unique sound with more low-mid presence
- Legendary status as Michael Jackson's preferred mic adds unique appeal
- Versatile for both screaming and alternative vocals
- Offers excellent sound rejection for studio use
- Performs well on amplifiers and various instruments
- Comparable to a condenser mic in aggression and clarity
- Superior to SM57 and SM58 in cleanliness and size
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Used on the album 'Lazarettto'. "I recorded Jack’s vocals mainly with a Shure SM57. Sometimes we used a Neumann U47, as well as an RCA ... see details
Used on Gilmour's Yamaha RA-200R for *The Endless River*, as is visible in this photo from [this February 10, 2015 *Music Radar* intervie... see details
this photo from the book: back to the front, you can see hetfields rig from the ride the lightning era mic’d up with a shure sm 7 see details
"Mic-wise, when it came to recording Alex Turner’s vocals (and the backing vocals sung by Matt Helders), Abbiss moved between a Shure SM7... see details
Visible in this photo of Yorke. [According to the King of Gear](https://thekingofgear.com/thom/microphones), it is an original SM7, rathe... see details
Reviews
Trusted musician and artist reviews for Shure SM7
Based on 2 Reviews and 6 Ratings
Produced for only two years, the SM7A was the successor of the SM7: https://service.shure.com/s/article/sm7-sm7a-sm7b-differences
SM7 - Introduced 1973 with a U.S. retail price of $256.80.
SM7A - Humbucking coil improved; design of the mic mounting yoke also improved. Introduced 1999.
SM7B - Larger foam windscreen added. Introduced 2001.
Best Dynamic Vocal Mic All Rounder
Best Dynamic Vocal Mic All Rounder
Needs a lot of Gain but I only use the Best PreAmps with plenty Gain so no issue for me - but you might want a CloudLifter if you on a cheap interface...
Want a Dynamic Mic that sounds like a Condenser?
Yeah its Aggressive & Not a Soft Mic like a U47 but are you Rap Rock Hard Pop or Voiceover? Are you a Man (Screeching Banshee Woman) or a Mouse?
This is your Mic! - You know? - The one Michael Jackson used on Lead Vocals on Billie Jean, Beat It, Thriller, The Way You Make Me Feel & Bad (Bruce Swedien my Mentor RIP)
Excellent Rejection you can have it on in the Studio in front of your Monitors doing a Scratch Vocal
Works well on Amps & other stuff
Clean as a SM57 & Bigger & Cleaner than a SM58 on Acid!
Stop reading this silly review & get this MOFO in front of your Talent! - If you've got any?
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