Shure SM57-LC Microphone

The Shure SM57 Microphone is a unidirectional dynamic microphone and a true professional workhorse used in many applications including the USA's presidential podium for over 3 decades. It is an exceptional choice for musical instrument pickup or for vocals. With its bright, clean sound and carefully contoured presence rise, the SM57-LC is ideal for live sound reinforcement and recording. It has an extremely effective cardioid pickup pattern that isolates the main sound source while minimizing background noise.

In the studio, the SM57-LC is excellent for recording drums, guitar, and woodwinds. For musical instruments or vocals, the SM57-LC is a consistent choice of professional performers. Its outstanding performance, legendary reliability, and application diversity make this workhorse the choice of performers, producers, and sound engineers all over the world.

• Professional workhorse for vocals and instruments in live sound reinforcement
• Legendarily bright and clean sound reproduction
• Used at the official podium of the President of the United States
• Contoured frequency response for clean, instrumental reproduction and rich vocal pickup
• Dynamic design requires no power
• Uniform cardioid pickup pattern isolates the main sound source while reducing background noise
• Extremely durable design, with a pneumatic shock mount system that cuts down handling noise

SPECIFICATIONS

• Transducer (Moving Coil) Dynamic
• Polar Pattern Cardioid
• Frequency Response 40 Hz - 15 kHz
• Maximum Input Sound Level Not Specified by Manufacturer
• Power Requirements None Dynamic, Requires No Phantom or Battery Power
• Output Impedance 150 Ohms (300 Ohms Actual) for Connection to Low Impedance Microphone Inputs
• Output Connectors XLR-3M Type
• Dimensions 6.2 x 1.25" (157 x 32mm) LxD
• Weight 10 oz (284g)
• Box Dimensions (LxWxH) 10.1 x 4.9 x 3.4"