All user reviews of 5/5 for the Shure SM57

It is a versatile microphone, instrument / voice, dynamic type so no need for phantom power. It is unidirectional cardioid configuration.
Construction is serious (steel body), resulting in a real capacity to face the worst conditions of use and falls.
I use it primarily on elec or acoustic guitars, percussion (snare, tom acute or medium. And also can be used on a wind instrument or voice, although the latter I prefer the SM58 is the same microphone that has a protective screen pops mitigating and protecting the membrane from the attack of saliva ....

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 years and I have three, the first microphone that I bought in my life and I've never had a regret. Undoubtedly the microphone I use most in my home studio and record the rehearsals. Very used to the sound stage as well. This microphone is a "must have" for any sound man worthy of the name.
The price / quality ratio is excellent and the choice I would do without hesitation.
If you want to get an idea to throw an ear on the first album by Limp Bizkit that the battery is soundproofed with some couples SM57 .... good to very powerful preamps .... but the collection is here!

The Shure SM57 mic was basically created to record those live instruments and I must say it does so extremely well. When you record those brass instruments with it, they come through crystal clear. Just make sure you keep it at a decent distance away from the instruments because there is not screen or anything to stop clicking and popping. Which is good because that’s how you are going to get the real sound of the instrument and nothing to disembody it at all.

I recommend anyone using instruments such as a snare drum, guitar amps and congos or kick drums along with the sax and woodwind instruments to use this mice immediately you wont find a better mic at such a good price. Once you look at the price of this thing you will say to your self that this cant be a good mic. But Shure has created top quality mics that are extremely affordable for years and this on tops them all off. We have all searched for a mic that can record live instruments, the better mic are extremely pricey and aren’t as good as they sound. The Shure SM 57 is the instrument microphone that we have all been waiting for, I am even thinking of purchasing a few more of these as I am getting into playing more and more live instruments.


OVERALL OPINION

The SM57 is extremely effective grabbing the natural sound of your live and while not picking up any background noise that is flouting around in your studio. The Shure SM57 delivers great performance and its very reliable and diverse. This mic has been chosen by several artist and producers worldwide, so you should give a try and you will see that this is the mic for live instrumentals you have been searching for your whole career.

Specifications:
Microphone Type - Dynamic
Polar Pattern - Cardioid
Frequency Response - 40Hz-15kHz
Impedance - 150 ohms
Length - 6.18"
Width - 1.25"
Depth - 1.25"
Weight - .63 lbs.

This microphone is the jack of all trades microphone. I have put it on countless sound sources and it sounds pretty good on most of them. Of course there are usually better microphones for each individual source but for the price you cant beat the sm57. Even with much more expensive higher end microphones available, I still find myself using this on guitar amps and snare drums. It's also a great mic for live sound. Since it sounds good on almost any instrument having a bunch of these around is handy if you need to slap a mic on an instrument real quick but don't have time to test a bunch of different mics to see which sounds best. This mic works well on loud sources as well as quiet. And by loud I mean REALLY loud. Fully cranked guitar amps and John Bonham drummers won't make this clip (unless your preamps are total garbage).

OVERALL OPINION

I absolutely love this mic. I use it in almost every session I record. My go to is to use this mic on snare drums and pair it with a large diaphragm condenser and put it on guitar amps. But really you can mic anything on this and it will sound alright. Any studio should have at least a couple of 57s lying around for all purpose recording. For $100 you really can't beat the price. It isn't the clearest microphone (it's kind of dark) but it sounds good. I have compared it with much higher end microphones (Blue, Neumann, Rode, AT, etc) but still prefer it for some sound sources. I would buy one again in a heartbeat and I'm sure I will buy many more in my audio engineering career.

You know this mic. The dynamic SM57 Legendary for guitar and studio vocals. Almost everyone has used one at some time or another. Great both live and in the studio. People say these have 101 uses. What more can you say?

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As a guitarist and producer I tend to know what I like and what I don't. Most people tend to favor these most for electric guitar. I personally am not the biggest fan of that application. It's picky about positioning for one thing, and really needs to find the sweet spot on the speaker. In the studio, this isn't a big issue, but I play live a lot and I've found the 57 is not the best live speaker mic for me. Most of the time it's one of those "good but no great" mics for me. It has a harsh sound with my rig through most systems. If it's all I have at the time, I will use it though no problem. Usually the best sounds can be found by tilting it off axis. Maybe it's just me, but the 57 seems to add it's own distortion to an already distorted sound. I don't really like that. To be fair, it still sounds better than all the other guitar mics in its price range.

Where this mic really shines for me is on a snare drum. It adds a certain pop to the EQ that no other mic has gotten me. 90% of the time whether it's live or in the studio, I use this mic on my drummer's snare. It's quick and easy. Just tilt it towards the center of the head and you're good to go. Sounds great.

I've used it for bass, vocals, and cymbals. It sounds alright for all of these. Nothing spectacular. But for the value, it's amazing. That's really what it comes down to. Compared to other mics at this price, it's phenomenal. I would highly recommend you get 1 or 2 if you have a budget studio. They are well worth the price.

This microphone is a workhorse.

I once came across a thread that asked: What would you do with $500? $1000? $2000? $4000? $10000?

A very popular answer (and very humorous) and very valid is as such:

$500: 5 SM57's
$1000: 10 SM57's
$2000: 20 SM57's
$4000: 40 SM57's
$10000: 100 SM57's.

People are enamored with this microphone. That's because it has a solid reputation for being unbelievably easy to EQ. It is great on lead vocals, background vocals, guitar cabinet, guitar, kick drum, and a variety of many, many other things. While it may not appear to sound that unbelievable initially while tracking, once it is in the mix, it is inanely easy to adjust the frequencies so that it works marvelously.

Is it a microphone that will particularly excel on all these sources? Of course not! That's not the point of it. The point of the SM57 is that it is fantastically versatile, not that it absolutely excels on everything. What microphone does?

It also finds itself at home on stage. I've experienced situations in which the SM57 is used on EVERY. SINGLE. SOUND. SOURCE. Nothing in any way was particularly lacking.

OVERALL OPINION

If you have one or two of these microphones, especially if you have a nice condenser to supplement it with, then you will have many, many bases covered. Nothing is particularly impossible to use when you are using the SM57. You just have to know what you're doing. All you really require is a bit of working knowledge of what parts to deaden, what parts t sweeten, what parts to roll off and raise.

For $100, it is very difficult to go wrong with the Shure SM57. It is a classic workhorse that has found its ways onto stages and into studios for decades, and will continue to do so for decades to come.

The characteristics of the microphone are now known to all!

I use it personally for the transplanted guitar amp, acoustic guitar, voice very clear and bright percussion (snare, bongo and others)

OVERALL OPINION

It is an essential micro and indestructible!

For beginners it is very much the case in absolutely all situations. For advanced use, both live in the studio, this mic is always right for the task entrusted to him ...

I always use the same for many years in many different situations and sometimes extreme. I take the example of a garage punk concert at which he was literally drowned in Sneeze, beer, sweat, and after a good cleaning + drying, it still works as the output of the box!

It's a cheap microphone, reference, I always recommend!

There is no more classic than this ... it is a fairly static directional sturdy (in reasonable limits, however). See the official website for specifications.

OVERALL OPINION

I think this is a fairly versatile mic, I use since 2001 for making acoustic instruments (snare drum and acoustic guitars and folk classics for the most part) and choirs to perform on stage or demos fast vocals. It is quite directional for my taste which allows use in hostile environments (on small scenes such repisse here where a lot of ambient sound), silent and neutral allowing behind a handle on the correct basis.

I conclude by mentioning the very good value for money and robust as long as you take in when even minimal care.

Bandwidth: 40 to 15000 Hz
Output Level (at 1,000 Hz): -56.0 dBV / Pa (1.6 mV)
Impedance: Rated impedance is 150 ohms (310 ohms actual) for connection to microphone inputs rated low impedance
Polarity: Positive pressure on diaphragm produces positive voltage on pin 2 relative to pin 3
Connector: Male XLR
Body: Cast steel gate and polycarbonate wind-stainless steel
Weight: 284 grams

for technical characteristics voila!
Me, I m using it to several reasons: the coupling to the HP of our guitar amps, sound hat and snare, but mostly I m using it to voice or I found this excellent micro

OVERALL OPINION

I used for over 10 years now and after having had the opportunity to compare with the traditional SM58 or Sennheiser E821, I found him a more neutral side
what I likes +: the grip, versatility to cover a wide frequency range while being "faithful", which prevented his side unidirectional other beats coming through the mix of voice effects

I love what the -: over time, the XLR is weakening (finally after 10 years!)

type of microphone? Refer to the manufacturer this dynamic, cardioid, 40Hz - 15kHz

OVERALL OPINION

5 years of use, I work as a NGO and qu'autoentrepeneur since April ... to budget issues I need some solid pickups, versatile, and not too expensive option (a choir of children 5 years shoot in the stands and cabling microphones you cry ...) so in full confidence that adapts sm57 (almost) any place, any config, (almost) any instrument, it is always in my bag with sm58 beta52 beta 58 .... plus a few gripes that come from China via Germany .... Last using twisted: sound of rain sticks made in primary school ... Well, it happens. to buy without hesitation.
PS (I just reread and I do not have sound board a choir of children with SM 57 )