Shure SM58 | Microphone | CCI Solutions

The Worlds most Popular Vocal Microphone - Sounds Great and Never Lets You Down!

The legendary

Shure SM58 Microphone

is tuned to accentuate the warmth and clarity of lead and back-up vocals. Consistently the first choice of performers around globe, the Shure SM58 is a unidirectional (cardioid) dynamic vocal microphone designed for professional vocal use in live performance, sound reinforcement, and studio recording.

Have you seen the 9 lives of the SM58, you can burn it, drive your car over it and even submerge it in water and it keeps working. It is enough that it sounds great and is the number once selling vocal microphone of all time, but it can take almost anything you can throw at it.

The Shure SM58® unidirectional (cardioid) dynamic vocal microphone is designed for professional vocal use in live performance, sound reinforcement, and studio recording. It has a tailored vocal response for a sound which is a world standard for singing or speech. A highly effective, built-in spherical filter minimizes wind and breath “pop” noise. A cardioid pickup pattern isolates the main sound source while minimizing unwanted background noise.

Rugged construction, a proven shock-mount system, and a steel mesh grille ensure that even with rough handling, the SM58 will perform consistently, outdoors or indoors.

Features:

Shure SM58 Frequency response tailored for vocals, with brightened midrange and bass rolloff
Uniform cardioid pickup pattern isolates the main sound source and minimizes background noise
Pneumatic shock-mount system cuts down handling noise
Effective, built-in spherical wind and pop filter
Supplied with break-resistant stand adapter which rotates 180 degrees
Lengendary Shure quality, ruggedness and reliability
Cardioid (unidirectional) dynamic
Frequency response: 50 to 15,000 Hz

Applications for the Shure SM58

The SM58 is ideal for close-up vocals and can be held in the hand or mounted on a stand. Some of the most common applications and placement techniques are listed in the following table. Keep in mind that microphone technique is largely a matter of personal taste?? there is no one ?? correct?? ? microphone position.

APPLICATION	SUGGESTED MICROPHONE PLACEMENT	TONE QUALITY
Lead & BackupVocals	Lips less than 150 mm (6 in.)away or touching the windscreen, on axis to microphone.	Robust sound, emphasized bass, maximum isolation from other sources.
Speech	150 mm (6 in.) to .6 m (2 ft) away from mouth, just above nose height.	Natural sound, reduced bass.
	200 mm (8 in.) to .6 m (2 ft) away from mouth, slightly off to one side.	Natural sound, reduced bass and minimal ?? s?? ? sounds.
	1 m (3 ft) to 2 m (6 ft) away.	Thinner; distant sound; ambience.

STAGE MONITOR & P.A. LOUDSPEAKER PLACEMENT

Place the stage monitor directly behind the microphone (see Figure 1). Locate the P.A. loudspeakers so that they point away from the rear of the microphone. With the speakers located in these positions, the possibility of feedback is greatly reduced. Always check the stage setup before a performance to ensure optimum placement of microphone and monitors

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GENERAL RULES FOR MICROPHONE USE

Aim the microphone toward the desired sound source and away from unwanted sources.
Locate the microphone as close as practical to the desired sound source.
Work close to the microphone for extra bass response.
Use only one microphone per sound source.
Locate microphones at least three times as far from other microphones as from the sound source.
Use as few microphones as practical.
Place microphones far from sound-reflecting surfaces.
Add a windscreen when using the microphone outdoors, for closeup speech, or vocals.
Avoid excessive handling to minimize mechanical noise.

Specifications for the Shure SM58

Shure SM58 Specifications

Frequency Response - 50 to 15,000 Hz
Polar Pattern - Unidirectional (cardioid), rotationally symmetrical about microphone axis, uniform with frequency
Sensitivity (at 1,000 Hz Open Circuit Voltage): -54.5 dBV/Pa (1.85 mV) 1 Pa = 94 dB SPL
Impedance - Rated impedance is 150 ohms (300 ohms actual) for connection to microphone inputs rated low impedance
Polarity - Positive pressure on diaphragm produces positive voltage on pin 2 with respect to pin 3
Connector - Three-pin professional audio connector (male XLR type)
Case - Dark gray, enamel-painted, die cast metal; matte-finished, silver, spherical steel mesh grille
Net Weight - 298 grams (10.5 oz)

See The Spec Sheet (PDF)

Rate/Review The Shure SM58

Overall Rating:

Number of Reviews: 4

Good mic. I like how it hides my thin voice. Even better, I can use it as a hammer if something breaks.

This is the standard in the industry - some of the newer mics sound better, but none will outlast the sm58 in the durability department - Customer Comment Received September 25, 2008

Wow- The folks at the rest home can hear me now!

A good solid microphone for a fair price. We not using it as our lead vocal mic, but for all of the background vocals they're great.