The Shure SM Professional Performance Microphones

The Shure SM Professional Performance Series

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A Commitment to Excellence ... 1·7 Shu"" SM8S Microphone. . . . . . . .. I Shure SM58 Microphone. . . . . . . .. 2 Shure SM56 and SM57

MicrophODOS. . . . . . . • • • • • • • . .• 3 Shure SM77 ~ndSM78

Microphone... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 01-

Shure SMIOA, SM12A, SM14A and SM 17 Mictcph"n.s. . . . . . . .5

A=.ori. , .................... f>.7 Selecting a Q\tlllilJ

Microphone ................. 8·9 Under;umdlng Microphone

Tenns and SpeclficatiollS ....•.. 8-9

Microphones the professionals stand behind. Nowhere is the reliance on Shure quality more evident than in the world of entertainment. On stages everywhere, music legend. like Mick Jagger, Judy Collin., Ronnie Milsap, Tino Turner, Eddie Rabbitt, Dolly Pgrton, Charles Aznavou., Billy Squier, Paul Anka, Dionne Warwick, Roger Daltrey gnd Peter Townsend in.i.t on Shure microphones to mgke their perForm"nce .klnd out.

In this cgtglog, you'll find the complete line of Shure SM Profes. sion,,1 PerFormonce Microphones, filch with a distinctive sound or physic,,1 chargcteristk. You'll ,,1.0 find out about the superior quality gnd rugged reliability that hgve m"de these microphones The Sound of the Profe5siongl.~ ... Worldwide.

QUALIT

A minimum of two )",,," of "'Ien.ive de· velopmont, d. ,ign and ongineering go into the making of 0 new Shure micro· phone. Before any Shure miorophone i. oold, it m ... t po .. a batt. ry ofat 1..,,1 20 environmental arod performan .... ""to tIl"l .imulate "rod go beyond live usage l ituationl.

Miorophon .. are battered, vibrotKl and dropped 10 aKUr. otrength and long· life. They are drenchod in 100% humidify to au ur. reli"ble intornal <onn. <lionl. They oro , ubjo,tod to e,"eme ele,tro· magnetic and ele<fr"'lalic field. 10 aUu,e prop .. .... ieldlng from . "'. ,nal noile, hum or l tray radio Ir. qu0""lllield •• And, they are oubi_<lod to tomperatur. exlreme.

SM85

A condenser microphOile tough enough for the road. Lightweight, rugged and pelfect1v balanced, the SM85 can talc .. rve<y abu ... " road tau, hDO to off .... , and stili rnainklif'l the highest p .. rformunc& e xpected 01 a _ludio quality <oncIen . ... mi""phono. It. mid..an9" frt!queney response is lailored in the Shu,e tradition to add aispn .... and pr .. "","oe that cu" through in.lrum..,t"J back-up witf, _ e.

In the upp ... '''!I;., .... I"" SM8S's .clnlillating higM~<y ''''pon •• enhances ... b,l . ov ... _ b"",utifully. And" <onl.oH Ild Iow-freque ncy roll­off minimiIes hand~ng noi •• and "boomin . .. " 'lO.ociat"d with dos...,p handhe ld microphon. u . ...

In addition, an e xdu.ivft "Ioilorn" , "space frame" i..,lat .. the condenser element from virtually all mechanical vibration.

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from -50'F to 180'F.o ClOO,,'" .. xtemal appo,,,,,nc. and durability,

Shure mi<rophone. w~r continually perform up 10 your tough . Ianderd. "". «I,,'" th..,. " .... manu/a<lu .... d with "n inten.e commitment 10 quality_u.lng «Irelully ."I"<t"d "nd monilOrod mat ... rial. that are a...,mbled with the gr8ahl.t dogrn al care aoo accuracy.

BKClu,. af ou r angai n9 CQm milmenl to quality "nd performance, Shure micro_ phone. and ""","",ie. h"". earn. d "n unm"lched r"PulOlion I ... on_.lOge ruggodn ... "nd reliability. Thi . i. why Shure !"oducl. " '" u,. d and ' •• pe<ted the wo~d over,

SM58

QUALIT

SM56and

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Mllterial. thai keep working under pressure. At Shu fe's .... ting faci lily. SM Mi<rophone> mu.' with.tand at 1..,<16 randem drop. from 6 I •• , onlo" hare/wood Ilco<. T"'. type 01 "bu •• would d n tfoy many .. the< mi,rophonH . Ruggedn .... and ,er.ubility a •• bull. Into Shu,. miaophcn .. u l ing critically .ele<I<!c/ <mel monit",. d mal<!· rial. including' .xt,em. ly lough, die· ca.led .inc and machined aluminum housing., Clnc! UfLON~-coatod aM_.I.el grille ••

SM77 and SM78

MicrophOOQ that say something about your IItn~e of Style. tn co bealllllul break fram ,radilion, the SM77 "nd SM18 Oynorni, Mic,..,ph_. combine b. autlful styling with uncom_ promi.ins,ound. They fealur. Shu~'s e~du.j .... non.refl~tin!l. u"[",,fId Suede""al , •• ~rlo,. lh.finish assures a comfo,t"bt, S, lp, " -"" tarnish .. , ond is easy 10 <~n . Choke of.oI .... include iObony, I,," 00'Id bto-l.

T .... miuopl_ . ..... cal ... s",,"'er a .... 28% light .. CIO\ ............... n their .... ot. 44._ ....... i"!l tt-n .... oIo ....... 10 hold during lengthy pe<fu. _ ...... Ihei ........ p<ofi .. won·, .......... tt.. pe<f_'. fa<e. '" ......... riM""" sound , boI+I mi· crllphoo .. .,.,.Iat. hew. " flud 10 .... fr&. ~ roIloffand an upper midrange ~. peo~ in ,h.,;. ft~u_y re­spon". A uniform OOIrcllold pottern "i-'" ba,~.ound .... i •• for m",";mum ampl ilie. 1I",n before kedbadt, and pre­venti <olarollon when perform .... ing fr_ .... eff ..... l. pooi ..... . The SM18~ built-In windu_ provicleo ... NIIen, « ...... .,.-Ion. And ........ SM77 is MpeCiclIIy .H,d"'" on inltNmIftt pickup ...... cn • • cI_sound isO" ..... ..w. •••••• ____ ....... 00 .....

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QUAL IT

ShUK pu IS it tlllelher right Sho.o ......... _ ys-.....w"" ............... ~ ........ , ... ' ...... '''--IO __ , .... _, .-.1 _ _ ..... W\, ....

• " ...... ,'" i""'"9'l'Y ",,,,t b. _nlainood. -tri4g.,.,.. - - .... ~ypn«­Filt.d (DI..,,_:~. gr_.IoNe) i",IftId'" gMd. !c.th goUe ;' prociti ..... Imo .... (Dic>"",m ' <>r<>ng_)'" ,he mount· i,. ,i,. .... h ... ,han opot_ld_d ar.,l.-l. And .omp .... on .. "' ...... nul'odur.d 10 p, •• i .. l9I~n ....... uring Q pelf.dllt. Th . ... haw. n ..... been coot-cutting ,honeutr ....... n "I Shur. _...-.d the", neve. w~Ib..

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SMIOA, SM12A and SM14A

00' SMl2A, Microphone ood .ing lo """,,;I.,.- _pO.<;e SM14A: Miaophone aod d",,1 m""ljQo" ..,,-p~ ,'"-, M;,~n.n. ipo<if;""la". T •• I",I ', ... " .... .:o~:rn .. ' 5il." ll,OCIO H, I'.im P.".,", C - {_ """""l [",,,"an,,, l.t;"I' 150 ",,", Ovtp .. l ..... l,

Cpon Ci,,"I, YoI"'g. ' ~,5.,V (- 47.0 d'. 0 d3 -IVlJOO !!ha<.)

~"'.r Lo •• h - 60\.0 dl, 0 dl _ , ~Wi'Ol-'oo. Hum l'iol"'pimo., 38. ' d. """"",Ion' >pl 5.",,11001 "",,,, ... ,i .. , eon...:te ... bolt "'p" 100"'..;.,0.

,,, .. n, ''''-''''''I'ing "'''' &/,10,0, .1", "" "h.d w", """dpho.. ado",", pk.t. O"';' •• I ...... .-i .. , s.. 'ogo. 6,"," 7 larp;_ $po<jfl""~n' l\<pl",1 ,_.",~ ~ .. _, 7010 12,000 H, hnp .... "'. lofi"., 2.= "",""" I kHz 0.1pu' ..... , 10' o~ SPl,,;!h U~ at 1 kHz

Built to take your breath away. AdV<lnctld pop filte r> are d H ignod into .... ry Shure SM P,ofe"ionctl J>,,,fo,... mane. Mi el'(lphone to g roatly rod,,<u x_ pl".i ..... wind a t'Id b ...... 'h .ovt'ld._wilhout alte ring the mi<l'(Iphone~ .ound int. g_ ,ity. fo, e.ampl .. , the built_in pop filte r on th. 5MBS (diagram) utili,@,<I.ophi._ ticat"'! multi ... tog. conotNdion. He'. , alte rnating layerscffoam and air work in peofe<l harmony to prad"ee fo,i>otte, re.ult. than the fewer, thiek. , laye .. of foam u",d in competitive miaophan ... for rnol'tl demanding application., oe_ canary wind.er ... no or. ClY«ilabl • .

SM17

Picks up where other .coustic instrument microphones leave of. Instrumentalists who like to m.ove, freely on .l<Ige wi II appreciate the Shure SM17 . Thi. high quality drl>ClmOe microphone offerS a <trang, natural, acoutti.ally Ii,.. sound. Even at high sound pre .. u ... level., the SM17 .... mains remarkably fr .. f,om overload and di.tortion.

Only l~'long, th. SMI7 can be at· tach. d to most al;(l"<li< instr"m..," with "" modification •. It i •• "ppli.d with a doth mounting adapter and expan.lon mo"nt for violins, viola. or .eM .... and a c"shioned spring dip for oCQUltic g"';tan or .tring baH". Two dip. for ..... ring ,t.. cabl. '0 flat ... rfoc •• ar. aloo indude<!.

fypi<ol ",""," O"'Y Roo""" .. , 5(} to 'HOO H. P<>m Pot"."n, Otmidi«e1io",1 '"",..Ion .. ~o~ng' 15(} ,*""

Outp"t l.vol, CpO" C;i,,,,;, Voltogo, 0.06 mY (-95,00&,

a dB _ WiI"OO-) _ . r le • • I, ·-/>I.OdS, OdS ~ 1 mW~

Hum Pi"'upimo., ~,3 <IS ~ SI'l. .uppli.d A ...... ,i .. , Clotf, mout>!ing adapto<; __

'""" """"" wi," _ b.oh!no., in""",,"", dip, cobIo <lip.

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Accessories

fitl ........ SIMI one! SM11 I. At!W! Q.CP1 2. A6IWs-ott-Oronp 3. A61W$-1L-81o,oe 4. A61W108K 110" ~.A6IWSD a.d 6. "".Wi ON G .... 7. M1WSo.I-er-n e. A61ws.WM-IMI~ 9. A61WS.Yl_V ....... fib mod.! $MIS. 10. 4' .... 7._llcxk.

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A2WSSaies~ nw. tugg<td, high pe.foo """' ... wind-....., hCtt an ... dI.o.",- ko<k ..... feature thaI kMpl il firmly rnMI"l9<I. Tho windlCt .. " .tfKl'I ... 1y mlnlmi .... wind and ... pI .. h,. br..,th """ ..... in any 10' tatlon. fltl moOtl, 5M57 ond SM77. 11 .... 2ws.WH-WhI~ 12 .... 2W. II( ".c~ 13. AlWS O,a~ Moums and Adapws0 .... A2S •• SW .... ··r" •. ~rnad­... SMS7, SMS .. SM77 ond 5M78. "'"'-IS. A57I, $w;...I .do,... O."g MId fot_ wirto ...... SMh ......... 16. AS3MMo "Sh.dt·SI 'i .... " ...... !ton MoouI'It, ........ AcIo,...._HaIf_ ..-, venIon-jMr",i" iMlont .-coI of "oicIaph_from mount ....,.... A" mod .. SMU.

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Tvwatd. cluner I'OUnd The ~· ""t.ogm ;" . 1..,...., ..... SM ...... ~;o~, iot . 'o'~fourocI;n wm,..m.. ........... 5hwe\ioopoociol, 10 ....... 1-.1 """ ..... 1I-.gl"'11y plIxed If'OIIn _ ' ........ " .. ,_. n.....fu.,. , ... oIiffM....d .tab~i •• tho ......... "9m I. i'woon', yilot<>l . ................... ,y ... It. own <luting 0 ~""' .... . Thi. ,HUt" in .. IIVII' rep".d ... <:Iion <>f th. va ... Of in",u_ mont.

" A' 51"RS, Switchable !'ha .. Rey" ... ,_ln.lo,,1 .wilch •• I.clion 01 no,mol or reyersed pho." 01" OOIonced lin. withaul mod;licalion of eqYiprnent. 2. 1.151.5: Swilchable Microphane AH~nu{]to'_P'.Y~n" P''''''''P oYe ,load in appl"'''tion. wh . , ,, y. 'y .I,ong .ig. ncl . "..~ appl ied Ie a microphone input. In." rt. {] 15, 20, 0' 25 dB 10 ... l. AI5LA: Lin. Inpul Adapt .. _ ConYert, balanced low i mpedon<~ microphDM inpul 10 bridging line l"y,,1 input. 4. AUTG: Tan e Genel"Qlor-ExI,,,,,,. ly u .. rul in .. tting up and t'oubl • • hool· ing avdio eqyipment.

Produc .. a conlinuou. 700 HI balanced .ignol ... pcJb l. 01 d,iyingiaw impe. dane" toalanciOd line •. 5. A95UF, low te high impedance

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Sound uniformity-from one microphone to the ncxt. To a»u,. uniform r •• pon •• from on. mi_ crophone to th. nu l, " eciN luning i. r. · quired. In unidi,. ctional micr<>j>hono., fo, example, the .i .. , localion and acoullic ,,,,,illan,. of the reor entry ,e.istance port. (en la,oed) 'onl,ol the 10Und colorer· lion, oUlput leyel, /,eq .... ncy ' ' 'pon.e a nd pickup pallorn of th. microphon~ , All Shur. cart,idy .. a,. cI1. ct..d and ad· jVlled wllllin p,edHigned tolerance. to p,evenl the II(>rionce. Ihat occu, m othe, brand •.

malching 1."",lorm ... Th, .. ·.ock. t pref" .. ional audio conn Hlo., 6.1.971.: Low to medium impedanc .. malching Iranof<>rm. r. 7. A95U: Low 10 his'> imp<Odanc~ matching tranoform" " Thr ..... pin p'o·

Audio

f .... ionerl audio c......--Ior. S. PSI Powu Supply: P,ovid" . , implex pow~' lorcond. n."r "1",'0· phen" •. Th" PSI E2 (not . hown) ope'· nle. Irom 90 to 125 Vac er lBO to 250 \be (.witch •• Iectabl e ),

Understanding microphone terms and specifications.

Tho _i/i«>""". provd.d I", """~ $h...,. mi"o>pho"" j~ thi. ,~'oi"9 ,,,. not ""'bon>­'ooy .t~ Matd, " or ,~, ... koi fig"''' ';',01_ op<d in optimum <1<0<11';': ~nvi,,,,,,,,,,,, .. , ,nor <K~ ,on.;'t~nlly <1C,,,,aj~ " " ',,,,ne_ _nto 0/ ,he !>erla,,,,,,,,,,. yov ''''' ~.p<'<I Iro", oct ..... prod<.J<lOon ",0<1&1 •. 5y , oviow_ 'tl\I """ ""'"'IX"inv ..-=~i<oli<>r", you w~1 be ""'e to •• 10<1 1M propo. Shure rnk.,,_ P'>- .ho;.t bet! mu n Y"'" f>e rform<1OCe

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• odlr>i<ol d_dF>'K>r> 01" ".,...;'ulor Sf>ur. ""',"Ph ..... "'. r"'l~, ""it. S/'H,r. s.-0"'0" In<., AtionHon, e ..... """ Serv"'" """""t~ .he .KI1t>KaI d"'Q v-I 0/ '"at ~.L)

Dynamk: In a dynami' micropl1one, " , .. I q/ wi,~ ""'toned 10 ~ d.,,,,,"' ;" .~>­~ ., 0 mOlJ"dic fi . ld. n.., di<>pl1r<yn """' .. i~ ,_ '" """nd wQ_ Qrri";nlil '" j, .. uof"" •. Thi. ",0''''' i~d<x .. m ..... '" "...ij_ in It.. «Iii, d~. '0 ito •• Ialivo mo_ '" wi!hi~ tho megttoti< liold. n..... YOIt_ .omtH",. th •• 1. <1";'81 0<Jtpu! M tho micropt-. Con~, lhe di<>phmym in a .<>n.

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., .t.. a",Jio 'f>KI'um, 'Pf',ili . d ;.,,, 'onge, ,,,,,h '" 50 .0 1 ~,OOO H. (h ..-.. ). 110.,,,,, •• 01 Ih~ .",i •• y of mi""""",", "W1i,,,1i0",, .t.. Ir~quMKY ''''F'''''''' and '''''S'' '''' u. ",,11y ".haj>ed" or "'ailorod" 10 • .",... I>"',kul", ",e . for .. ample, ~ vowl """ophone moy hayO" "",esenee peak" in iI, yo;<e·f,e· qverKy '''''11'',''' ihal,f>e vow~" .'and. OU' hom.t.. .,,,,0,,,."". A __ I mi<rophoo-.. OMoIly hOI" """,,<>fI<.d lowh*lu, ,,,,y ,oIlaH '0 baIa~ .. ""y "p,o.imi'y .H. d' ~ .0 d_~n' .

MiaopMM' for m",",,," ",,,,0,,,.,, .. "ro idooally "~a'" OM "wid. "'n~" .0 cap'u,. Ihe 1..11 outpul, i",1uding rid, ov""'"",,, <>nd I'Iormw>l" ell"" i",'rumen".

'rMj-'.y R..,..... C ....... e: The Ii ... quen<y ,_ """"" ............. fo..ad. Sh<J,. mia~ p,ovi<l<t. "n "'CIK(l'" pi<twe 01 !he mio-"""'\ I, ,,,,, . nc, ............ reo _. n-.. "', ... Npf-''' ,ho -,...,' .... ,.,.,. v-..o ~ ....... , (;" h.ert.~ Not. that Ito. I. ' q .. , ....... io .,itl-.noi<. ,~ """"-_'- i.", .. ( .... il>o4.) . _r ","1I.rn: The f'l loIiYe ..... i.ivily of

a ",i .. .po-. .. -.-is a,,'-""IJ from <Iif­....... ~i,_;. ... t.cti.oI) Nf.nM •• 00 Ito polar ... pidoup,.......... .... __ ·~i'«I~

or omnidirectional mkrophone di.play. lit,l • v",iotion io ou."", vol.oge as " ,ovnd . ,."' .. "",v .. a'<>und i •. The ""id". "i"",,1 ty"" aI mk'Oj>Mo " ,. I." .. """. iliv. to .bUnd. or'II""""'1I ,,' ito ,<K>t, ha. ,o>du.:od oen.itivity '0 oound. hom it •• ide., ond i, mo.1 .e",itive 'o.......d. froon ,!-.e Iron'. The .nool common I",m aI thi. microphon . i. th~ cardioid (hoQ,t.,t,oped)I"'''om, whkft hOI " n~1 01 il> ro.", Qnd is half Qu. mi.iv. to oound. ar,iving hom the .id .. ... '" """nd. I,om t'" fron •. f+;f'*«'>,dioid micropt-" at •• """,,,,h,,' mot~ "r""'io~oI, boti"9 about 40% , .. _ ,i,iv. to . ound. from tho oid ... and ''''''' Q'" .",,,.do "em tho front. Bidif .. 'ionol (I'wure .. iyh" ~ are """"Uy . enoilive to ....,.,.j, I, ..... ''''' I,on' and , ..... , <md 1_ .1 ...... iliv. '0 ..,.,nd lrom , ..

Polar _, ..... Cho>rt .. fIaIo, "" __ o ro

a "';"""1 '''-_ ~ation ., a m"'.,.t--..~ """"" pott.m. a-..... ojitodioroal ,,-. <><tomlia """Y"""" wiIh Ite<!' ' I>q, Sh<J,. ohowo tho pidw, pall"" at ... _al It .. ""., ,,.;,, 01_ 00..-1 ...... 1' . '" , nd ...

Ideoly, It ""i"'od ....... pol ... """Mn (, • • for '. <Ictg ....... )iI-oould bo ~ead 0' the f,,,,,"

SELECTING A QUA

Tes!ing !he 6hock mount. The nex' lime you're compcrring micro_ phone., t • • t th • • u~rior performance cho,ad. ,i. 'i", 0/ Shure microphone •. While holding em ampliAod Shu re mi"o· phone, top ito hand!. lighlly ",ilh you, linge r. Then place lho Shure microphone in i'.,'and, and lap Ihe .Iand in Ih •• ame monne'. In both <a .... Sh",. ' •• ophi.ti. <ated .hook mount will ,edu," . xc ... iv. ,humpin\! noi",. !-.eard ove r Ihup. ake ,. 00 !h. ""me wi.h o"other microphone in ,h • • toro. a. .UIO 'h. vocall. vel of bo'h mi"ophon • • i> ,h. ",m • . You'll hea, th. quiel dilfe" n •• "I the Shure product Ii .. , hand.

un;n.,m QI 0011 /'oqo.Jene;",_wiln ""jiG"" ,ound G.dity <II Qny point within ,i'Ie 1>"1-t~m, 011_".;. D. w e ll Q. on.". i •. Ot"-wi"", mov. ",",," cl ,he ~.form .. ""-t.he 0'" t~nd to color '" di" .... th. _I , ..... "" .. ,i .. lie. sOOt. ",;or"""""' .. <omo ""y d",~ Ie '....,0;"9 tn. id<ool. __ .h. i, 1"'''. ''''' m . uni· loom with I'o.q uon<y .. t><I.ymm."imI <Jbo.u. tho Qxi •.

An <>fllnj,H.ecti" .... 1 pol ... !X'lIOfn p1ck. "" wvnd ~"""lly from "II di,..rn.n.. ~ ..... "';"1.1' !>electtf>< ",oper

mi,,<>phon. i~~I ... tf>e inp<A Im"..­......... of 0 mi ..... Qmj>I;li.r, Q' ,_"-' to, (1) m~.im;, •• he ",",,""' .. n. <>VI"", 009 ...... , (2) p, ..... v. tn. full f •• ~u .... y ._, ~nd (3) ,...,von' <lktettlon ''''' ..... b;lov..100dint the "" .. , """". In _ml, /", optiMo.Jm ~"'''-, If>< g<t...l ...... ipm...,t ;"put im"...wnco ohould ~ all_1 livo 10 '<In hm ........ 0/ ,he """,<>pi"" .. .

Miuophon. i.,....lon< ... _ilioG ... 0 otondor.J ,gtinu in <>hm . _ Com""", <0"" ... , 150 ..,"". ("""",I iM~ .... """I' bo ""'" n to ] 00 """"), 600 """" (<><luG I im~ ...... tr_ XIO!o 1,200 ...... ), 2,400 Mm, I_I im""" .... from 1,200 rG 4, 100 om".), ond ~iyh i"...tao_ (CKtuaI im~fl<O lir_r th- 10,000 .t,."..),

"igh imp ........... opl>oo ... hov_ Q

h;g i'Ho ,.i_' .......... t'-I_;, •• d: .... ...... , ......... _, .... t 0" mot, _~bI..o ..... ", and bo.,o .. piod<Y~ _ kigk •• ooq< • K, 1000 j., ...... coIoiM. For !hi •• _. high i .... poodootK ........ .,.;- "' ...... goroemliy Ilrniltool • oaohloo ............ lOt..!. For Iongot mIoN """', ...... i".~ •• one. " .... ophoo ... wli

I T Y MICROPHONE

l."mg the pop filter. "Pop';' on e>pla.ive brO<oth .o.md no.io. oble in v"",,1 application. whe,e "~". "8", and "T" .ound. e>c<:ur. Try .hi • • imple .... 1 IhQ neoct lim~ you're in " mi_ ".pho", <lo,~. Adju. llwo microphon .. for Ihe .ame loudn .... Speaking into one amplified microphon. 01 a lim e, .ay Ih. word., "Pele r Piper Picked a .... ck of Pi,k· led ~QPP'"'" Be .ure 10 maink1in Ih. ",me moulh 10 grille di.k1nOllcr Q",h mie,ophone you I~.I. You'll be obi. 10 hoar how effectiv, ly Shure ', pop fille ll dimini.h Ihi. effect. compored 10 olhe r mi<lophone •.

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