SM81 : Studio classic that goes beyond advertisment

9 years ago

It is a very well-known acoustic guitar mic, which would beautifully record both nylon and steel strings. But, although it is never advertised as a vocal mic, it can do an amazing job with bass/bass-baritone voices, making frequencies between 1500-2000 hz blend into the mix.

Pad and high-pass filter make it even more practical.

It will be very useful both as a single mic and as a stereo pair (shure says that sm81's "quality of the microphone is such that you can purchase two SM81's at random and know that they will be the equivalent of a matched set.")

Image Shure SM81

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Shure
  • Average price : $421
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