SM57 LC : The great, yet inexpensive Studio Mic.

If you ask nearly anyone who runs a professional recording studio, "Do you have a Shure SM57?" they might look at you and ask, "are you are serious?" Of course they do.

The reason is that its sound good and but they can record practically anything. It will record vocals, drums (particularly!), guitar cabs, bass cabs, acoustic guitars, brass, stuff that is really loud and its great for digitech jamman microphone to.For people starting their home studios that don't have a lot of cash, this is one mic to get.

The SM57 is a dynamic microphone with a cardioid, directional pattern. A dynamic mic like the SM57 does not need phantom power, which makes it more adaptable to mixers and recorders that don't have this feature.It records what it points to and rejects stuff from the side and from behind it.You can scream into the sm57 and the mic will not shatter.While it does not need phantom power, it does need a lot of gain at the preamp when recording softer sounds. That can bring in more noise.It's a great professional mic.