Shure SM57 LC 4-stars Reviews

Great microphone for both beginners and pros!

The sm57 has a huge range for instruments (and vocals.) A legendery legacy spanning decades and durable for anything it may come by.

Chinese, not Mexican.

Made in China.

Assembly and paint quality is a bit lower from Mexican ones that I always had.

It looks like best things are reserved for US these days.

Still, this thing works, can recommend.

Truly a classic, BUT...

Great microphone, well done and super quality components. I own it since 2018 and I am happy about it. The only negative side is that its sound is more projected on the mid high frequencies so I had to buy another microphone which projects on the middle bass frequencies to pair it with the SM57.

Input levels very low

Plugging in a Focusrite I have to crank the input gain close to the max to have reasonable levels for both speech and acoustic guitar. Sound quality is nice, but at this gain level noise starts to creep in. Probably works well if you are singing or micing amps.

Industry standard for a reason

I've been using these to mic up guitar amps and snares for years and they never let me down. They take a beating and always sound great.

Classic mic

Excelent choice for beginners in recording.

outdated, in my opinion, microphone

I prefer microphones of the other two well-known brands on my snare drum and guitar amp. To be precise - i5 and MTP 440 DM

good

I use it for my home studio. Good microphone.

overhyped? or an essential classic, juries still out

excellently strong build quality, but thinly voiced. Bought on advice, only been using this for a snare drum so far, finding it best on the underside given the crispy sound of this mic. Yet to try its full range on a guitar amp or similar - While I can see why this mic has such a strong reputation, I prefer the sound of my snare even in C1000s overheads to this SM57 close up in different positions. That said it does sound clear and bright on its own and really will take a beating, both sonically and physically - for a £100 mic, I am impressed and pleased to have it in the 'tool kit'

Great mic

This mic doesn't need to be introduced to anyone. It is just one of the most popular and does the job excellent in any given conditions. The best in its price range for recording electric guitar.

Very durable microphone. I use them for recording electric guitars with clean amps. I am satisfied.

Nice

Most people seem to use these on instruments, especially drums. I find them really nice for vocals. I like the darker sound they have. It means I spend less time EQ'ing. Just be sure to use a pop shield!

Industry standard for a reason!

Just works for anything really.....recorded stuff from electric guitars acoustic guitar, miked up amplifiers....also used to record stuff like radio speakers for lo-fi stuff and my weird-coloured glockenspiel....

Can be connected to mixer directly or used with samplers such as SP404 or digitakt or just plug directly in an audio interface or into delays...

Great for vocals and guitars or just for banging on stuff like doors and tabletops really...

Most used for a reason

What else to say than that this is the microphone most people use to record their guitar with. The sound is good for the price and this will always remain a standard in any recording environment.

Shure SM57 LC vs Rode NT1-A

I got both the Shure SM57 LC and the Rode NT1-A to compare them to each other. My goal is to record music at home.

Both have their charms. The Shure SM57 LC is very sturdy and has the benefit that it doesn't need phantom power. It's also a lot lighter and smaller. Both do well in the lower sound ranges. Although I would say that the Rode NT1-A does slightly better in that aspect. But in high sound ranges the Rode NT1-A is a clear winner. It has a crisper sound than this microphone. This is by all means a very good and though microphone for a good price. But if you have to pick one I would suggest the Rode NT1-A, which is only slightly more expensive.

A must in every mic collection

What is there to say about this mic that is not already well known? :)

Strong

Strong dynamic microphone, works well on snares, but also can be used for many things such as voices, good deal and worth the price.

Great Mic

Dont know what other mics are like but this works just great

Solid micro, with a very decent price for its quality, great for pretty much everything

A studio must have.

There's a reason for virtually every studio everywhere to have a bunch of this hanging arround for the past fifty years . They're cheep, versatile, resistent and well built.

You can use one of this in studio conditions on snares and drums all arround (there's people that even use them on bass drums), guitar cabinets from funk to metal.

Even in live conditions this are great for vocals.

if you what to record a snare drum just throw one SM57 and you wont be desapointed by the result