Shure SM57 LC Reviews

Best for the price

Essential for any producer.

A classic for all uses

I use this mic for snare top or snare bottom and for hi-hat. Also recorded guitar amp with it. The microphone does its job perfectly. It is a great all round can record anything mic. Just not a specific mic like the bass drum microphone or a condenser mic. Just a basic dynamic mic that does its job perfectly.

It is a must in everyone's arsenal.

sturdy, reliable, polyvalent

The SM57 is a jack of all trade and master of none. It's sturdy, both physically and acoustically, which makes it great for stage. It's not very precise, which makes it less desirable for studio work, even though I sometimes use it on low quality instruments, because it doesn't pick up all their little flaws as much as a more expensive, condenser mike would. What else can I say? It's a classic, and probably the most affordable professional mike out there. The only thing I wouldn't use it for is voice, because of proximity effect. (For that I would use an SM58, which is basically the same mike with an attenuated low end compensating for proximity.) I gave it 5 stars for quality because of its sturdiness. I gave it 4 for sound because, even though not very precise (or sensitive), it has a well balanced sound. And I gave it five stars for features even thought it has no particular one, because what more do you need anyway?

Great all purpose mic

Great all purpose mic, high quality and great sound.

Classic mic

Excelent choice for beginners in recording.

Great Mic..

I use this for my snare, it's a legendary mic for a reason. there's no cons with this mic.

Durable, budget-friendly, sound okay

I have used this mic for 5 years ultil suddenly it stopped working, it is durable regarding my reckless usage and frequent travel. It does what it supposed to do while being durable and budget-friendly. So I ordered new one. This time I bought it with A2WS Black pop-up filter. All sounds good. All seems good so far.

The shipment duration to Turkey was underwhelming. I waited about a month to receive this order.

An excellent mic

There isn't need to say much about this: everyone in the world use sm 57 for a reason, and the reason is its quality. You can use it to mic a cab, or amp, or drum, your cat purring, whatever you'd like to record. Just be sure to put phantom power on and set the mic really close, otherwise you'll get a very poor signal recorded.

No complaint

I bought this one with the beginner bundle and it feels really good. I'm definitely not a professional in world of recording but the sound feels really good when recording instruments. It's not suitable for vocals or speeches, but I think that's expected from a dynamic mic (use condenser mics for voice).

Also it comes with a really nice leather-ish bag, holder and a thread reduction, so it's ready to be used on a mic stand.

In hand it feels very sturdy and durable (not tested though :D).

Great mic for the price

I think the SM57 actually sounds better than the SM58 in most cases. It's a very sturdy mic, and isn't likely to be broken anytime soon. Build quality is great, and the sound is very smooth with nice details in the high-end.

GOOD BUT...

This mic is built like a tank and sounds awesome for guitar/bass amps, acoustic guitars and even vocals!

BUT unfortunately it came with defect. I guess it was a grounding problem where the whires where poorly connected....

Shure SM57

Using it to mike up an amp to the PA - I cannot say how fantastic this mike is only that it produces a great sound and does not have a problem with Ambienant noise. You cannot go wrong especially at the price.

Doesn’t need to rated, it’s been 5 stars for a looong time

Sm57 is probably the most used mic there is

By far the most heavy duty piece of equipment I have

well, it's an SM57.

Heavy Duty (you could literally hammer a nail on the wall with it haha!)

I have tried so many Snare drum mics, and I always come back to this one.

Best mic to record CONGAS! no question.

This microphones reputation has stood the test of time and is unbeatable value for money .

won't let you down

Great all round studio staple.

I’ve had this mic for many years and it is a robust and versatile microphone.

As a dynamic microphone it will need a healthy amount of gain.

Always a good mic

Everyone knows what they expect with this mic

Use

Very good for dynamic sounds such as snares / amps

Clarity

Everything is perfectly clear

Pros and Cons

Awkward shape sometimes but other than that it is perfect

Great Mic

A great all around mic. I use it for everything and especially vocals (with a windscreen). It is rugged and sturdy. Excellent microphone.

You'll need a hefty pre-amp

my setup: Focusrite Scarlett2i2, sE DM-1, Shure SM57, A2WS

I use it for - as a mic for conference calls (Discord, etc), vocal recording and guitar amp mic-ing (have not mic-ed drums yet)

The mic itself is really nice, no doubt about it, I am still getting to know it, but the first thing you may need to know is that it needs a lot of gain.

I thought that with the Scarlett 2i2 I would just be able to plug it in and get the crispy studio mic quality, but it wasn't that easy, the mic was really quiet and I was forced to buy an in-line preamp (sE DM-1 Dynamite, but you could go with the FetHead, CloudLifter and others). (that's why I gave it 4/5 on sound, otherwise it's really good)

You should be prepared to spend a couple of bucks on a seperate pre-amp if you are going with a similar setup to mine, but otherwise the mic is top quality, a rigid build, it weighs quite the bit, maybe not great to be hand-held.

Be sure to use a good cable though, not too long, to avoid noise, and plug the in-line pre-amp, if you are going with a type, similar to mine, directly in the mic with the cable following, so that you would not boost the noise of the cable (it's inevitable to have some really low cable noise).

And good luck!

classic

for live usage or studio great for micing guitar cab, sounds like u want to hear your guitar and like u heard it milion times, just play with mic position and use your in ears top monior it to get great sound