Shure SM58
The Shure SM58 is a dynamic vocal microphone with cardioid , the professional vocal reinforcement and project studio recording of Shure has been developed. It is considered the standard vocal microphone for stage use worldwide.
The SM58 came on the market in 1966 and has developed into one of the most widely used stage microphones worldwide due to its versatility and robustness, and many internationally known artists still use it today. Every sound engineer knows the characteristics of this microphone and can use it.
The name has the SM58 of the designation S tudio M icrophone, because the goal of the developers was to combine the then sound Studio Standard with the robustness of a stage microphone. In stage and sound engineering jargon one speaks simply of the "58er". Compatible models from other manufacturers deliberately include the "58" in the type designation.
Thanks to its cardioid characteristic, the microphone picks up sound most strongly from the front along the central axis, and not at all from behind. As a result, ambient noise coming in from the side is masked out and acoustic feedback is avoided. There is a shock absorber in the handle that dampens handling noises.
Like any directional microphone, it has a proximity effect . This means that the frequency response of the microphone depends on the distance to the sound source. The closer the microphone is brought to the sound source, the more the low frequencies are raised.
The SM58 has the XLR connector common in professional audio technology and provides a symmetrical output signal .
Technical specifications
- Transducer type: dynamic (moving coil)
- Transmission range : 50 Hz to 15 kHz
- Directional pattern : cardioid pattern
- Sensitivity (at 1 kHz): −54.5 dBV / Pa (1.85 mV)
- Impedance : 300 Ω
- Weight: 298 g
Source: Manufacturer's information
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Story of Shure
- ↑ bonedo.de: Microphone test (German, accessed on August 23, 2020)
- ↑ for example the TG-X 58 from Beyerdynamic
- ↑ Andreas Frieseke: The audio encyclopedia . 1st edition. KG Saur, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-598-11774-9 , p. 157 and 414 .
- ↑ Data sheet SM Wired Microphones ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF)
