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Just wondering if anyone out there has any experience with the Shure SM7 Dynamic Mic.  I'm leaning toward purchasing one for recording at home and would love some feedback.  Also, I will be purchasing another mixer.  I am currently looking at the Mackie DFX6 and the 802 VLZ3.  Anyone had any experience with these mixers, and if so, is there much difference between the two besides no FX on the VLZ3?  Thanks in advance for the feedback.

The SM57 is a classic for recording guitars, drums, etc. Of course you will get people claiming other mics are better, and they may be. But the SM57 was and occasionally is still used on the biggest recorded hits of all time. In the words of a top-notch recording engineer, "put it in combination with a decent preamp like the RNP and it sounds surprisingly fine".

The SM58 is the same mic with a slightly different output circuit and a different grille. The SM57 is very subject to popping on plosive consonants like P and T, and the SM58 windscreen helps offset that.

Personally, if you are a low-voiced male I would buy an SM58, and if you are a tenor or female singer I would buy a Sennheiser 835 (same price). But you can't go too far wrong with an SM57.

Just to clarify, I forgot the "B" as in SM7B.

http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-SHU-SM7B

Thanks.

Duh, I read SM57.

Don't know a thing about the SM7B.

The shure line is about as good as you can get, that SM7B looks fantastic, a bit pricey but if you take GOOD CARE of it should last you years.

You might want to look into a condensor mic if you're only going to use it for studio recording purposes, one thing to note regarding condensor mics is that you'll need a phantom power source which your mixer may or may not have.  I'd seriously do a little reading on condensor mics, you might be enlightened.