SM57 + A81WS > any other microphone in existence. Seriously, save yourself a ton of cash, just combine the two, and forget about worrying about your sound. No plosives, no background noise, no nothing. Just. Sound.
@@VictoriaSobocki This is odd to reply over a year later, and not the OP but I would say the most famous bands that used 57 for the vast majority of the record would be the red hot chili peppers and U2. Both of which used them for vocals on several albums!
Desert island mic. For sure. If I could only have one mic forever, it's the 57. Not a U87. Not an RE20. Not a $50,000 vintage tube condenser. Just the 57. You can make the 57 work on absolutely everything, give or take some post processing. While it is industry standard for snares, guitar cabs, etc, you can mic the entire session exclusively with 57s and mix an amazing sounding album. Vocals, string instruments, acoustic guitars, everything. It's not the BEST at any one thing, but it's great on everything.
That’s the weird thing, it is the best at one thing. It is the best at mic’ing up guitar cabinets. Granted, most big studios are not using single mics for their guitar sounds, but it still is fairly uncommon to see a guitar sound that doesn’t use a 57 somewhere.
It’s always surprised me that the SM57 is so vastly more flattering for vocal use than the SM58, which is actually promoted for the purpose. I actually like the 57 both live and in the studio. It suits some singers perfectly.
Agree fully, it's unreal. I think it's mainly due to the dispersion the grill does, it's creates that chop/dicey effect with the voice. I'm willing to bet that if you unscrewed the grill and maybe threw a stocking pop filter in front of it (or bought some sort of foam screen), you could get a very similar or maybe even exact results, but I don't fuckin' care, I still "prefer" the sm57 for vocals. I have about 2 hand-fulls mics of in my collection of different price ranges that I carefully picked based on sound...and imo are amazing...and sometimes even obscure in my collection...and yet, I still feel that the sm57 rivals/holds its own against some of the most solid, smooth, well-balanced sounding condensers you can find out there at any price range and is among one of my all-time favorites. This very fact alone should really excite beginner home studio people who need an affordable mic they can quickly grab, especially since the added bonus of being a dynamic means their room noise won't matter as much. As far as SM58 goes for vocals...I absolutely hate it out of the box.
I bought this microphone 2 days ago with a friend, I'm now waiting for an SSL2+ to be delivered to me this Sunday and I think this makes my best birthday gift so far! Can't wait to put this microphone to some proper testing!
@@Noahbdyyy Sounds great, but I upgraded to an SM7B later tho, which is much better for my usage, as I don't have to deal with a pop filter in front of my face when I stream on Twitch
What an amazing workhorse of a mic. It sounds just as quality as a high-end condenser mic somehow and is just such a classic for a reason. The fact that if you start a small home studio and can get this fucking thing for $100 and optional screw on wind screen for $18 is just unreal. I have mics of all different price ranges under $1000 and this mic is still in my top rating. I always wanted one and just ignored it for some reason because I had some other dream mics I wanted first and figured it'd always be there to buy and will always be cheap to buy, but when you stop and realize what the hell this is...it's just goddamn amazing for vocals, straight up. Love it more than SM58 imo, I also have Shure BG 3.1 stage mic which isn't too shabby as well.
wait what are the accessories that he is talking about. I'm trying to create videos of sound tests of my mechanical keyboards, and I need something that doesn't break the bank and wont hear the sound of my jet of a computer.
3 years later and still a good video. Just got mine recently, new to recording but have been playing music for a long time. I can agree the sm57 sounds really good on miking guitar amps. The few test recordings I have taken sound great. I'm running two amps with as wet dry rig. One amp has effects or distortion on it, one amp is clean. Using a couple different mics sounds great. A tip to anyone recording guitar with a lot of effects or distortion record a track of your guitar clean so you can blend in the clean tone. * edit * having a clean tone to blend in can give you a lot of definition back when using lots of distortion or fuzz. Also running two amps while you jam, one effected one clean sounds great for the same reason. You can use an ABY box to split your guitars signal into two outputs.
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What a great Shure mic review... Thanks for taking the time to prepare, organize and record this vid... Thanks again, Smitty from Cincinnati Bluegrass ~BANJO~ picker...
It does come with a thread adapter. And a sticker. ;-p The sm57, a55m and a2ws is my mic setup now. I'd only change it for an sm7b. I tried the a81ws, but it muffled my voice too much. The 57 and 58 are my favorite mics. Thanks for reviewing!
I have one of these that was given to me by a friend, It's old as the hills but still works great. I cheaped out and bought 5 of the pyle look-alikes to use for live-instrument mics and honestly they are not too bad but still not as good as the Shure but when they get misplaced or stolen I don't cry so much. I think a few of these are great for home studios. Great Review, Thank you.
I always use this for guitar cabs. It's pretty much mandatory for me. 👍 Actually, I'm pretty sure a lot of major studios use them with condensers on cabs.
Thanks for making this! You always make awesome reviews and I have been checking out reviews for this mic for awhile now. I plan on picking it up for my livestream.
@@7550375503 I ask this because I'm thinking about buying it for studio recording, and I'm afraid that I would not showcase my voice, and that, for example, sounds too low or "dry" or something.
I am glad i saw this video as i already own the sm57 and im not sure to get a pop filter or a shock mount. Now i know that i dont need either for the mic to work brilliantly! Thx Podcastage.
Great video you got a new subscriber here!! Very informative I like your dry humour, and I find it amusing how you cater to all crowds almost ironically!!! Every question I had you answered in the vid!! Thumbs up dude keep it up
@@user-ry2fr9ki1c YT keeps deleting my comments, but my contact info is on my channel's about me section. Contact me there and I'll show you what you need to get to make it work.
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No sticker? Don't they know you are trying to wallpaper your house with mic stickers? How dare they. But really, it does sound very good and I loved the video.
The SM57 just plain sounds good. But with the Fethead it sounds great. You've inspired me to get one of each and together they will replace my AT2005USB (which I still love and will keep for USB road trips). Listening to this, with some decent mic technique I cant see the need for an SM7B - the 57 / Fethead combo should do it.
This is the Tom Petty microphone. He used it in countless live shows and as scratch vocals in the studio. A little dooblie dooo behind the scenes for ya. :)
Not griping - just an observation - I find your conclusions to be 100% opposite from what I conclude. The strong positive here is that there is consistency! Our ears hear things differently - consistently! I appreciate what you are doing here. Very helpful.
Dangit Bandrew. You've convinced me to buy some Shure Mics for a podcast! I don't like the tone of the SM57 or the SM7B but this has a nice tone to me, and because of that I bought 2 used for 50 bucks on Ebay.
buzzbikegear - MOTOVLOGS more expensive doesn’t always mean better. The SM7B has a broadcast sound, over processed. But the SM57 has a more real to life sound
I've seen two different videos. In one, the guy was complaining about sound leaking. In other, another guy was very happy with his setup of 3 of these mics + zoom h5 (cos it's really portable and cost-effective). My take on this, I'm happy to use this in travel, but pop filter and FetHead is really recommended. To prevent sound leaking and reject noise - all mics have to be really close to mouth. Unfortunately, a lot of podcast guests ignore this.
I think you’ve convinced me to go full Whitehouse for my podcast recording. Would you recommend any other dynamic mics to check out for under $130 (since the wind screen is another $30)? Thanks for all the review videos! I’ve loved them and payed close attention as I gear up to launch.
Hi. my Blue Yeti was destroy and i m looking for a new micro, i want to try a new, but i dont know what's better for me, i play acoustic guitar. can you recomended some please ?
First mic I bought thanks to Bandrew. Use it with no windscreen if I want to do acoustic in a noisy room and with the A81WS for spoken word and singing. With a touch of EQ this mic can make anything sound good.
Hi, Question regarding the Fethead, can't you just insert it to the interface direcly so you don't add so mutch length to the mic? I find your videos extremly usefull/helpfull and entertaning! :) Thanks you stickerhating man!
Just reporting back here for anyone looking to get a SM57 that you’ll need a stronger preamp then whats shown here. I purchased this exact mic hooked up with the same interface (Scarlet 2i2 Second Gen.) and the noise floor is very apparent in recording. I’m not sure how Podcastage was able to get a clean sound with “no post processing”, but I was not able to replicate the quality of recording despite having the same setup.
Love your reviews! Hey I've got a quick question if you'll indulge me. When you inserted the Fethead you say you dropped the gain from 75% to 20% - Does that mean you dropped from 7.5 out to 10 to 2 out of 10? I've got both the Behringer UMC202HD and the Steinberg UR22MKII and on both of these units I need to run the gain at 10 out of 10 without the Fethead and 6 out of 10 with the Fethead, if I want strong enough volume to not have to adjust audio in Post. Does this sound right to you? For this video did you record at 2 out of 10 and then adjust the volume in post? Thanks.
Howard Olsen It shows in the doobly doo that he added +6Db in post which could equate to a decent amount higher than 2/10 to achieve the same volume without the boost.
Hey Bandrew ! Thanks for your review, I’ll definitely buy it asap. I have a question: Is an isolation Shield useful with this kind of mic from your point of view or a windscreen/antitpop is just fine ?
It's a staple for guitar amps to be sure and surprisingly I have seen a few people use it for spoken word. I had no idea the White House used it on a podium also. Haha
Amazing review as always! Tbh I was not into audio equipment at all, but one day I needed a standalone mic (fuck gaming headsets) and ever since I've been watching your videos. Even if most of the time it's not items I would ever purchase lol.. so far I've got myself a rode nt1 after watching your review, a Sennheiser e835 and now I'm sold on the SM57. My only concern is if my Scarlett 2i4 will have sufficient gain for this mic... Getting a cloudlifter or something similar is completely out of the question, because they do not sell them in my country and buying online is nearly an impossible task here lol
There are about a billion low-end Shure knockoffs. I can vouch for the GLS Audio ES57/ES58 as being dead-on clones at somewhere below half the price (I actually kind of prefer the ES58 to the SM58 and think it's a little more like the SM58 Beta, but that could just be me, I haven't done a frequency analysis or anything). And, similar to the SM57/SM58, GLS's are basically indestructible.
Damn it man I need a good mic for recording electric guitar through fender amp I sure like the way your spark SL sounded when you recorded would you recommend this over that
Hi Mate, great video as usual! I ofter record my interviews in noisy environments such as taxi cabs... Which one do you suggest me to buy between the Shure SM57 and che SM58? Consider that I'm using a Zoom H6 to record my audios. Thanks!
would that shockmount work for an audio technica ath2005? I've been looking around for a shockmount for the mic since i'm moving it around a lot on the boom doing video music lessons and obviously it's super noisy doing that without a shock mount. thanks for the reviews!
I know I'm a bit late with this post; still . . . Am I the only guy who spent at least 5 minutes trying to "unscrew" the plastic bit? The business end of the SM57 is so small, it's easy to omit plosives without resorting to wind screens or pop filters. However, with my voice, both the a2ws and the a81ws help reduce harshness for spoken word. Currently I'm partial to the a81ws (I call it "the pillow" and it works best when I brush it with my whiskers), but I go back and forth. Speaking of plosives, I only know of two people who produce plosives with the force you do in your reviews, and they are both cartoon characters. :-) I bought the SM57 because I was advised, back in the day, that "if you only have one microphone, make sure it's the SM57." I've bought a sold a number of microphones since then, but I've always kept the SM57. It's just a good, all around mic. (I'm an old radio guy, so "back in the day" means the Pleistocene, but it's still good advice.)
@@rajasangradioberjalan Not noisy, just not much output with the 57, I'm gonna buy the Fethead, it seems to help. Or go back to using my condensor mics...
Good mic. I have one called sm77 in the studio.same but smaller without input transformer. Thats a neutral really good sounding mic. Would be fun to see a comparison. Great vids.
The blue encore 100 is the overall winner between the SM57 and Sennheiser e835. The e945 would beat both of them, though it's more expensive. It's worth it with the ten year warranty from Senn
Great video gives me things to ponder on. I’m stuck between choosing either the sm57 or the pga81 for micing an acoustic violin In a live band scenario. 🤔
I have a Behringer XM8500 and even though its a $20 microphone it still kicks ass! with my mixer i have eq settings on it so it sounds 10 times better than it should, people who have a blue yeti have even said that my mic sounds better than it and for a little under $100 you could pick up a mixer with eq and this mic and have near perfect audio!
It's all about finding the right mic for your budget and use case that you're comfortable with. Sounds like you have found that. Hope it's working out well for you and the recordings are coming out well.
Would you say the background noise rejection is better than with small condensers mics having similar housings? Afaik the effect of dynamics is mainly that they need much more amplification and thus you are getting much closer to the mic... which of course does also minimize room noise.
Shurely the best song about Shure microphones 🎤🎶🎵
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And don't call me shurely
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Shurely worth the bucks!
SM57 + A81WS > any other microphone in existence. Seriously, save yourself a ton of cash, just combine the two, and forget about worrying about your sound. No plosives, no background noise, no nothing. Just. Sound.
This mic was used to make complete full albums... and those albums are priceless recordings.
SM&B Productions Really? Do you have some examples? :)
@@VictoriaSobocki This is odd to reply over a year later, and not the OP but I would say the most famous bands that used 57 for the vast majority of the record would be the red hot chili peppers and U2. Both of which used them for vocals on several albums!
@@jonathonmills1048 not the same person but that's cool
@@anthonytruman you're not the same person either 💀
@@abosalti4642 Neither am I. :-P
Desert island mic. For sure. If I could only have one mic forever, it's the 57. Not a U87. Not an RE20. Not a $50,000 vintage tube condenser. Just the 57.
You can make the 57 work on absolutely everything, give or take some post processing.
While it is industry standard for snares, guitar cabs, etc, you can mic the entire session exclusively with 57s and mix an amazing sounding album. Vocals, string instruments, acoustic guitars, everything.
It's not the BEST at any one thing, but it's great on everything.
Geek Therapy Radio same here ;)
Exactly👍🏽 I use it for my Sax, works amazing! + it’s Perfect for creating drum samples which is perfect for HipHop‘ish producers⛓✊🏽
That’s the weird thing, it is the best at one thing.
It is the best at mic’ing up guitar cabinets.
Granted, most big studios are not using single mics for their guitar sounds, but it still is fairly uncommon to see a guitar sound that doesn’t use a 57 somewhere.
It’s always surprised me that the SM57 is so vastly more flattering for vocal use than the SM58, which is actually promoted for the purpose. I actually like the 57 both live and in the studio. It suits some singers perfectly.
Agree fully, it's unreal. I think it's mainly due to the dispersion the grill does, it's creates that chop/dicey effect with the voice. I'm willing to bet that if you unscrewed the grill and maybe threw a stocking pop filter in front of it (or bought some sort of foam screen), you could get a very similar or maybe even exact results, but I don't fuckin' care, I still "prefer" the sm57 for vocals. I have about 2 hand-fulls mics of in my collection of different price ranges that I carefully picked based on sound...and imo are amazing...and sometimes even obscure in my collection...and yet, I still feel that the sm57 rivals/holds its own against some of the most solid, smooth, well-balanced sounding condensers you can find out there at any price range and is among one of my all-time favorites. This very fact alone should really excite beginner home studio people who need an affordable mic they can quickly grab, especially since the added bonus of being a dynamic means their room noise won't matter as much. As far as SM58 goes for vocals...I absolutely hate it out of the box.
@@NKWTI I don't like the SM58, they say it's the go to for vocals but the angle has to be perfect & it just frustrates me
I bought this microphone 2 days ago with a friend, I'm now waiting for an SSL2+ to be delivered to me this Sunday and I think this makes my best birthday gift so far!
Can't wait to put this microphone to some proper testing!
So how does it sound coupled to the ssl sound card?
@@Noahbdyyy Sounds great, but I upgraded to an SM7B later tho, which is much better for my usage, as I don't have to deal with a pop filter in front of my face when I stream on Twitch
This guy always steers me clear of purchases I shouldn't make. Thank you man.
I really like how DIRECT you give us the info! this is what we need! great video, all the best!
What an amazing workhorse of a mic. It sounds just as quality as a high-end condenser mic somehow and is just such a classic for a reason. The fact that if you start a small home studio and can get this fucking thing for $100 and optional screw on wind screen for $18 is just unreal. I have mics of all different price ranges under $1000 and this mic is still in my top rating. I always wanted one and just ignored it for some reason because I had some other dream mics I wanted first and figured it'd always be there to buy and will always be cheap to buy, but when you stop and realize what the hell this is...it's just goddamn amazing for vocals, straight up. Love it more than SM58 imo, I also have Shure BG 3.1 stage mic which isn't too shabby as well.
wait what are the accessories that he is talking about. I'm trying to create videos of sound tests of my mechanical keyboards, and I need something that doesn't break the bank and wont hear the sound of my jet of a computer.
3 years later and still a good video. Just got mine recently, new to recording but have been playing music for a long time. I can agree the sm57 sounds really good on miking guitar amps. The few test recordings I have taken sound great. I'm running two amps with as wet dry rig. One amp has effects or distortion on it, one amp is clean. Using a couple different mics sounds great. A tip to anyone recording guitar with a lot of effects or distortion record a track of your guitar clean so you can blend in the clean tone. * edit * having a clean tone to blend in can give you a lot of definition back when using lots of distortion or fuzz. Also running two amps while you jam, one effected one clean sounds great for the same reason. You can use an ABY box to split your guitars signal into two outputs.
What do you think about it with vocals
@@chazkoji It's fine. It's not the greatest and their are better choices, but it's useable.
Hands down the BEST review of anything. Subscribed in the first minute! Awesome mic too. I've got 2 of them. DOPE!!
I think this is my favorite youtube channel!
This guy should be the reference for anything being reviewed in a youtube video. Sub
I used to watch u like 5-6 months ago but today when I was seeing the creator on the rise I was surprised to see you there but keep up the good work ur videos have improved alot ......😀😀😀😀😀
What a great Shure mic review... Thanks for taking the time to prepare, organize and record this vid...
Thanks again,
Smitty from Cincinnati
Bluegrass ~BANJO~ picker...
one of my fave mics for Shure! Love all Shure mics for its durability....
"... some documentation I no longer have" hahahha. Thanks for the review
Great review. Got one for $20 on. Craigslist. Yes, it is real.
Sick.
Its all in your head. We are living in a simulation. That's a simulated knock off shure sm57, ya dope.
It does come with a thread adapter. And a sticker. ;-p
The sm57, a55m and a2ws is my mic setup now. I'd only change it for an sm7b. I tried the a81ws, but it muffled my voice too much. The 57 and 58 are my favorite mics.
Thanks for reviewing!
I've recently bought this mic and there was no adapter in the box.
the 57 and 58 are really great mics indeed
@@zezesilver I recently purchased the SM-57 and it does include the adapter
What do you have to hold your mic, like a boomarm?
excellent and thorough demo, thanks for this!
"documentation I no longer have" I almost spat my drink out.
Mane did so many tests for this mic🙌🏼 Great review and test m8! Thank you
I have one of these that was given to me by a friend, It's old as the hills but still works great. I cheaped out and bought 5 of the pyle look-alikes to use for live-instrument mics and honestly they are not too bad but still not as good as the Shure but when they get misplaced or stolen I don't cry so much. I think a few of these are great for home studios. Great Review, Thank you.
I always use this for guitar cabs. It's pretty much mandatory for me. 👍
Actually, I'm pretty sure a lot of major studios use them with condensers on cabs.
Thanks for making this! You always make awesome reviews and I have been checking out reviews for this mic for awhile now. I plan on picking it up for my livestream.
3:42 LOL, I wasn't expecting that, we all heart shure mics
SM57 is the cleanest of all of them ! The Telecaster of vocal mics as well as acoustic instruments !
Do you recommend it for someone who wants to record vocals and has a loud voice?
@@Shania234ify Yes
@@Shania234ify Yes.
@@7550375503 I ask this because I'm thinking about buying it for studio recording, and I'm afraid that I would not showcase my voice, and that, for example, sounds too low or "dry" or something.
@@Shania234ify After enjoying your clip, I would say you could sing through ANY Mic & do it justice.
I am glad i saw this video as i already own the sm57 and im not sure to get a pop filter or a shock mount. Now i know that i dont need either for the mic to work brilliantly! Thx Podcastage.
Great video you got a new subscriber here!! Very informative I like your dry humour, and I find it amusing how you cater to all crowds almost ironically!!! Every question I had you answered in the vid!! Thumbs up dude keep it up
You totally felt dead at the keyboard test. Lol you should start watching movies for the external noise tests.
Garrett Carroll and eating popcorn...I’ll call myself keemstar.
I freaking love this mic! I use it on top of my camers to vlog. It is amazing and I wouldn't even trade it for an SM7B.
How do you install microphone on camera?
@@user-ry2fr9ki1c YT keeps deleting my comments, but my contact info is on my channel's about me section. Contact me there and I'll show you what you need to get to make it work.
Do you have instagram? Link on your Instagram in your profile is unavailable
@@user-ry2fr9ki1c (Let's see if this one doesn't get deleted). I will fix the link when I get home but for now just look up Gabriel Logan Chavarria and it should have the same profile picture as the YT one.
Hi! I bought shure sm 57 and scarlett solo 3rd gen, I have a lot of noice, how to fix this?
I have this and an AT2035. Both are amazing mics that compliment each other well
Awesome review dude. You demonstrated everything I needed to know, subbed.
Heck yes! thank you for letting me know I covered everything you were looking for. That's exactly what I like to hear. =)
All hail the SM57 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thanks so much for showing me how to use my mic!! I love this shure sm57
This was perfect! Thanks for uploading!
No sticker? Don't they know you are trying to wallpaper your house with mic stickers? How dare they. But really, it does sound very good and I loved the video.
The SM57 just plain sounds good. But with the Fethead it sounds great. You've inspired me to get one of each and together they will replace my AT2005USB (which I still love and will keep for USB road trips). Listening to this, with some decent mic technique I cant see the need for an SM7B - the 57 / Fethead combo should do it.
have you purchased the setup yet? how is it and can you tell me if there is any noise introduced when you increase the gain?
This is the Tom Petty microphone. He used it in countless live shows and as scratch vocals in the studio. A little dooblie dooo behind the scenes for ya. :)
Not griping - just an observation - I find your conclusions to be 100% opposite from what I conclude. The strong positive here is that there is consistency! Our ears hear things differently - consistently! I appreciate what you are doing here. Very helpful.
I am really interest in this mic, thanks for the review!
Dangit Bandrew. You've convinced me to buy some Shure Mics for a podcast! I don't like the tone of the SM57 or the SM7B but this has a nice tone to me, and because of that I bought 2 used for 50 bucks on Ebay.
I know there's a proper way to make requests but I can't wait til you do the Shure 565 !!! The day I see that big shiny grill I'm gonna leap for joy
anybody else gonna pickup an SM57 ? SHURE!
I'm going to watch you all day.
THE STICKER!!! I think it comes with a STICKER!
I've recently bought this mic and you're right: it does come with a sticker - it's a very good one, mind.
When ever I get a candy bag from sweetwater I regain my hope in the world
The mic for the President since 30 years
No, since 1965.
This sounded soooo much better than the SM7B. And that's whilst wearing studio headphones!
How can this be? It's so much cheaper!!
buzzbikegear - MOTOVLOGS more expensive doesn’t always mean better. The SM7B has a broadcast sound, over processed. But the SM57 has a more real to life sound
Please make an updated version of this! not that there's anything new I just love this mic sm hehe
Will this mic work on a Podcast with more than one guest as far as noise rejection?
I've seen two different videos. In one, the guy was complaining about sound leaking. In other, another guy was very happy with his setup of 3 of these mics + zoom h5 (cos it's really portable and cost-effective). My take on this, I'm happy to use this in travel, but pop filter and FetHead is really recommended. To prevent sound leaking and reject noise - all mics have to be really close to mouth. Unfortunately, a lot of podcast guests ignore this.
@@gennyg8662 thank you so much for this!
@@thegodnasr You're welcome. I wish you to crash podcast field same way as you do with CZcams =)
@@gennyg8662 I appreciate that. I’m looking to launch my podcast this year! Trying to get great gear to start out. Best wishes to you as well!
love the aggression!
With same settings sounds better than the shure sm7b.
your videos are always helpful, you should have more subscribers
dad gum this was a cool review very much enjoyed it good work
It looks just like a telefunken u47, you'll love it.
With leather?
also pls make a podcast episode with the sm 57
I just got the mic, and yes it does come with an Adapter as well as a Shure branded Velcro strip like it does with the Shure sm7b
Thanks for the information.
Finally....good man....good demo !!!
ive been loveing the vids recently keep doing what your doing
I think you’ve convinced me to go full Whitehouse for my podcast recording. Would you recommend any other dynamic mics to check out for under $130 (since the wind screen is another $30)? Thanks for all the review videos! I’ve loved them and payed close attention as I gear up to launch.
Nathan Lewis the sm 58 :) really take a look at the ksm32 its more than 130 but worth. i compared these 2 on my channel
Hi. my Blue Yeti was destroy and i m looking for a new micro, i want to try a new, but i dont know what's better for me, i play acoustic guitar. can you recomended some please ?
Best reviews around.
Planning to get this mic. The accessories you mentioned especially the “white house” windscreen sure seems interesting. I hope they still sell those.
To my knowledge they still sell them.
First mic I bought thanks to Bandrew. Use it with no windscreen if I want to do acoustic in a noisy room and with the A81WS for spoken word and singing. With a touch of EQ this mic can make anything sound good.
How would you rate the sound with the A81ws?
I like you style :), Thanks for the info.
THE BEST REVIEW!!!!!!!
Hi, Question regarding the Fethead, can't you just insert it to the interface direcly so you don't add so mutch length to the mic?
I find your videos extremly usefull/helpfull and entertaning! :) Thanks you stickerhating man!
Found your channel today, subscribed! :) Great and simple review of this amazing and cheap classic! I love mine SM57. :) Cheers from Czech republic.
Just reporting back here for anyone looking to get a SM57 that you’ll need a stronger preamp then whats shown here. I purchased this exact mic hooked up with the same interface (Scarlet 2i2 Second Gen.) and the noise floor is very apparent in recording. I’m not sure how Podcastage was able to get a clean sound with “no post processing”, but I was not able to replicate the quality of recording despite having the same setup.
How to fix this problem?
It's unpossible to make the sound like him
Love your reviews! Hey I've got a quick question if you'll indulge me. When you inserted the Fethead you say you dropped the gain from 75% to 20% - Does that mean you dropped from 7.5 out to 10 to 2 out of 10? I've got both the Behringer UMC202HD and the Steinberg UR22MKII and on both of these units I need to run the gain at 10 out of 10 without the Fethead and 6 out of 10 with the Fethead, if I want strong enough volume to not have to adjust audio in Post. Does this sound right to you? For this video did you record at 2 out of 10 and then adjust the volume in post? Thanks.
Howard Olsen It shows in the doobly doo that he added +6Db in post which could equate to a decent amount higher than 2/10 to achieve the same volume without the boost.
hemeon thanks!
I like shure mics too, you could make a full album of these mic tests, or at least full single of this
I just ordered this mic, thank god I did
You're going to love it.
I don’t doubt it lol
The SM57 had the same element as the SM7B has, only the outside is different.
I like the "I want to believe" poster in the back..
Hey Bandrew ! Thanks for your review, I’ll definitely buy it asap. I have a question: Is an isolation Shield useful with this kind of mic from your point of view or a windscreen/antitpop is just fine ?
It's a staple for guitar amps to be sure and surprisingly I have seen a few people use it for spoken word. I had no idea the White House used it on a podium also. Haha
Great review!
Amazing review as always! Tbh I was not into audio equipment at all, but one day I needed a standalone mic (fuck gaming headsets) and ever since I've been watching your videos. Even if most of the time it's not items I would ever purchase lol.. so far I've got myself a rode nt1 after watching your review, a Sennheiser e835 and now I'm sold on the SM57.
My only concern is if my Scarlett 2i4 will have sufficient gain for this mic... Getting a cloudlifter or something similar is completely out of the question, because they do not sell them in my country and buying online is nearly an impossible task here lol
thanks dude, perfect video review :)
There are about a billion low-end Shure knockoffs. I can vouch for the GLS Audio ES57/ES58 as being dead-on clones at somewhere below half the price (I actually kind of prefer the ES58 to the SM58 and think it's a little more like the SM58 Beta, but that could just be me, I haven't done a frequency analysis or anything). And, similar to the SM57/SM58, GLS's are basically indestructible.
Great video man
Thank you kindly.
You won yourself a subscriber for mind-reading what I want the mic compared to
Thank you kindly. =)
very complete review, thank you!
Thank you very much. =)
Already have the CAD A77 and was thinking of getting one of these. But it sounds like without a fet-head or a more beefy pre, the SM57 is a no-go.
Que buena review. So good review! Because I want to buy this micro
Damn it man I need a good mic for recording electric guitar through fender amp I sure like the way your spark SL sounded when you recorded would you recommend this over that
Hi Mate, great video as usual! I ofter record my interviews in noisy environments such as taxi cabs... Which one do you suggest me to buy between the Shure SM57 and che SM58? Consider that I'm using a Zoom H6 to record my audios. Thanks!
You are great.. for test of all instrument with detailed
would that shockmount work for an audio technica ath2005? I've been looking around for a shockmount for the mic since i'm moving it around a lot on the boom doing video music lessons and obviously it's super noisy doing that without a shock mount. thanks for the reviews!
Great review
I know I'm a bit late with this post; still . . .
Am I the only guy who spent at least 5 minutes trying to "unscrew" the plastic bit?
The business end of the SM57 is so small, it's easy to omit plosives without resorting to wind screens or pop filters. However, with my voice, both the a2ws and the a81ws help reduce harshness for spoken word. Currently I'm partial to the a81ws (I call it "the pillow" and it works best when I brush it with my whiskers), but I go back and forth.
Speaking of plosives, I only know of two people who produce plosives with the force you do in your reviews, and they are both cartoon characters. :-)
I bought the SM57 because I was advised, back in the day, that "if you only have one microphone, make sure it's the SM57." I've bought a sold a number of microphones since then, but I've always kept the SM57. It's just a good, all around mic. (I'm an old radio guy, so "back in the day" means the Pleistocene, but it's still good advice.)
Nice review, what was the fethead thing??? I've been trying to record acoustic with my SM57 but have to turn the gain in my 2i2 (2nd gen) way up....
is it noisy? i am planning to record some acoustic as well but i don't know if the signal is clean or not.
@@rajasangradioberjalan Not noisy, just not much output with the 57, I'm gonna buy the Fethead, it seems to help. Or go back to using my condensor mics...
Thanks for the good review
Good mic. I have one called sm77 in the studio.same but smaller without input transformer. Thats a neutral really good sounding mic. Would be fun to see a comparison. Great vids.
Compare this with Sennheiser e835. Which will be overall choice ?
The blue encore 100 is the overall winner between the SM57 and Sennheiser e835. The e945 would beat both of them, though it's more expensive. It's worth it with the ten year warranty from Senn
Great video gives me things to ponder on. I’m stuck between choosing either the sm57 or the pga81 for micing an acoustic violin In a live band scenario. 🤔
I have a Behringer XM8500 and even though its a $20 microphone it still kicks ass! with my mixer i have eq settings on it so it sounds 10 times better than it should, people who have a blue yeti have even said that my mic sounds better than it and for a little under $100 you could pick up a mixer with eq and this mic and have near perfect audio!
i actually sold my SM7B for this microphone, cheaper so i saved cash and it sounds perfect. the SM7B was way overkill for what i used it for.
It's all about finding the right mic for your budget and use case that you're comfortable with. Sounds like you have found that. Hope it's working out well for you and the recordings are coming out well.
God dangit! I had one of these mic's 20 years ago I use to plug into my AIWA sound system to record my drumming. Wish I knew where it was!
It's in the bottom drawer behind all those Magic the Gathering cards.
Would you say the background noise rejection is better than with small condensers mics having similar housings?
Afaik the effect of dynamics is mainly that they need much more amplification and thus you are getting much closer to the mic... which of course does also minimize room noise.