Fifty years after its introduction in 1973, Shure has announced the launch of a new member of its SM7 family, the new SM7dB XLR dynamic vocal microphone that incorporates a built-in active preamp designed with technology licensed from Cloud for a simplified workflow that removes the need for inline amplification.
The integrated preamp provides a supplementary +18 or +28 dB of gain in eliminating the need for a separate preamp and preventing the hiss and noise introduced by many audio interfaces when their preamps are driven to the levels necessary to provide enough gain for the SM7B.
The company states that the additional gain brings the microphone’s sensitivity up to a level optimized for typical audio interfaces. For situations not requiring additional gain, users can simply set the integrated preamp to “bypass” to revert to original SM7B performance.
The SM7dB’s wide-range frequency response is suited to capture singing, spoken word and podcasting, as well as loud sound sources, including drums, loud vocals, and amplifiers. Sporting the same EQ controls as the SM7B, the SM7dB’s bass roll-off and presence boost can be applied to best fit the sound source and recording environment.
A dynamic microphone with a cardioid polar pattern, the SM7dB is designed to reject off-axis audio. The microphone’s air suspension shock isolation technology and pop filter help eliminate unwanted noises and breathiness, while electromagnetic shielding is designed to defeat hum from computer monitors and other audio equipment.
“Over the last 50 years, the SM7 microphone family has been adopted by the world’s best recording and broadcast studios, entertainers, artists, and creators,” says Eduardo Valdes, associate vice president of Global Marketing & Product Management at Shure. “The SM7dB removes the need to buy an additional preamp, making it even easier to achieve the remarkable Shure sound that has come to define the last five decades of audio.”
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