Your SM7dB FAQ's Answered | Shure
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- We've had a few questions come into our 'Find an Answer' section of shure.com about the SM7dB Dynamic Vocal Microphone with Built-in Preamp. Does the SM7dB require phantom power? Does the SM7dB connect to a computer? What is the difference between the SM7B and the SM7dB? Tune in to get these questions and more answered, and post your additional questions in the comments so we can get them answered in our next 'How do You do That?' video.
Learn more about the SM7dB at www.shure.com/sm7db
00:00 Intro
00:17 Is there a CloudLifter built into the SM7dB?
00:35 Is phantom power required to use the SM7dB?
00:54 Do the SM7B and SM7dB use the same cartridge?
01:24 Variable impedance control settings
01:52 Does the SM7dB plug directly into my computer?
02:04 Outro
Hello. I bought this microphone and there is no shure print on the backplate, is this normal or is it fake? I see you don't have one either, but in all the videos there is a shure print on the back.
Excellent 411 👊
This mic is a clear discrepancy of what consumer actually want vs what brands wants and what brands thought consumers want:
1) Brand thought with so many podcast using the SM7B, if they add the Shure logo, it will be free advertising for them. The only reason I'm not buying 6 of the SM7dB and bought 6 Lauten Audio LS-208 is purely because of the logo that Shure added. If I don't use it hang down, the logo will be upside down unless I open the screw and rotate it and screw it back.
2) They beauty of the SM7B is how subtle it was, the black plate makes it look so clean, now they no longer gives you the back plate
3) It's nice that they make the switch easier to access, but what's the point if no one even uses the switches in the first place?
4) Build in Pre-amp 5 years too late, now entry level audio interfaces already have 69 db of gain like the latest generation Scarlett, 76 db of gain with the Rodecaster pro II/duo, 80 db of gain with mackie DLZ creator. How about studios? People will studio already have preamp like the 1073 which already have more than enough gain to power the SM7B.
5) The mic color (shiny) and proportion just looks wrong and camera, the elongated design with the taper, just make the mic looks weird, the original SM7B already look perfect, why mess with that?
6)Here's what people actually want, we want the next generation of SM7B
-Better sound so we can upgrade our current SM7B to the next generation SM7C. Maybe neodymium magnet? Improved capsule? Better internals? Lower Noise Floor with the same sound signature?
-The wire coming out from the side, we want it to be internal so it will look cleaner on camera
-Better yok mount so it's easier to screw
-Built in wire mesh pop filter inside the cage for the capsule, perhaps something like the JZ-PF pop filter
-We want the rest to be the same, because of the MAYA effect - Most Advanced, Yet Acceptable - To sell something familiar, you must make it surprising and to sell something surprising, you must make it familiar.
Spot on.
As a Shure fan, huge miss here. The full amount of gain I need, and a USB-C connection, should be standard in this "upgrade". I get it, Mv7 would be immediately killed if you did that. Honestly, the built-in preamp is pretty useless as an "upgrade", as you still require some sort of $100-200 interface, or additional gain, to actually get good use out of this mic. Why not just buy the MVX2U and use it on ANY mic you want? Like the EV RE20, which sounds much better than the SM7B. Love Shure, will still probably have an SM7dB as a part of my studios, but what a miss here. You ignored everything your loyal fans wanted.
Just launch another version without the logo and give us the backplate, pretty sure you guys will 10x your sales just by doing that. We podcaster like a backplate that we can customised with our logos, now you have taken that away from us and instead putting your logo on it so you can promote yourself versus us promoting ours?